So the 14th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival is coming up in a few days (Nov. 4-Nov.7) and it’s promising to be a festival of extraordinary documentaries and feature films.
The documentaries in this year’s festival include Aoki, a … more »
Poets Dazzle at Ricepaper / Ray Hsu Double Launch Party
It was a packed house at Rhizome Cafe on Thursday evening, as literary enthusiasts poured through the doors on the Main Street Magazine Tour, a unique event featuring readings and magazines at hip venues around the Main Street area.
It … more »
Anime Evolution 2010 in Vancouver
By Jenny Uechi
It felt like a localized scene from The Matrix: just as I was walking on the bus and wondering how to orient myself at the city’s annual Anime Evolution convention, a girl in a white rabbit … more »
Peter Chao and Joe Wong, a Tale of two Asian comedians
By Jenny Uechi
We’ve all seen over the last several years how many “ethnic” comedians have been coming into mainstream consciousness over the years: South Asians have an enviable lineup that includes Russell Peters, Kal Penn, Aziz Ansari and Arj … more »
The Art of Reusable Bags: Furoshiki Eco-bag Saves Plastic
By Jenny Uechi
Lately, some grocery stores in Vancouver assume that I won’t be needing a bag to carry my purchases because I’ve brought my own. It’s a safe assumption to make most of the time, but one day I … more »
Namgar: Keeping Tradition Alive through Music
By Jenny Uechi
There’s a kind of music that conjures up images of clear blue skies, horses roaming an emerald-coloured horizon. It’s the traditional music of the Buryats, an ethnic Russian minority that practices Tibetan shamanism and lives a nomadic … more »
The Rise of the Segway and Recessionista Fashion in Japan
By Jenny Uechi
Personal Mobility
Segway and Honda go head to head eight years after Segway came out with an ingeniously-designed yet horrifically-geeky personal transporter. For those of you who haven’t seen it in action, you only need to watch … more »
Asian Culture: Vegetarian Boys, Carnivore Girls, and Youtube Celebrities
By Jenny Uechi
Vegetarian Boy Meets Carnivore Girl
No, it’s not some PETA campaign for girls who want to meet hot guys by embracing vegetarianism. Rather, soshoku danshi or “vegetarian boy” is a popular new term to describe a growing … more »
