A day after Remembrance Day, the rain fell signalling the height of the Fall season. Clocks turned back an hour, daylight ends halfway through the afternoon, and only a few weeks remain before Vancouver’s book launch of Immersion, an anthology … more »
The weekend was stormy, quite usual for Fall in Vancouver. During my conversation with Nhung Tran-Davies about her young adult novel A Grain of Rice sees water as a force to be reckoned with. Also on the other side of … more »
DYSTONIA is a short film and captivating story based on true events about violinist James Wong (played by Kenny Wong) who is diagnosed with Focal Hand Dystonia: a neurological movement disorder causing the muscles of a player’s hand to involuntarily
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The 2019 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival in partnership with Jam3 offered filmgoers an experimental pop-up experience this year, titled East of the Rockies, an interactive narrative augmented reality (AR) experience written by Ricepaper’s long-time friend, 83-year-old Joy Kogawa, … more »
Conversation with Zalika Reid-Benta and Vincent Ternida
On a rare sunny day in the Fall, I was able to connect with Zalika Reid-Benta, author of Frying Plantain — a short story collection about Kara, a Jamaican-Canadian girl growing up in … more »
The rain continued in Vancouver, crescendoing into a mini-tempest and I was glad that my next interview would be in a warm, solid venue, with cool refreshments and upbeat piped-in music. C. E. Gatchalian is currently in the middle of … more »
Warigami, a CBC Gem Original Series show, follows Wendy Ohata (Emily Piggford) who discovers she has a twin brother named Vincent (Kai Bradbury) and that she’s a kami-jin – a descendent of an ancient Japanese people who can turn … more »
Son of James’ front man Shon Wong classifies their unique sound as “Chyna-Trucker-Funk”. “It blends the haunting sounds of Chinese instrumentation with the soulful sounds of Southern Rock and funk,” Shon describes.
At first glance, Shon Wong embodies a type … more »
It was a rainy Friday night, a week after the LiterASIAN Festival of 2019. One of the guests was Philip Huynh, a long-time short story author whose first collection is making waves as it is nominated for the City of … more »
Joanne Ramos is a mother, The Economist staff writer, and now the author of The Farm. She is one of the featured authors in Vancouver Writers Fest this October 21st to 27th.
The Farm tackles with a vision of … more »
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