Yelin Gemma Lee
Top cafés in Burnaby to work or study at this summer
July 5, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Most Vancouverites can appreciate the summer because of our city’s rainy disposition. So, it can feel unfair to have to work or study in front of a screen all day while your friends are stockpiling Vitamin D exposure. At least once a week, I like to work long hours in a cozy café because I can focus better outside my apartment and I get to treat myself at the same time. These are my most frequented study spots in Burnaby, with reliable wifi and plenty of wall plugs to charge up. Hiel…
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Monday Music: Groovy tunes to blast on your way to a beach day
July 5, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor To be honest, I’m not a huge beach person because I’m a wimp when it comes to direct sunlight. If I want a tan in the summer, I want to be outside…
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Unraveling stories of “dreamers and changemakers” at the Xicanx exhibition
June 27, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, Staff Writer and Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of racialized violence against Latinx folks, El Paso mass shooting, undocumented status, systemic racism The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) on the UBC Vancouver campus…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: June 12–18
June 13, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Summer Repertory Festival / Ensemble Theatre Company From June 15–July 2, come enjoy Ensemble Theatre Company’s (ETC) Summer Repertory Festival on Granville Island! They feature two thrilling productions: Marjorie Prime and Pass Over.…
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Hamilton: new and old perspectives
June 7, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor and Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer This June, Broadway Across Canada is bringing the beloved and multiple award-winning musical Hamilton to Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical shook the…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: SFU edition
June 6, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts and Culture Editor There are a lot of events happening around the city, but sometimes you don’t want to go far from your usual route. If you want to enrich your campus life with some exciting…
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First Experiences: Batik
June 6, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor As a part of explorASIAN 2022’s programming, The Batik Library hosted introductory batik workshops at the Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) in Vancouver. When I attended the opening session on the morning of…
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Monday Music: crystal clear Korean vocalists
May 23, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor So, you’re at your desk late at night again working away at an article for The Peak (this could be you!). You’ve overplayed your Lo-Fi playlists and frankly, they make you a little…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 28–June 12
May 23, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Yellow Fever — A Powell St. Mystery Closing off Asian Heritage Month with a bang, Firehall Arts Centre hosts a radio play production of the “award-winning comic mystery” Yellow Fever by…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Food Festival Edition
May 17, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor When I think of summer, one thing that comes to mind is food festivals. Walking around an outdoor market and trying so many foods that you have to loosen your belt is one…
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