Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio is a Filipina-Canadian author, community worker, speaker, tour guide in Toronto’s Little Manila, and the founder of “Filipino Talks”– an initiative that builds bridges between Canadian educators …
We are excited to announce a special call for submissions centred around the theme of “Mother Love.” Motherhood is a universal experience that transcends cultural boundaries, and we invite writers …
Kigan-mon— a silent plea for harvest in Buddhist prayer beads your calloused fingers dig deep grooves into the rotting flesh of sugarcane— daughter of typhoons, you dipped your toes …
it only felt like yesterday when we were huddling under the citrus lights every shallow promise disappearing when the monsoon rain kissed our pale bodies you let me read …
Radicalization was sitting at the edge of a bathhouse, wading water just warm enough on the skin. With my elbows sprawled behind me, head tilted back, I soaked in the …
Her body is not her own. From her legs to her backbone, It is the property of another, Who forces her to be the other: The outsider, the perpetual …
it just took 4 of my 8-year-old steps to walk past it on the way to Chinese school every week the narrowest building almost an afterthought its deep green façade …
Gung Haggis Fat Choy is not your typical celebration. Born out of the rich tapestry of Canadian multiculturalism, this unique event combines two seemingly disparate cultural traditions—Chinese New Year and …
Reading Joy Kogawa’s poem on the Evacuation, I suddenly awaken to the fact that the people I knew who knew her are gone. Grown-ups who could tell me of her …
Hakka Matriarchal ThreadsWearing and Weaving Hakka Roots: An Interview with Visual Artist Nicole Lau
Nicole Lau is a Chinese Canadian with Hakka ethnic roots. Lau is an interdisciplinary artist currently living and working in Vancouver. Lau held her solo exhibition “Home Kong” in Vancouver, …