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13 Jul Posted by tUCC in Event | Comments

Your Kontinent Film Festival: July 16-24, 2011 Richmond, B.C.

Think summer in Richmond, B.C. is boring?! Not anymore, this year’s Your Kontinent Richmond International Film and Media Arts Festival is going to change your perception about Richmond! Much of the Festival event is Free… and there are film screenings and activities with a paid Festival Access Pass. DocuAsia: contemporary social issues in Asia Entering its third year, the ...

11 Jul Posted by Lega in Humour | 4 comments

[Humour] Passing the test? …

My wonderful girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year. So we decided to get married. There was only one little thing bothering me. It was her beautiful younger sister, Sofia. My prospective sister-in-law was twenty-two, wore very tight mini skirts, and generally was braless. She would regularly bend down when she was near me. I always ...

08 Jul Posted by Larry W in Documentary, Education, Event | 16 comments

From C to C: Chinese Canadian Stories of Migration

For those living on the Canadian westcoast, tune into “From C to C: Chinese Canadian Stories of Migration” on CBC TV Saturday July 16 at 5 pm (Pacific Daylight Savings time). This documentary was two years in the making and beautifully crafted by Jordan Paterson, Video Producer. The interviews were not only conducted in Vancouver ...

06 Jul Posted by tUCC in Entertainment, Miscellaneous | Comments

Stuff from our viewers

The UGLY Chinese Canadian blog gets on average, 8 to 10 emails a week from our readers sharing interesting Asian-Canadian / Asian-American bananaesque material. It’s ranged from political opinions, events, historic anecdotes, historic photos, baby photos, saving sharks, saving heritage … to saving Canada. We hadn’t a chance to post all of it… and some of ...

04 Jul Posted by tUCC in Education, Event | Comments

Inaugural summer camp: Saltwater City for Youth

CHINESE CANADIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFERS FIRST SUMMER CAMP ON CHINESE CANADIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR YOUNG TEENS VANCOUVER, B.C. – In recognition of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary, the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of B.C. (CCHSBC) is proud to offer the inaugural summer camp “Saltwater City for Youth: Vancouver’s Chinese Roots”, a summer enrichment program for young teens of ...

04 Jul Posted by tUCC in Education | 30 comments

APFC report: Canadians abroad… do we have “Leechers” and “citizens of convenience”?

Our blog received an interesting report from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada last month. APFC writes: The infographic is for the Canadians Abroad capstone report which pulls on three years of research and analysis of Canada’s 2.8 million Canadians abroad. It is the first of its kind to map the characteristics and policy issues related to ...

03 Jul Posted by tUCC in Event | Comments

House Resolution 282: Regret for the passage of historic discriminatory laws against the Chinese in the USA

On May 26, 2011, U.S. Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) introduced House Resolution 282 in the Congress. The resolution expresses regret for the passage of discriminatory laws that restricted the civil rights of Chinese immigrants and reaffirms Congress’s commitment to protecting the civil rights of all ...