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31 Aug Posted by Jimmy in Documentary, Education | Comments

The Legend of Fat Mama

“The Legend of Fat Mama” is a bittersweet story of the Chinese community in Kolkata, India, intertwined with the nostalgic journey in search of a woman who once made the most delicious noodles in the city’s Chinatown district. Kolkata once had a thriving community in its Chinatown, engaged in different trades, like medicine shops, food ...

29 Aug Posted by tUCC in Education | Comments

UBC’s Sally Thorne spins bullshit with story on high moral ground

To: sunletters@vancouversun.com Dear Letter to the Editor, Vancouver Sun, I sat down today and read the excellent article “University of British Columbia (UBC) ponders how to mark 1942 exodus: Honorary degrees for those unable to finish studies ‘would be a nice gesture’ former student says” written by Gerry Bellett. (Saturday, August 27, 2011) As a Chinese Canadian, I was ...

25 Aug Posted by David in Documentary, Education | 64 comments

Epic Documentary: “Lost Years”

LOST YEARS DOCUMENTARY MINI-SERIES A WINNER WITH CBC TV AUDIENCE EDMONTON - The first episode of Lost Years: A People’s Struggle for Justice, which aired on CBC TV in Alberta and Saskatchewan this weekend, proved to be a hit with television viewers. The second episode is scheduled for this Saturday, August 27th, again airing in the 7 ...

08 Aug Posted by tUCC in Art, Entertainment, Event | 1 comment

Mortal Coil presents: Salmon Row. Aug 18 – 28th

At the turn of the last century, right up to the 1960’s, many Asian immigrants to Canada, along with Canada’s First Peoples, found work on the west coast – employed in the fishing industry, working in the canneries. To tell some of their stories, the creative minds at Mortal Coil Performance Society, will be putting ...

04 Aug Posted by David in Education, Event | 1 comment

Asia Rising- And She Wears a Skirt

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) August 1, 2011–While the spotlight shines on Tiger Mom, an unreported uprising of Asian women is quietly taking place around the globe. There’s a new girl in town and she’s not the demure geisha or cantankerous dragon lady of past. She is the modern empowered Asian woman. While she comes from ...

02 Aug Posted by tUCC in Event | 3 comments

Petition for a Chinese Railroad Workers’ Day

Thanks to reader Xiaoming Guo… here is an appeal to fellow Bananas, to support a petition for a Chinese Railroad Workers’ Day: Dear Bananas, I have a dream to find out our identity as Chinese Canadian. I have a dream to have Banana not ugly at all. Not ouly Banana should not be ugly, but should also be ...