REEL CANADA is launching a compelling new program to help students and teachers across the country discuss inequality and racism in Canada through film. The program kicks off with a nation-wide interactive livestream on Black realities, featuring award-winning director Charles Officer in discussion of his acclaimed documentary THE SKIN WE’RE IN. Garvia Bailey will moderate … Continue reading
The Museum of Vancouver, University of British Columbia, and the Chinese Canadian Museum Society of BC are pleased to present the opening of A Seat at the Table, a multi-sited and collaborative exhibition project that explores historical and contemporary stories of Chinese Canadians in BC and their struggles for belonging. Using food and restaurant culture as entry point, … Continue reading
Today marks the beginning of Diwali, and the team at VAHMS and explorASIAN would like to wish everyone a safe and happy celebration. We’d like to share a statement from the Honourable Bardish Chagger, the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth to mark the occaision: Today, members of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist communities in … Continue reading
Kino Sum Productions‘ new documentary Borrowed From Nature explores the rich and complex history of Japanese gardens in western Canada. Through the principles and design philosophy of famed Japanese Canadian designer Roy Tomomichi Sumi, the film explores Japanese gardens in Lethbridge, AB, Vancouver, BC, and New Denver, BC, revealing hidden testaments to an enduring Japanese … Continue reading
Why Do We Remember? Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the end of the First World War on November 11, 1918 on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Today we remember the sacrifices of those who fought to preserve peace in the First World War and all other armed … Continue reading
Contemporary Asian Stories is a series of online events presented by the Vancouver Public Library in partnership with the University of British Columbia Department of Asian Studies. The series celebrates literature, film, and larger-than-life figures from across modern Asian popular cultures. Their next event is focusses on Eileen Chang (Zhang, Ailing 1920-1995) one of the most … Continue reading
Our next VAHMSconnections event is happening November 26! Celebrating the linguistic diversity of the Lower Mainland, this panel presentation shares the story of four Asian languages: Farsi, Japanese, Punjabi, and Urdu. The panelists will discuss how these languages enrich our linguistic landscape, and they will focus on cultural values, language transfer, and the cultural and … Continue reading
Hidden Histories: The Photos of Yucho Chow Join the Chinese Canadian Historical Society for a look at a part of B.C. history that is seldom seen. Through formerly hidden photos taken by Vancouver’s first and most prolific Chinese photographer – Yucho Chow – discover the lives and stories of early communities and everyday people whose … Continue reading
The United Nations commemorated this day in 2005, in order to “raise general awareness of the need to preserve and safeguard important audiovisual material for future generations, and for urgent measures to be taken to conserve this heritage and ensure it remains accessible to the public now, and to future generations.” This year’s theme is … Continue reading
The Heart of the City Festival is pleased to present we the same, a reading of scenes from a new play by Sangeeta Wylie, with Vietnamese danh tranh music, and guest speakers between scenes. Produced by Ruby Slippers, we the same is inspired by the true story of a mother with six young children separated from their … Continue reading