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Red Carpet Chats: VAFF showcases outstanding Asian talent for the 27th year

Peak Web November 22, 2023

By: C Icart, Humour Editor The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) just wrapped up its 27th edition. VAFF aims to showcase and support films from Asian Canadians and Asian diasporic communities. This year, audiences were spoiled with options, as the event featured “131 films, 35 in-person and virtual programs, and over 20 world premieres.” The Peak attended the opening night red carpet to hear about the significance of the festival from filmmakers and actors, and learn more about their projects. Grace Park: Hometown hero You may know her from Battlestar Galactica, Hawaii Five-0, or A Million Little Things, but on…

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Being an Asian immigrant in Canada

Features June 7, 2021

by Nancy La, Staff Writer One of the few memories l have from first immigrating to Canada was my sister teaching me the English alphabet. We had just landed in YVR less than 12 hours before and we were both jet-lagged,…

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