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“Diaspora Stories” explores circulation and identity
May 30, 2021By: Michelle Young, News Editor Hosted in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library and Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, Diaspora Stories: How Circulation Defines Latin America was held over Zoom as a part of the Racism(s): Latin America & Identity series. These events aim to “explore the diversity of identities that form the Latin American experience.” At the webinar, Nuno Porto, curator at the Museum of Anthropology, presented objects from Chile. “My idea was to invite you to think of the circulation of things as a form of diaspora,” he said. Porto added that when thinking of museums and their…
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Monday Music: Songs for the relationship you never had
May 24, 2021By: Sara Brinkac, SFU Student With increasingly difficult barriers appearing when trying to score a date, a friendly (socially distanced) smile or wave is now enough to instigate an entire series of fantasies. To aid all my single friends out…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 24–30
May 24, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate Asian Canadian Artists Against Racism: an Evening for Resistance! | May 26, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | FREE | Online Join the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance in BC (ACLA BC) for an evening against anti-Asian racism.…
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“Green Glass Ghosts:” a young adult novel that redefines the genre with open frankness
May 23, 2021By: Nancy La, Staff Writer Few books usually surprise me with their descriptions of Vancouver, yet Rae Spoon’s Green Glass Ghosts came and checked my smugness. Spoon’s book depicts an unnamed narrator and their journey moving from Calgary to Vancouver,…
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Charcuterie Vancouver is a success story that’s both sweet and savoury
May 22, 2021By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Sadaf Rahimi, founder of Charcuterie Vancouver, is getting ready to spread her wings. The young business owner, who recently won the Small Business BC (SBBC) award for Best Immigrant Entrepreneur, is opening a…
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Four must-watch films for Asian Heritage Month
May 22, 2021By: Alea Mohamed, Staff Writer 1. Nomadland [caption id="attachment_118162" align="alignnone" width="200"] Image courtesy of Searchlight Pictures[/caption] Nomadland is a recent Oscar-winning movie starring Frances McDormand and David Strathairn. The movie follows a woman who lives as a nomad in the…
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Monday Music: The five stages of getting ghosted by group project members
May 17, 2021By: Jennifer Chou, SFU Student Content warning: if you choose to search up the songs and read the lyrics, some of them reference death and violence. Have you ever wanted to scream in anger and frustration because of a group…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 17–23
May 17, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Locked Upside Down | May 21–23 | $12–30 (Sliding Scale) | Online Locked Upside Down is the product of three Vancouver-based circus artists. On film, Leyna Bella, Kasha Konaka, and Stephanie VanDyck express their experiences…
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“The Hafu It” podcast educates others on the experiences of mixed-race Japanese Canadians
May 16, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate This May, Vancouver is celebrating Asian Heritage Month with a full list of cultural programming. Running until June 10, the 25th annual explorASIAN Festival features museum and art exhibitions, podcasts, performances, and more. One of…
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COVID-19 could mean the end of the ride for Vancouver’s PNE
May 15, 2021By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor For many Vancouverites, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is synonymous with summer. However, due to the pandemic, the annual fair has been cancelled for the second year in a row. And there’s more…
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