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WTF!? the UGLY Chinese Canadian ? …

Yup. Tired of K-town, Canto-pop, Gangnam, Bubble Tea & fluffy Asian blogs? ...Our blog ain't for starry eyed kids. We explore unspoken thoughts & politics within the Asian-North American community. A view from the inside… a "banana's" perspective.

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Ethnic industry Opportunists! One of our regular readers, Umeboshi, a grandmother in la belle province of Quebec, ...

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Ant & the Grasshopper, Canajian version, eh

Ant & the Grasshopper, Canajian version, eh I had posted this message on another board, and had a lot of interesting ...

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Myth of Canadian Multiculturalism I got this email today. I guess it underscores the whole notion that if ...

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does Chinese block voting allow fools in? As I review the past history of Chinese Canadian leadership in Vancouver, I cannot ...

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will the real Chinese Canadian please stand up Talk about fracturcide. The Chinese community in Canada is well known for it's in-fighting and ...

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17 Jan Posted by David in Education, Entertainment, Event | 6 comments

What do you get when you fuse Robbie Burns to Chinese Canadians?

What do you get when you fuse Robbie Burns to Chinese Canadians?

You get the amazing, fun and lively GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY ROBBIE BURNS CHINESE NEW YEAR’S DINNER! - celebrating BC Scottish and Chinese pioneer culture, history – in music, poetry and culinary fusion Gung Haggis Fat Choy Celebrating its 16th year! Sunday January 27, 2013 Vancouver, BC Canada Ticket: $65 + service Charge, prices for students and children Table of ...

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17 Dec Posted by Jimmy in Education | 7 comments

Dogs make better leaders than Presidents or Prime Ministers!

Wise words from Cesar Millan (the dog whisperer): “ dogs do not follow unstable pack leaders, Humans are the only species that follow unstable pack leaders.” Humans are the only species that follow unstable pack leaders. Not only do we follow them but even after they’ve been discovered and proven to be unstable, we still follow them ...

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10 Dec Posted by David in Documentary, Entertainment, Event | 4 comments

“CLOSE ENCOUNTERS” Celebrates Diversity in Richmond, BC

“CLOSE ENCOUNTERS” Celebrates Diversity in Richmond, BC

Richmond BC| In keeping with the festive spirit of the season, Cinevolution Media Arts Society will be presenting “Close Encounters: A Celebration of Diversity in Richmond” on: Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 11am to 3:30pm at the Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC While both the film and the book explore the Chinese experience, we hope these two opening stories ...

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06 Dec Posted by tUCC in Crime, Documentary, vancouver | Comments

Remembrance: 75th Anniversary of the Nanking Massacre

Vancouver, BC: 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NANJING MASSACRE OBSERVANCE AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL with Joy Kogawa, Tatsuo Kage, Thekla Lit, Bill Chu, Ellen Woodsworth, Judy Hanazawa, and Satoko Oka Norimatsu Historic Joy Kogawa House Society is pleased to present a roundtable discussion with Elders of the Japanese Canadian and Chinese Canadian communities to observe the 75th anniversary of the Nanjing ...

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05 Dec Posted by Allan in Business, Entertainment, Review | 2 comments

The Man With the Iron Fists … a most important Asian American film since…

The Man With the Iron Fists … a most important Asian American film since…

Film review by Allan Cho Dare I say The Man With the Iron Fists is the most important film in Asian American film since Chan Is Missing?    A visual menagerie of wam’s, bop’s, and pow’s, this film has it all – fighting, action, story, love, war.  Sex.  Everything. Set in imperial China, the story revolves around ...

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22 Oct Posted by Allan in Art, Event, Review | 6 comments

‘Fat Years’ Getting the Silent Treatment in Vancouver, BC

‘Fat Years’ Getting the Silent Treatment in Vancouver, BC

By Allan Cho Chan Koonchung’s Fat Years is a hidden gem.  “Hidden” in the sense that Mainland China has officially banned the book because of its supposed “radical satire” of China’s political even though it is one of the most popular books to appear in online forums and Hong Kong and Taiwan media as well as ...

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18 Oct Posted by David in Art, Entertainment, Event | Comments

GOLD MOUNTAIN: the performance!

GOLD MOUNTAIN: the performance!

GOLD MOUNTAIN WHEN: Oct 23 – Nov 4, 2012 WHERE: Van East Cultural Centre – Historic Theatre ADDED VALUE: Post-show talkbacks: Oct 24 & 30 David Yee is trying to piece together the broken jigsaw of his father’s life. In an epic journey from a small village in China, to war-torn Liverpool, through the horrors of the Atlantic ...

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