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Vancouver Mayor, distant relation of Dr. Bethune, visits China
Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson is in China this week, along with a group of “green” business people. Mayor Robertson is a distant relation of Canadian, Dr Norman Bethune. An article in a local paper last week, gloated over the opportunities that will be presented to Vancouver’s “green” industries. One of the individuals on this trade delegation was...
Reason #77 why I love Vancouver
by David It’s been a very beautiful summer here on the westcoast. With the gorgeous summer weather, came the many weddings. That’s why it’s reason number 77. Actually, I hadn’t prepared an earlier 76 reasons, but number “77″ sort of has a nice ring. And I think the Chinese Calendar had the 7th day of the...
Wrong Wong…
Uh OH. MP Alice Wong says ‘Not me’ … another Wong did it! From the Richmond News: MP: Writer has wrong Wong Wong never raised cash for lobbyists Richmond News August 4, 2010 Richmond Conservative MP Alice Wong has never hidden the fact she considers herself an evangelical Christian. She is on a list of “MPs to help you pray” on the...
a $900,000 CHRP to recognize Chinese Canadians
CHRP as in Community Historical Recognition Program or Chinese-Canadian Historical Recognition Project … not of the Twitter ‘chirp’ sort! This morning, an announcement was made at the University of British Columbia (UBC). In attendance at the event, were a number of prominent community leaders, politicians, academics, and the media. All had been invited to hear of the generous...
Giant banana in Canada!
Reader Malcolm, shares this story with us. Malcolm writes: “If you really want to emphasise labels, there’s a place for you… Okay, it’s not the North American born Asian-Banana sort (yellow outside, and white inside), but a giant BANANA banana. It’s cool, and we love bananas! it’s in Melita, Manitoba. From the town of Melita’s webpage: Melita...
My Trip to the Shanghai Expo
first published: West Canada Weekly 31.7.2010 by Gabriel Yiu The exterior design of the Canada Pavilion looks great and unique, but the exhibit inside is… I traveled to Shanghai earlier to see the World Expo and my biggest disappointments came from the pavilions that have a close relationship with me. Hong Kong is my birthplace where...
Vancouver’s Pride getting a nice dose of Asian smiles
photo courtesy of Raigen D’Angelo The UGLY Chinese Canadian was supposed to be waving along with his friends and buds atop a firetruck during this past weekend’s Vancouver Pride Parade. A nice spot had been made welcome for us on the decorated vehicle, with a banner and all! Yes. We’re proud to be a part of the supporting...
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Reason #77 why I love Vancouver
by David
It's been a very beautiful summer here on the ...
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Chinese ‘languages’ still at each others’ throats
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