September, 2010 // Posts published in September, 2010
matrix ping pong
The best thing about this whole internet community thing is the opportunity and ability for everyone on our planet who has a computer and ‘net’ access, is to share and post interesting stuff. Here are a couple of clever videos on the unofficial national sport for many Asian countries, Ping Pong (or ‘table tennis’, for those ...
Why politicians make us sick: the Ooj spin
A Vancouver South citizen, probably a cranky Conservative or a nutty NDP supporter, wrote a desperate plea to the UGLY Chinese Canadian to remind voters of the antics of federal Liberal Ujjal Dosanjh, aka the Oo-Jaw (杜 新 志). Apparently the Oo-Jaw had just mailed out a half dozen or more pieces of junk mail, slamming ...
Music history: early Vancouver Punk
Dear friends of the UGLY Chinese Canadian blog, Tomorrow evening the Knowledge Network (channel 5 in metro Vancouver) will air my current documentary Bloodied But Unbowed – Early Vancouver Punk. This is a subject close to me as I lived through it as a teenager and freshman at UBC. This is an important film because it profiles the ...
Help wanted: to complete Chuck Davis’s (updated) Vancouver Book
I met Chuck Davis (profile here) many years ago, when I was involved in this now defunct organization called the Greater Vancouver Library Federation (GVLF). Chuck and I shared many common colleagues and friends, many of whom were highly influential in my youth – taking me off the street and helping shape me into the person ...
New Westminster apologizes… but in wrong dialect
Our UGLY Chinese Canadian blog received a number of emails this morning, in response to the official apology in response to historic racist injustices that occurred in the city of New Westminster (see “Royal City apologizes” story here). The city is to be commended on acknowledging this important past blemish. But there was a bit of ...
Oct 1: Nurturing Change against domestic violence
Found this interesting youtoob vid on a difficult topic – addressing sexual abuse and domestic violence in the Asian and South Pacific communities. The American organization undertaking this important work is the Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF). Here is the link to their website: Nurturing Change Together. A witty video spoofing North Korea’s Kim Jung ...
Royal city to apologize to Chinese-Canadians
In the late 1800’s, the city of New Westminster had been identified as the capital for the province of British Columbia. That was until some “side deals” were made, and Victoria then became our capital. New West has a lot of history. Some of it relating to it’s early effort to become the “royal” city, and some ...
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 ...
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