SFU scholar Evan Freeman points out that attacks on cultural heritage and institutions are sometimes part of democratic backsliding.
The townsfolk believe that this stranger has come to eat them in Hideki Noda’s play about xenophobia and intolerance.
Despite the official slogan “imagine one Asia”, fragmented regional politics came to the fore as the event unfolded.
The VIFF Summit Award for Outstanding Canadian Narrative Feature went to Nina Roza—a compassionate story about the immigrant experience.
Lamoureaux built Vines through a caring sense of experimentation, and a belief that art—and those that support it—can be boldly different.
Beyond Chinese: Confronting Internalized Racism
Panel Info:
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Panel Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Annex (2nd Floor)
823 Seymour St, Vancouver
When does a symbolic gesture become tokenism?
Panel Info:
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Panel Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Annex (2nd Floor)
823 Seymour St, Vancouver
Tonight, Jewish communities in British Columbia and around the world will observe Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The protection and promotion of the French language and Canadian culture in all its forms remain an existential issue for the nation-state.
A lesser-known fact of Canadian history is that Métis people have routinely asserted their Indigeneity and rights through legal means.
Some animals that were once abundant and widespread are now either extinct or have seen their ranges substantially shrink.
Curious Cats Theatre Collective will present Donald Margulies’ Tony Award–nominated play at the Jericho Arts Centre from October 14 to 25.
A growing body of research suggests that arts engagement can contribute to health and well-being, including in educational settings.
Yassine, a co-founder of the MENA Film Festival, has two big events on her calendar this week.
Asgari places an individual in conflict with forces far larger than himself in his new film.
The opening scene of First Comes Love: Nakabingwit, with a signature rom-com flavour, immediately hooked the audience.
Mardookhi, a Kurdish Canadian director, didn’t only want to focus on loss—he aimed to show what families did in response to this.
Abdullahi, a former youth worker of Somali ancestry, created Ibtisam as a hijab-wearing Muslim who is fun-loving and style-conscious.
The Vancouver Writers Fest includes more than 90 events at Granville Island from October 18 to 25.
Rosa Cheng founded Vancouver Cantonese Opera in 2000.
An excerpt from Cho’s new book, Brotherhood is a Constant Possibility: Asian Masculinity in a World Made for Whiteness (Thornapple Press).
Tseung was still figuring out what he would do for a career—and how he would spend his summer—when the pandemic struck.
Authoritarianism takes shape through gradual erosion of artistic freedom, individual rights, and institutional independence.
In international law, investigation of the truth surrounding gross human rights violations is a state obligation.
The VIFF Summit Award for Outstanding Canadian Narrative Feature went to Nina Roza—a compassionate story about the immigrant experience.
Lamoureaux built Vines through a caring sense of experimentation, and a belief that art—and those that support it—can be boldly different.
Beyond Chinese: Confronting Internalized Racism
Panel Info:
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Panel Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Annex (2nd Floor)
823 Seymour St, Vancouver
When does a symbolic gesture become tokenism?
Panel Info:
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
Panel Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Annex (2nd Floor)
823 Seymour St, Vancouver
Tonight, Jewish communities in British Columbia and around the world will observe Yom Kippur, the
The protection and promotion of the French language and Canadian culture in all its forms
A lesser-known fact of Canadian history is that Métis people have routinely asserted their Indigeneity and rights through legal means.
Some animals that were once abundant and widespread are now either extinct or have seen their ranges substantially shrink.
Curious Cats Theatre Collective will present Donald Margulies’ Tony Award–nominated play at the Jericho Arts Centre from October 14 to
A growing body of research suggests that arts engagement can contribute to health and well-being, including in educational settings.
SFU scholar Evan Freeman points out that attacks on cultural heritage and institutions are sometimes part of democratic backsliding.
Despite the official slogan “imagine one Asia”, fragmented regional politics came to the fore as the event unfolded.
Yassine, a co-founder of the MENA Film Festival, has two big events on her calendar this week.
The townsfolk believe that this stranger has come to eat them in Hideki Noda’s play about xenophobia and intolerance.
Asgari places an individual in conflict with forces far larger than himself in his new film.
The opening scene of First Comes Love: Nakabingwit, with a signature rom-com flavour, immediately hooked the audience.
OCT 16 - 17, 2026
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
OCT 16 - 17, 2026
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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