By Sabrina Mehra Furminger Published in 16.1 Amrita Bhua’s servant carried the tray of water glasses around the crowded room with the grace of a cat. He was Nepalese and …
Jim Wong-Chu
Jim Wong-Chu
Jim Wong-Chu is a published poet, author, editor, and historian. He is well- known as a co-founder of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop, Ricepaper Magazine, Pender Guy Radio Program, Asia Canadian Performing Arts Resource (ACPAR), literASIAN: A Festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian Writing, and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Festival. He has also co-edited several anthologies of Asian Canadian writers.
By Alejandro Yoshizawa Published in 16.1 I was a very lucky boy. Unlike most Canadian families—where the children are raised and live only with their parents—I grew up living with …
We are trying a new photoviewer with our Green Issue – the controls on the lower right of the image window allow you to zoom-in and explore in full screen glory the wonderful cover art by Xiuyuan Zhang. You can find her on twitter at @xiuyuanzhang.
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The call for submissions for the following issue, 16.3, is out! The theme is diversity/hybridity. We are also looking for photo subjects
By C. E. Gatchalian The setting is Vancouver, 1995. Steve is an ailing, embittered Korean War vet. Jamie is a cold, withdrawn ESL teacher. Chang Hyun is a Korean ESL …
Story and Photos by Alan Woo Published in 15.4 Alan Woo profiles avid teapot collector Roger Lee. If you walk into Roger Lee’s home, be prepared to be greeted by …
By Jenny Uechi Published in 15.4 Jenny Uechi, long time contributor to Ricepaper, chats with Jim Wong-Chu on the early days of Ricepaper and the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop. Jenny …
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Be surrounded by the spoken word! Ricepaper will have a booth at the World Poetry International Festival in Richmond! The World Poetry International Festival brings together international poets and local …
Whether we’re talking about Stanley Park, Clayoquot Sound, the Pacific Ocean, or even the work of organizations like Greenpeace Canada, it becomes obvious that Canada’s West Coast (aka “Beautiful British …
Date: Saturday April 09 2011 Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC Tickets: FREE – All are welcome to …