
From rainbow flags to indie rock, P!SCO brings a joyful LGBTQ story to Vancouver TAIWANfest
P!SCO guitarist Rachel Hsu is an LGBTQ icon in Taiwan for championing same-sex marriage and for publicly sharing her transgender journey.

P!SCO guitarist Rachel Hsu is an LGBTQ icon in Taiwan for championing same-sex marriage and for publicly sharing her transgender journey.

Chapel Sound Art Foundation co-curates TECTONIC with Cadena and the Barangay Project Society at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square.

In Locust, Liu Wei-chen plays a mute restaurant worker who helps a local street gang collect debts.

Leith Davis, director of the Centre for Scottish Studies at SFU, will discuss how literature has shaped perceptions about Jacobite history.

ZiXuan Huang says that the band’s name was inspired by the close connection between trains and the Hakka population of Taiwan.

How do different generations navigate the lived experience of the Asian diaspora?
Panel Info:
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Panel Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Central Library

“Chinese” can be a very complex word, especially in mainstream media.
Panel Info:
Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
Panel Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Central Library
Estrada, a Mexican singer-songwriter, will perform at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on UBC’s Point Grey campus.
Generally, either a publisher or an agent will ask you for a query letter introducing yourself and your book, along with a

North of North, which won nine Canadian Screen Awards this year, is back on APTN, CBC Gem, and Netflix.

Stories in Conversation will take place from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Monday (September 7) in the Annex as part of Vancouver TAIWANfest.

Along with concerts and food workshops, the Hakka family drama Shape of Love will be screened for free at the Annex at noon on Saturday.

Vancouver TAIWANfest’s Dialogue with Scotland includes an exhibition highlighting Presbyterian physicians who moved to west-central Taiwan.

In her free talk at Vancouver TAIWANfest on Sunday (September 6), Sung will discuss how the connections between Scotland, Canada, and Taiwan.

For immigrant and racialized students, belonging can be especially complex.

The poem is marked by a strong contemporary consciousness, technological reflection, and an absurdist spirit.

Wen says that once you understand how to read a city, you feel a sense of belonging.

Demaladas, a former member of Taiwan’s Council of Indigenous Peoples, will perform with the Nanwang Sisters at Vancouver TAIWANfest.

If you care about climate, conservation or justice, support Indigenous voices, learn the history, and challenge systems that created harm.

Big Bad Boo was the only B.C. company to receive funding this year through the CMF Program for Black and Racialized Communities.

The LGBT Purge Fund unveiled Thunderhead as a permanent public monument recognizing discrimination faced by 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada.

Established by Vancouver businessman Barj Dhahan in 2013, the Prize is given annually to those who write in Punjabi.

The Red Brick Era of Northern Taiwan exhibition will be in the 600 block of Granville Street from September 5 to 7.

Chang will speak at the Vancouver Central Library on September 3 and lead a community-sharing session on September 5 at the Annex.

Leith Davis, director of the Centre for Scottish Studies at SFU, will discuss how literature has shaped perceptions about Jacobite history.

ZiXuan Huang says that the band’s name was inspired by the close connection between trains and the Hakka population of Taiwan.

How do different generations navigate the lived experience of the Asian diaspora?
Panel Info:
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Panel Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Central Library

“Chinese” can be a very complex word, especially in mainstream media.
Panel Info:
Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
Panel Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Central Library
The Little Mountain Gallery comedy club is situated in a heritage building in Gastown.
Thomas Piketty says the ideology of people in power in the United States and many

North of North, which won nine Canadian Screen Awards this year, is back on APTN, CBC Gem, and Netflix.

Stories in Conversation will take place from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Monday (September 7) in the Annex as part

Chapel Sound Art Foundation co-curates TECTONIC with Cadena and the Barangay Project Society at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square.

In Locust, Liu Wei-chen plays a mute restaurant worker who helps a local street gang collect debts.

Along with concerts and food workshops, the Hakka family drama Shape of Love will be screened for free at the

Vancouver TAIWANfest’s Dialogue with Scotland includes an exhibition highlighting Presbyterian physicians who moved to west-central Taiwan.

In her free talk at Vancouver TAIWANfest on Sunday (September 6), Sung will discuss how the connections between Scotland, Canada,

For immigrant and racialized students, belonging can be especially complex.

The poem is marked by a strong contemporary consciousness, technological reflection, and an absurdist spirit.

Wen says that once you understand how to read a city, you feel a sense of belonging.
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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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