I am a Vancouver-born Asian Canadian and have lived in this city my entire life. While I am a fifth-generation Canadian on my father’s side, and consider myself very “Canadian,” I am also of mixed heritage, which adds complexity rather … more »
Written by Anna Wang Yuan
I was born in China and immigrated to Canada in 2006. In 2012, I went back and lived in China for another three years as a Canadian expat. Every three months during that first year, … more »
As one of Jean Lumb’s six children, Janet Lumb has in many ways continued her mother’s legacy in fighting against racism and fighting for social justice while advocating for self-representation of Asian Canadians. As a community-minded and warm-hearted individual who … more »
Author of The Sweetest One, Melanie Mah was born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, and currently resides in Toronto. She is a freelance writer in Toronto and a graduate of the University of Guelph MFA in Creative Writing whose … more »
My cousin recently found these mugshots of our older relatives when they immigrated to New York from China in 1864. Apparently they were arrested for fraud, but it was really another group of men with the same last name that … more »
WHAT DOES YOUR OUTFIT SAY ABOUT YOU?
Fashionable Asians! is Ricepaper’s very first street fashion series on…fashionable Asians in Vancouver. Unlike any other street fashion blog, however, we seek to find out the deeper meanings behind these fantastic outfits. Is … more »
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 lived with his parents and grandmother in Amrita Bhua’s kitchen; … more »
By Joni Low
Beppu, Japan: a non-descript, urban landscape of decrepit buildings, scattered rubble, deserted streets. There’s an odd, grating sound on the pavement cutting into distant industrial sounds. A black-clothed figure with a puffed body and bound hands—face … more »