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Chinese and Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations
January 30, 2025By: Kayle Cole, SFU Student, and Jessica Liu, SFU Student The spiritualism of Vietnamese celebrations — Kayle Cole My Lunar New Year celebrations start when my mother calls her Vietnamese fortune teller to ask questions about everybody in the family. She gives the psychic our birthdays and time of birth. I can only guess that the fortune teller has a little book on the other side of the phone that categorizes the star signs and success level each person has in the new year. My mother always tells me, “If a psychic predicts your baby’s gender, it’s a 50/50 chance,”…
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Rooster: a virtual portal to ancient China
May 7, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor A parchment-like scroll is laid out on a flat surface. Perfectly imperfect splotches of watercolour red, gray, and green bleed onto the pages as they shift under your command. Black brushstrokes line up…
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Paige Jung’s murals are community portraits
March 6, 2024By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Walking past Larry’s Market in Chinatown, your eyes will be drawn to the green-painted brick wall spotted with bright fruits and vegetables designed by illustrator and muralist Paige Jung. The Chinese Canadian artist’s murals can…
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A Year of Blessings brings Lunar New Year nostalgia
January 23, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Despite now living in Canada and celebrating many traditionally western holidays, my family and I always partake in some Lunar New Year celebrations. For us, Lunar New Year is an occasion to gather around my…
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Chinatown residents concerned over rising gentrification
June 23, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The City of Vancouver is reconsidering its controversial development proposal in the heart of Chinatown. The proposal from Beedie Holding Ltd. had been rejected five times before, between 2012 and 2017. A rally was held…
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explorASIAN gallery hopping guide
May 23, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor One of the best ways to reignite your sense of wonder is by visiting an art exhibit — or three. And I’ve got your next field trip covered! Last week, we toured exhibits…
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New Vancouver museum to highlight Chinese-Canadian history in BC
August 3, 2020Written by: Gurpreet Kambo, Peak Associate The provincial government has announced $10 million of funding to be put toward the development of a new museum dedicated to documenting the history of the Chinese-Canadian Community in BC. The museum will include…
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Opera Warriors explores traditional Chinese theatre
January 22, 2016Opera Warriors, performed on January 5th and 6th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, was a well-executed production. It featured the athletic abilities of the performers, elaborate set design, detailed costuming, and beautiful lighting. Set in China during the early 20th…
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