Earlier in the year, I was lucky to meet with five lovely and talented Vancouver-based film figures. Phil Planta, Mayumi Yoshida, Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Jerome Yoo, and Lee Shorten shared their …
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Vancouver’s film scene is blessed with a rich and vast talent pool. In the past few years, Phil Planta, Mayumi Yoshida, Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Jerome Yoo, and Lee Shorten have come …
“Get out of here! You’re not welcome!” Two white men whizzed by from behind me in a Ford Ranger while I was sauntering back home from the grocery store here …
A man spots a small bundle on the steps of a warehouse that’s been abandoned for years. The bundle moves as he approaches. According to the note, she’s not even …
It is time for the concluding part of our interview with Rice Bud, John Ogawa! We look at more pictures to learn about other cultural norms in Japan like first …
Asians Elsewhere continues. In Part 2, Episode 1, John tells us about growing up in Japan through photos. Important questions are explored like “Why boy shorts so short?”, “Rando what?”, …
Nowadays, it’s pretty common to find Asians (nearly) everywhere in the world. But people still have perceptions thinking a person or a country is this way or that. The Asians …
After some 40 years on this planet I have seen my share of movies. A select few I place in a special, elevated category because they simply have enough reasons …
Filipino American Alexandra Cuerdo writes and directs the documentary Ulam, a love letter to the burgeoning Filipino food scene in New York City and Los Angeles. As with any good …
Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2018 – Industry Panel – Diversity & Representation in Canadian Film & Television
by Gavin Hee
The past couple of years have been a remarkably better time for Asians in the broader Western media space. A system barring Asians from respectable on-screen roles for decades is …