As the year draws to a close, we would like to thank all of our partners, community members and volunteers for making our 25th anniversary year such a terrific success. Thank you for your ongoing support! From everyone at VAHMS, we’re wishing you a safe and happy holiday season, and we’re looking forward to connecting … Continue reading
The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society – 26th Annual General Meeting Exploration of Asian Arts & Culture The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) is pleased to invite you to its 26th Annual General Meeting to be held virtually on Sunday, January 16th, 2021 at 4:00 pm PST via Zoom. Though we cannot gather in person, … Continue reading
VAHMS’ 2020 strategy to transform explorASIAN from an in-person festival to a virtual one made it both more accessible and representative. Going virtual enabled us to reach out to more partners, collaborators, and a more diverse audience. Our events also provided more accessibility for our audience and facilitated programming production. Our 2022-2025 strategic plan launches … Continue reading
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF), Canada’s longest running Asian film festival, just recently celebrated its 25th year anniversary. With its theme of “Past, Present & Possibilities,” VAFF once again showcased the remarkable talents and achievements of Asian Canadians in cinema. VAHMS caught up with one of the featured directors: Stephanie Wong, a Vancouver-based multidisciplinary … Continue reading
A rezoning proposal for 5163-5187 Joyce Street near the Joyce-Collingwood Skytrain station drew a lot of interest earlier in the year. Covered in the Tyee as Vancouver’s Filipino Heart, attention has been on the cluster of six small businesses, many Filipino-run and patronized, facing displacement. Listening Room: The Filipino Community and the food hub at … Continue reading
Artist Statement For the Interconnected Project, I am presenting “Interplay With Nature”, a collection of oil and acrylic paintings showing my appreciation for my surroundings and noting ways of interacting positively with our environment. Of particular interest is “Symbiosis”, a mural about Norquay Learning Orchard where it is currently installed. I was honored to portray … Continue reading
Artist Statement In my last residency (at the Port Moody Arts Centre) I had time to make ceramics for the first time outside of university. I was in a private space, alone with myself during a time where I was just trying to survive, like now. I focused on my family, love, labor, morning and revisiting, struggling … Continue reading