Chinese psychoanalysis emerges through training and scholarship By Karyne Messina, Robert Gordon, and David Scharff Photo by Boris Ulzibat. Creative Commons license. Introduction By Karyne Messina The first stories I read from Chinese practitioners upended my assumptions about psychoanalysis in China. I expected to read about the logistics—the time zones, the technology, the translation hurdles. […]
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Frank Wu was born in Cleveland, Ohio. But when certain people ask him, “Where are you from?” they’ll follow his answer with, “Where are you really from?” By Carolyn Bick “The addition of that one word speaks volumes, because it says you’re a liar, you’re not who you claim to be. You’re somebody else,” Wu
Hollywood insists on telling the same story about Asian Americans, over and over again. By Jason Zhao As a member of Street, Hollywood’s most feared and respected publication, I recently had the honor of previewing the latest Asian American Blockbuster(™): it’s the powerful story of a young Asian American who fights their controlling family and ultimately
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By Mia Fan Chinese diaspora poetically portrayed by these five remarkable women through English-language literature. During the Christmas break, I finished reading Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang during my trip to Portugal. I was stopped twice while carrying the book on the street by local fellow readers of Kuang, who simply wanted to express how much they loved
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Legislation S7855E/A8463-E Authorizes Commissioner of Education To Conduct a Survey Regarding Instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander History Within the State Establishes an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander History Advisory Committee Governor Kathy Hochul signed Legislation S7855E/A8463-E, which assesses teaching on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history
By Jizi Recently, media reports revealed that BC Housing plans to establish a new supportive housing facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, intended to house individuals experiencing homelessness, severe financial hardship, or substance addiction. Similar proposals in Surrey and Richmond have already been rejected by local residents, and once again the plan has ignited intense
By Ally Wang Recently, the discussions about supportive housing heat up within the community. Some people strongly oppose it, while others believe any opposition is against humanity. Setting aside ideological positions, I want to share my personal thoughts based on what I have seen. I am a highly compassionate person in other’s mind. I always keep changes
Was Apple’s Asian supervillian a set of harmful stereotypes, or just bizarrely crafted and terribly written? By Curtis Evans In the waning weeks of the dreary Depression year of 1931, twenty-eight-year-old Yee Gow Suen of the little Mississippi Delta town of Dermott, Arkansas (Pop. 2942 in the 1930 census), an avid young reader of American pulp crime
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On the crisp afternoon of October 18, 2025, Gallery on Queen in Fredericton was transformed into a space of poetic resonance and cross-cultural harmony. Bathed in the golden hues of autumn sunlight, the concert Beyond the River invited the audience into an hour of serene beauty and emotional depth. Presented by M+ Studio and co-organized
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Backgrounder In an age of heightened geopolitical conflict and populist nationalism, there has been a dangerous turn in many countries to punish their citizens for not conforming to a rigid idea of the national interest or for having benign ties with foreign entities. Canadians from all walks of life have been discriminated against and stigmatized.
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