March, 2011 // Posts published in March, 2011
Richmond BC, the Chinese integration issue
One of our readers forwarded to us, a ‘letter to the Editor’. The letter was an interesting write up by Ray Lin of Richmond, B.C. to the Richmond Review, the local community newspaper. Lin’s letter was a response to an earlier commentary. Richmond, B.C. has a very large Asian community (namely, Chinese), and is a city that ...
Canadian Federal Election: UGLY politician watch
So it’s official. Canada will be seeing it’s 4th federal election in seven years, come Monday, May 2, 2011. Our blog, the UGLY Chinese Canadian, are contacting fellow curmudgeons and other coveted ‘ballot marking’ participants to share thoughts, gossip and hot facts with us over the course of the upcoming months. We hope to focus on the activities ...
Yellow Brotherhood
A short documentary on finding community in 1960’s Asian America. YELLOW BROTHERHOOD is a short personal documentary about a friendship and finding community through a self-help group turned basketball team that began in the 1960s. Yellow Brotherhood (2003) from Tadashi Nakamura on Vimeo. Filmmaker Tad Nakamura met Brett and Khi-Min when they were six years ...
The Chinatown Bus – linking migrant workers across America
A month earlier, our blog received a note on the role of inter urban buses, shuttling Chinese workers between various locations throughout America. We’ve posted this note on today’s blogpost below, titled, “Transcultural Growth Beyond Ethnic Communities: Chinatown Bus in America” Our blog was also forwarded another note last week, regarding the tragic bus accident that ...
Did Globe and Mail call Minister Kenney, Fat?
We’ve met Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism – Mr. Jason Kenney, on a number of occasions. We’ve always enjoyed his presence and good sense of humour. An article published in the Globe and Mail Newspaper earlier in the month suggested that Mr. Kenney is paying a price for his affable good nature and support of ...
Architect: Higher buildings will help Chinatown
The following opinion piece is by respected Vancouver Architect, Joe Wai. This piece was first published in the Tyee.ca Why Chinatown Needs to Grow Taller Vancouver’s historic district is struggling for its spiritual identity. If done right, higher buildings could help it succeed. By Joe Wai, 16 March 2011, ...
International Day for the Elimination of Racism
The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reminds us of our collective responsibility for promoting and protecting this ideal. An Unconference for The International Day for the Elimination of Racism United ...
Asian Godfather speaks out on Death Threats to UCLA bimbo
The Shiggy Strikes again! Another witty response to that racist UCLA girl’s Youtube video!
Voice To Chinese Canadian Women’s History
NEW WEBSITE GIVES VOICE TO CHINESE CANADIAN WOMEN’S HISTORY Contact: Britt Braaten Multicultural History Society of Ontario Phone: 416-979-2973 Email: mhso.mail@utoronto.ca Website: www.mhso.ca/chinesecanadianwomen New Educational Website Celebrates Chinese Canadian Women’s History TORONTO (Mar. 14, 2011) The Multicultural History Society of Ontario’s new educational website Chinese Canadian Women, 1923-1967 launches on March 31, and features oral history interviews with Chinese Canadian women from ...
Possible new Underground Arts venue
We were on the blower this afternoon yakking up with colleagues on the exciting new vision by renowned Vancouver Architect, Bing Thom. A Subterranean Arts and Music venue in downtown Vancouver! Our friends at Mr Thom’s office informed us of all the inherent qualities of an underground setting – natural insulation, controlled acoustics, no intrusion ...
Vancouver City Planners “fixes” Chinatown (again)
“FIX” as in a Drug Fix? A shot in the arm? An opium HIGH? … Relaxing Chinatown building height restrictions could have negative consequences by Gabriel Yiu In the name of revitalization, many community association leaders have been pushing Vancouver city hall to relax Chinatown’s building height restrictions. It’s known that some of these leaders and their families own ...
our Blog is an equal opportunity Disser
We don’t really give a rat’s ass what political stripe our politicians colour themselves under – Conservative, Green, NDP, Liberal or whatever. When politicians only *really* care about limelight seeking opportunities, demonstrate elastic ethical standards, or are star Vote Entrepreneurs, we’ve got our cross hairs out for them. As always, we enjoy pointing out discrepancies and calling ...
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