May, 2011 // Posts published in May, 2011
Event (May 27th): the Chinese & early development of the Maritimes
Albert Lee will be in Vancouver on May 27th to share his insight on the history of the role of the Chinese in the early development of the Maritimes. The public is invited to attend a dinner and presentation at Foo’s Ho Ho Restaurant at 6:00pm hosted by the Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho and the ...
An Immigrant birdfeeder Analogy?
In response to our earlier post, “Fraser Institute + Immigrants = unhappy Campers“, we received the following comment from reader ‘L. Gee’. It’s probably from an old email chain letter, and it’s all tongue and cheek, but the words contained seem to encapsulate some of the unspoken feelings toward immigrant citizens: Take down the Bird Feeder! I bought ...
Fraser Institute + Immigrants = Unhappy Campers
The westcoast so-called think tank, the Fraser Institute recently published a report on Canada’s immigration policy – looking at some economic aspects. A number of Vancouver area immigrant society responded to the Fraser Institute report. Here is their joint media release from yesterday, May 20th, 2011: Fraser Institute Report on Immigrants Flawed Summary: The heads of S.U.C.C.E.S.S., PICS and ...
Event: Book launch “The Woman Who Could Not Forget: Iris Chang Before and Beyond The Rape of Nanking”
You are cordially invited to meet Iris Chang’s parents, Profs Ying Ying & Shau Jin Chang on June 3 & June 5, 2011 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Iris Chang’s mother, Prof. Ying Ying Chang has just written a book titled, “The Woman Who Could Not Forget: Iris Chang Before and Beyond The Rape of Nanking”. The Woman ...
Humour: a Canadian citizenship interview
For those readers who can speak a bit of Cantonese… you will “understand” this “interview”! An immigrant from China is applying for citizenship in Canada. He is to be interviewed by a Canadian immigration officer. He does not speak English well and knows nothing about Canada. Therefore, he invited a special translator to help him in ...
APFC presents: Asian Heritage Month Contest
Another contest forwarded to us for sharing with our readers! I think it’s time we set up an Events page on our UGLY CC blog. Asian Heritage Month 2011 from Asia Pacific Video on Vimeo. To celebrate Asian Heritage Month (AHM), the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada wants to know what Canada’s Asian heritage means to you. ...
Don’t tell anyone you’re Indian, pretend you’re just Chinese…
From APTN National News: ‘Don’t tell anyone you’re Indian, pretend you’re just Chinese, or life will be too hard’ A Yukon First Nation theater group is premiering a new play this week in Whitehorse. Cafe Daughter is a one-woman memory play inspired by a true story. It tells the tale of a Chinese-Cree girl growing up in rural Saskatchewan ...
New Asia Film Festival: “My Richmond” storytelling
The city of Richmond, B.C. is home to metro Vancouver’s largest Chinese-Canadian population. My Richmond Story: Community Digital Storytelling is a new Festival outreach program produced by the Cinevolution Media Arts Society and supported through the Richmond Arts Centre and its new Media Lab. Grab a camera, let’s tell our stories about Richmond together! This ...
Who’s “Asian?” Contest!
Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO) is proud to announce the launch of their first essay / video contest titled: Who’s “Asian?” Reflections on Race and Identity in the Media. The deadline is June 30th, 2011. We look forward to hearing what our communities have to say! Who’s “Asian?” Essay/Video Contest Reflections on race and identity in the media “Too ...
Ancient Chinese language sounds like Toisan dialect
Many of North America’s pioneer Chinese communities originated from the southern Chinese region in Guangdong province in an area collectively known as the “four counties”. According to the Chinese Historical Society of America, more than 90% of the early Chinese to North America originated from the “four counties”. Multi-generational Americans and multi-generational Canadians of Chinese ancestry ...
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