On Saturday, August 15th, the Korean Heritage Festival will take place at Blue Mountain Park (975 King Albert Anenue, Coquitlam B.C.) from 10:30 am – 6:00 pm.
There will be performances all day ranging from the Vancouver Korean Dance Society to a martial arts demonstration by Sunhang-Do Demonstration Team. There will also be lots of food and music as well!
For more information, please visit: Korean Heritage Festival
The 10th Annual Chinatown Festival chimes in on August 8th and 9th in Vancouver’s Chinatown. It’s FREE admission to Vancouver’s largest multicultural summer celebration. With an attendance of over 48,000 locals and tourists last year, it has a little for everyone like Youth Talent Showdown, Dance Edition, Chinatown Heritage and Food Tasting Walking Tour, Chinese Folk Art demonstrations, BMX Stunt Show, multicultural stage performers, open air market and children’s activities.
While you’re in the neighbourhood, don’t forget to visit all the landmarks and attractions in Chinatown. Check out the community info displays, open-air market, food booths, and enter the on-site lucky draws to win great prizes!
It’s organized by the Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Association (VCBIA).
For more information, visit www.vancouver-chinatown.com or call 604.632.3808
This annual festival has plenty of things for the family to do. At night time, you can stroll around the night market.
Sunday, August 9th is the DANCE EDITION of the Youth Talent Showdown.
On Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2, the 33rd Annual Powell Street Festival will be taking place at Woodland Park located at 700 Woodland Drive.
The Powell Street Festival is an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage that features something for everyone: dance, music, film and video, visual arts, martial arts demos, amateur sumo tournament, craft vendors, traditional displays, and of course, tons of scrumptious Japanese food.
PSF is the largest event of its kind in Canada and the longest running community arts festival in the Lower Mainland. They provide a much-needed venue for emerging and established, professional and amateur, and traditional and contemporary artists in the Japanese Canadian and Asian Canadian communities.
So, go check it out this weekend! It’s sure to be a blast.
For more information, please visit: The 33rd Annual Powell Street Festival
On Saturday, July 25th, 2009, Desifest – a free concert celebrating Canadian South Asian Artists and culture- will be taking place at the Plaza of Nations from 12pm until 8 pm.
There will be over a dozen performers not to mention a dozen vendors. The weather should be wonderful on Saturday too, so grab some friends and family and head to False Creek! It should be a lively event!
For more information, please go to RBC Desifest 2009
From July 23-26, there will be a Bollywood Wedding in the Italian Park at the PNE grounds and everyone is invited!
New Works in partnership with South Asian Arts and the Pacific National Exhibition will present Bollywood Wedding, an outdoor, interactive opportunity for the audience to experience traditional Indian wedding customs, in the form of a wild and hilarious event, bringing the whole dysfunctional family together for an evening of fun and melodrama.
The event begins at 8pm on all nights and extra 2pm shows on Satruday and Sunday. The best part is that this is completely FREE!
For more information, please visit: New Works presents Bollywood Wedding
Please join us for a preview screening of IRON ROAD, a gripping love story set against the historical contribution of Chinese immigrants whose lives and personal sacrifice made the construction of Canada’s transcontinental railroad through the Rockies possible. The screening is followed by a youth response to the movie and a Q&A with Producer Raymond Massey and Executive Producer Tiger Hu.
Thursday JULY 16, 2009 at the Victoria Learning Theatre (Room 182)
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, [map]
1961 East Mall, UBC
Doors open: 5:45 PM | Screening begins: 6:00 PM
Panel Discussion 7:45 – 8:15 PM
This epic film stars Oscar-winning Peter O’Toole, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Wimbledon), Sun Li (Fearless with Jet Li), Chinese mega-star Tony Leung Ka Fai (The Lover), Luke Macfarlane (Brothers and Sisters, ABC), Ian Tracey (Intelligence, Da Vinci’s Inquest), Kenneth Mitchell (Jericho, NBC) and Charlotte Sullivan (MVP, Alice in Wonderland).
IRON ROAD has been winning awards at international film festivals: Best Actress in Rome, Audience Favourite in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Best Cinematography, Production Design, Costumes and Makeup at the Leo Awards this year.
Visit the website
www.ironroadthemovie to view the trailer and the Behind the Scenes video
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IRON ROAD is the first film co-production between Canada and China since Bethune with Donald Sutherland. It is co-written by Barry Pearson and Raymond Storey, directed and edited by David Wu. Vancouver casting by Sue Brouse and Lynn Carrow. Financial support from the CTF, through Telefilm Canada, the CBC, Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund, Cogeco Fund, and the Shaw Rocket Fund, and FIBC and OMDC.
+ IRON ROAD is also screening at Fifth Avenue Cinema (Fifth Avenue & Burrard), one night only on Wednesday July 29, 2009 at 7:00 PM. Don’t miss the two-part broadcast version of IRON ROAD, which airs Sundays August 9 and August 16th 8:00 – 10:00 PM, on CBC Television.
Sibling Acculturation Discrepancy, Sibling Relationship Quality and Adjustment among Vietnamese and Chinese Canadian Young Adults
The purpose of this research study is to look at the role siblings play in cultural adaptation and psychological adjustment among Vietnamese and Chinese Canadian young adults.
To be eligible to participate, you must meet the following criteria:
1) Be Vietnamese or Chinese
2) Be between the ages of 18 to 29
3) Have a sibling between the ages of 16 to 29
4) Presently live in Canada
Participation is through web-based survey (by mail or in-person formats are also available). Participants will have the opportunity to enter a draw for gift certificates to Chapters/Indigo bookstore.
For more information or to participate in the study please contact
The study is being conducted under the direction of Dr. Ben Kuo, University of Windsor, Department of Psychology, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4.
This study has been approved by the University of Windsor Research Ethics Board
The annual Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival is happening this weekend, June 20-21 down at False Creek. It will be two days full of activities including musical performances, a market place, food court and of course, dragon boat races! So, come down and cheer on our paddlers!
For more information, visit: Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
From June 18 – August 30th, every Thursday and Sunday starting at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Sun Yatsen Garden, Seven Tyrants Theatre will present the exciting sequel to last summer’s outdoor roving hit. This historical fairy tale takes audiences of all ages through the beautiful Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Starring Joann Liu, Minh Ly, Elwin Xie and Troy Anthony Young
Written and Directed by Daniel Deorksen and David Newham
Created by Daniel Deorksen, David Newham and Richard Sung
It’s the year 1701. Still solidifying its power in China, the Qing Dynasy now faces an unprecedented flood of European trade. Before long, the Chinese begin to realize these ships from the west have brought more than they bargained for.
In London, the East India Company faces the most tumultous time in its history. With its eastern monopoly threatened by interlopers who have gained the support of parliament, the Company’s directors will stop at nothing to ensure trade supremecy…
For more information on how to buy tickets, visit Seven Tyrants Theatre
It seems that next weekend will be the launch of many Asian Canadian events around town as Mixie and the Halfbreeds will make its premiere. Opening on June 18 and closing on June 28 at the VanCity Culture Lab, Mixie and the Halfbreeds explores themes of mixed ethnicity and the effect it has on an artist’s craft and identity.
Synopsis: Eggs, bananas and an aversion to rice.Two estranged neighbours are not as different as they think. Haunted by peroxide teeth and blondissima hair, Mixie and Trixie tackle a question that has plagued mankind hrough the ages: do blondes really have more fun?A no-holds-barred identity throw-down, Mixie and the Halfbreeds is an optimistic tale for a remixed nation.
Following the June 20th matinee, there will be a discussion with mixed race artists of different disciplines about how identity informs artistic practice and creative process.
For more information, please visist: Mixie and the Halfbreeds
