Why we should stop using acronyms like BIPOC
Staff
September 23, 2023
SFU School of Criminology PhD candidate Michaela M. McGuire makes the case that “racialized” is more appropriate than “BIPOC”.
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Nigeria’s slick Netflix epic, Jagun Jagun, explores a rich past that also reflects the world today
Staff
September 21, 2023
A drama, theatre, and film studies professor reviews Jagun Jagun, which revolves around a warlord named Ogunjimi in pre-colonial Nigeria.
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Singer-songwriter is an activist at heart
Staff
September 19, 2023
Sainte-Marie became an Indigenous icon, despite the Lyndon B. Johnson administration’s attempt to keep her music off the airwaves.
In Iran and beyond, arrests of singers and dancers show how music can be a powerful tool of resistance
Staff
September 16, 2023
Here are the anthems for the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran that began with last year’s killing of Jina Mahsa Amini.
Past Lives: A luxurious and lingering portrayal of lost love and identity in the Korean diaspora
Staff
September 12, 2023
Past Lives is Celine Song’s debut film about the Korean diaspora, focusing on two people who were deeply connected in childhood.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor
Staff
September 7, 2023
The Nigerian writer’s brilliant second novel, A Spell of Good Things, has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023.
Why so many South Korean women are refusing to date, marry or have kids
Staff
August 27, 2023
According to a U.S.-based Korean scholar, South Korea finds itself embroiled in an all-out gender war—and it keeps getting worse.
Beyond The Story: BTS biography is a humanizing, literary portrayal of K-pop’s world-leading stars
Staff
August 22, 2023
Lush photography neatly punctuates each of the chapters, guiding the reader smoothly through each BTS era.
Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for music to be heard
Staff
August 21, 2023
Beautiful The Artist and other deaf dip hop performers are subverting some preconceived notions about music.
Umlungu: the colourful history of a word used to describe white people in South Africa
Staff
August 8, 2023
A lecturer at Nelson Mandela University says that “umlungu” demonstrates how the meaning of a word can change to reflect a changing society.
Why we should stop using acronyms like BIPOC
Staff
September 23, 2023
Nigeria’s slick Netflix epic, Jagun Jagun, explores a rich past that also reflects the world today
Staff
September 21, 2023
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Singer-songwriter is an activist at heart
Staff
September 19, 2023
Past Lives: A luxurious and lingering portrayal of lost love and identity in the Korean diaspora
Staff
September 12, 2023
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor
Staff
September 7, 2023
Why so many South Korean women are refusing to date, marry or have kids
Staff
August 27, 2023
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.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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.