Stories

For more information on the Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program, please visit the EduCanada website.  By EduCanada     A Canadian young man studying in China fell in love with Xiangsheng, a traditional Chinese comedy, and became a student of two prominent Chinese Xiangsheng masters, eventually becoming a household name in China and being appointed as […]

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of CCSEP: Looking Back and Looking Forward Read More »

The flourishing of diversity is an essential facet in the profound beauty that our world rightfully deserves. By Revin Chen   Kimberly Yam, the Asian Voices editor at HuffPost, recently shared a post detailing her growth journey and shedding light on the unique challenges faced by minorities. While many of us are familiar with the

Embracing Identity: A Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Love Read More »

Men from southern China came along with the earliest non-indigenous migrants to what later became British Columbia, for instance as carpenters and ship’s crew on-board former British naval officer John Meares’ private expedition from Macau in 1788 to (unsuccessfully) establish a trading fort in Nuu-chal-nuth territory on what is now known as Vancouver Island. When

Historical Background of Anti-Chinese Discrimination in British Columbia Read More »

By Yuqi Feng   On November 5, 51-year-old Huiping Hu was attacked by a racist in Okanagan, resulting in both physical injuries and deep psychological trauma. Accompanied by a UBC Okanagan student, Hu went to inspect a secondhand car listed on Facebook Marketplace. Upon discovering damages on the vehicle’s body, Hu negotiated with the seller,

Okanagan Racist Attacked Chinese Canadian Woman with Heavy Chest Punch Read More »

An interview with the director of Big Fight in Little Chinatown.  By Rachel Ho     For documentarian Karen Cho signs that one often associates with death ironically point to a living, breathing Chinatown. “I remember telling my cameraman and cinematographers that what I was most excited about seeing were funeral stores,” says Cho, recalling her

Karen Cho on the Fight to Keep Chinatowns Big and Small Read More »

I lived at the same address throughout my American childhood, but neither of my Chinese-born parents could say exactly where they were from.  By Vanessa Hua 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版     When I asked my father where he was born, I never got a straight answer. Wuhan, he’d say. In other moments, he’d claim Wuchang. I

The Complexity in ‘Where Are You From?’ Read More »