April, 2011 // Posts published in April, 2011
Landscape has changed in Vancouver South
The following article courtesy of Georgia Straight (please click here for link to article) Radio India commentator says landscape has changed in Vancouver South Broadcaster Ravinder Gill offers his views on the federal election. by Charlie Smith, Georgia Straight April 23, 2011 Radio India political commentator Ravinder Gill says the ground has shifted in the federal riding of Vancouver South ...
Get Cheeky, Get Swabbed!
Thanks Mom Multi-ethnic Stem Cell Drive Come join us at Metropolis at Metrotown for the Thanks Mom Multi-ethnic Stem Cell Drive on May 7th, 2011 (day before Mother’s Day)! Mothers have given us life and we, in turn, can help give life to others through potential stem cell donation! Register as a potential stem cell donor by coming ...
more fundraising events: Japanese Earthquake
Some more events from across Canada, in support of relief efforts in Japan. These two events are in Toronto during the month of April. TORONTO TO JAPAN: HOPE BLOSSOMS TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 350 King Street West Toronto, ON M5V 3X5 Thursday April 21, 2011 Preshow Silent Auction 6:30 pm Showtime 7:30 pm
Ignatieff wants Canada to get a Stiffy
We’re going to rise up on the fact that we relish the “ugly” aspect on our “UGLY” blog. Yes, a rant for today’s blog post. Over the past week or so, we’ve all watched how so much of the federal election efforts have degraded into sandbox style, school yard bravado. But we couldn’t believe our ears, when the ...
APFC: What do Canadians think of Asia?
The following item was forwarded to us from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. It’s interesting to learn that Canadians feel 7 times ‘warmer’ toward Australians (@64%) than they do toward Chinese (@ 9%). 2011 National Opinion Poll: Canadian Views on Asia Published: April 14, 2011 (40 pages) Abstract Results of a national poll commissioned by the Asia ...
Not helping Japanese earthquake victims. One person’s diatribe…
Last week, we posted an event, GANBARE Japan! Benefit Concert onto our blog (link here). The event was put together by Vancouver’s Art and Cultural communities to help raise funds for the on-going efforts to help victims of last month’s Japan earthquake. Our blog post was then posted onto the Facebook site, “TOO ASIAN”, a Facebook ...
GANBARE Japan! Benefit Concert
Vancouver’s Art and Cultural communities are preparing a benefit concert to assist the relief efforts for victims of last month’s Japan earthquake. BC JERF presents, GANBARE Japan! Benefit Concert Tuesday, April 19th, 7:30pm – 10:00pm Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC $25 student & seniors, $35 regular, $75 dress circle Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster.ca The BC Japan Earthquake Relief Fund (BC-JERF) is pleased ...
NYT: Rise of the Ethnoburbs
An interesting piece from the New York Time’s Opinion website on “Ethnoburbs” – Ethnic suburbs. The discussion by viewers that follow the opinion piece is also quite interesting. Below, we’ve shared a few paragraphs from the New York Time’s site. Please visit their website for a complete read (link here). March 10, 2011, 9:00 pm Rise of ...
Candidates’ appearance affects how you vote
Yesterday, Canada watched our federal leaders debate on television. Mr Harper’s hair was so perfect and so immaculate… with every strand of hair groomed into place. The same for Mr. Ignatieff, and for Mr. Duceppe. Mr Layton, who is almost bald, had a moustache that was just so perfect and trimmed. We guess image and perception is ...
What’s eaten in one week around the World?
Here’s an interesting photo essay. We first received this email a couple of years back… and this morning, it has arrived in our in-box, again! We don’t know how this information and cost of food had been sourced and calculated, but it’s an interesting photo essay. A websearch indicates that the photos are from a book called “Hungry ...
Cartoonist Derek K. Kim
Derek K. Kim is an award-winning Korean-American cartoonist. His debut graphic novel “Same Difference and Other Stories”, was widely shared and enjoyed among our local Asian-Canadian readers’ circles. His website, Lowbright.com shows some of his amazing talent. What I enjoy most about Derek Kim’s work, is his ability to draw wonderful characters – simple, yet full of meaning; ...
Gary Mar, Alberta’s next PC leader?
Gary Mar is a well respected political leader in western Canada. His family has been in Canada for over 100 years, earning him the recognition as a real Banana. After serving the province of Alberta with various portfolios, and as Alberta’s rep in Washington D.C., Mr. Mar is now running for the top job in Alberta’s ...
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