This year, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) had the esteemed opportunity to once again collaborate with Shaw Multicultural in order to engage in a conversation with Andrea Nann, an artist from Dreamwalker Dance Company, regarding her latest performance entitled “Firehorse & Shadow.” Situated in Vancouver’s Historic Chinatown, Firehorse and Shadow is an autobiography charted in … Continue reading
Category Archives: VAHMS Partnerships
Indonesian Batik Workshop: Experience Batik Painting
Permai BC Association supported by Consulate General of Indonesia,Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society May 25, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Join us to learn Indonesian Batik making by an instructor Venue: Museum of Vancouver, Joyce Walley Room1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver Info: indonesiavancouver.org, pensosbud@indonesiavancouver.org, permaibc.ca Free Admission Continue reading
Mixed Flicks: All Our Father’s Relations Film Screening
Hapa-palooza; Vancouver Public Library, VAHMS April 24, 6:30 pm Hapa-palooza is proud to present this year’s Mixed Flicks screening of the feature-length documentary, All Our Father’s Relations. The award-winning documentary tells the story of the Grant siblings who journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their father’s roots and better understand their fractured … Continue reading
Embrace the Chicken, Book Launch
Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, Vancouver Public Library and Orca Book Publishers May 7, 1:30 pm Author, Mahtab Narsimhan, latest young readers’ novel about a young girl torn between being respectful to her Indian mother, and trying to fit into her new life in Canada. Venue: Room 919, level 9, Programming Space at the Central Library of … Continue reading
Cross-Cultural Strathcona Walking Tours
A Coalition of Participating Organizations May 5, 12, 19, 2611:00 am – 1:00 pm & 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm A coordinated effort by: Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, Benny Foods Italian Market, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Musqueam Elder Larry Grant, Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens Association, Heritage Vancouver Society, Hogan’s Alley Society, Jewish Independent, … Continue reading
When The Storm Fades, National Canadian Film Day
100 Filipino Film Series, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, VAHMS, and Reel Canada April 17 5:30 pm to 9 pm A docudramedy starring a real Filipino family of typhoon survivors re-enacting their daily struggle to recover from the strongest storm in recorded history – 2013’s Super Typhoon Haiyan. Venue: Emily Carr University of … Continue reading
180 visitors attend Lillooet unveiling ceremony
Over 180 people attended an unveiling ceremony on Friday May 11 at the site of the former East Lillooet Internment Camp, located at the corner of Highway 12 and Sumner Road. This included 150 from out-of-town, plus 150 local Lillooet schoolchildren. Many travelled from all across B.C. as well as Alberta, Toronto and Kingston, Ont. … Continue reading
South Asian Poetry Reading
SOUTH ASIAN POETRY READING WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 | 1:30—4:00 PM Brighouse Branch, Kwok-Chu Lee Living Room, drop in (7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond) Come enjoy a reading of some classic poems from South Asian countries as well as poems written by local poets about South Asia. Conducted in English and other languages. Everyone is welcome. For … Continue reading
Tagore Spring Festival 2018
Tagore Spring Festival 2018 The 4th Annual Tagore Spring Festival is a multicultural celebration of Spring through live music, dance and poetry. Artists from different backgrounds will perform presentations highlighting their traditions and heritages. The event is inspired by Nobel-laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s idea of cultural diversity and pluralism. The Vancouver Tagore Society acknowledges the support of the City … Continue reading
Illumination of Vancouver City Hall
Illumination of Vancouver City Hall In celebration of Asian Heritage Month of May and the launch of the 2018 explorASIAN Festival, Vancouver City Hall was illuminated in red last night! This year’s festival “Pan Asian Routes” is placing a special focus on Pan Asian migration and the legacy, culture and accomplishments of the growing and diverse … Continue reading