Stories
By Han Li Daniel Lurie will have a bustling first day as mayor of San Francisco. Following the swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 8 at City Hall, the inauguration festivities will continue in Chinatown...
By Tessa Wong On a bright January morning in 1979, then US president Jimmy Carter greeted a historic guest in Washington: Deng Xiaoping, the man who unlocked China’s economy. The first leader of...
By Jonathan Stempel PayPal (PYPL.O), opens new tab has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting part of a $535 million...
By DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK (AP) — The chairs stay occupied at 12 Pell. Client after client, they come through the tiny barbershop on a narrow side street in Manhattan’s Chinatown. They come for the...
Bridging Communities: A Showcase of Cultural Exchange Between the Chinese and Indigenous Groups In Canada’s multicultural landscape, cross-cultural exchange is vital in bridging diverse...
— Successful Conclusion of the 9th Qingdao-Richmond Sister Cities Cultural Event On September 17, 2024 (the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival), the 9th Qingdao-Richmond Sister...
“I just have to take one step, one kilometre at a time Ultra-running is a love-hate relationship,” said Natalie Dau, in a voice message she recorded somewhere along the eastern coast of...
What is a story that has inspired you either as a child or now? By Goldie Chan Many of us carry stories from our childhood or now that continue to make us think or create. These stories can be...
Stricken with anxiety as a child, Buddhist teacher Mingyur Rinpoche learned how to heal his panic with awareness. He teaches us three techniques that helped him. By Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Photo by...
Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi is the only woman of the four challengers to be excluded from the nation’s highest civilian honor. By Lynda Lin Grigsby In 1941 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S...
Growing up in the Prairies in the 1990s meant little Asian representation. By Marvin Chan “Let’s see your kung fu, Jackie Chan.” This was the last thing I heard before being pushed...
China never sent troops to fight in Europe during the First World War. However, an estimated 135,000 young rural labourers were sent halfway around the world to work in French munitions factories, dig...
Every May, Canadians are invited to reflect and learn about the important and ongoing contributions of Canadians of Asian descent in all sectors of society. Former senator Vivienne Poy, the first...
By John Mackie Dr. Wallace Chung inside Chung/Lind Gallery at Irving K Barber Centre UBC in Vancouver, BC, April 19, 2024. Dr. Wallace Chung is Canada’s foremost collector of historic...
Guqin, part of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity, was made using Canadian fine red pine for the Long Yin. This demonstrates Canada’s success in promoting multiculturalism. The instrument produces a...
By Ban Zhang Sign the petition An online petition crying for more regular passenger flights between Canada and China has reached 13,700 signatories since it started on October 4, 2023, on Change.org...