Title: “Trauma and Diaspora” Speakers: Janet MacArthur, Creative and Critical Studies, UBC-O; Judy Fong Bates, writer, storyteller; Tamio Wakayama, photographer; YaliniDreams, poet, playwright Lecture Series:Writer-in-Residence Series Date: September 27, 8-9 pm Location: Coach House, …
‘Reaching the World’ is Bangkok’s first international festival for writers and translators, bringing together authors from around Asia, the Pacific to share their work in conjunction with one of Asia’s …
Published in 16.2 I AM SETTING UP MY TAPE RECORDER at Melriches, a chic Yaletown café, when a tall, striking woman walks through the door and introduces herself. With her …
What better way to spend an evening celebrating poetry than sharing great literary work by local writers with the world? Griffin Vancouver is the first-ever satellite event featuring a live broadcast …
A Book Review by Abhishek Sharma Published in 16.3 RUMMAGING THROUGH TIME IN Vancouver between 1958 and 1982, Jen Sookfong Lee’s The Better Mother is a tale about the unconventional friendship between two strangers. …
By Jim Nawrocki Published in 16.2 Fuji hides, silent now like an empty cricket cage. veiled by torn-edge clouds, That night, I walk over dark stone a rain gray …
Dates: June 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2012 Location: Pacific Cinémathèque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver The Powell Street Festival Society and Pacific Cinémathèque are pleased to present the fourth edition of Kibatsu …
By Loretta Seto Published in 16.4 From a dark night of the soul to a play ready to face the world, Valerie Sing Turner has proved that she is here …
By Nancy Kang Published in 16.4 The Origin of Cherries The Bing cherry was named after Ah Bing, Chinese foreman in 1870s Oregon. In the photograph he looks small, …
By Nancy Kang Published in 16.4 Widow he is here for a moment, then gone she stays a little while longer eating onions with red rims, purple smiles dreaming …