
The Frontliners emerges from Zahida Rahemtulla’s experience helping refugees in a housing crisis
The playwright says that The Frontliners is about three settlement workers who are stationed at the Hotel Splendid in 2016.

The playwright says that The Frontliners is about three settlement workers who are stationed at the Hotel Splendid in 2016.

剧作家 Zahida Rahemtulla 深知在房价高涨的城市中,为难民找寻住所是多么艰钜的任务。在 2016 年,加拿大政府于 14 个月内重新安置 44,000 名叙利亚难民时,她当时就在温哥华从事相关工作。

劇作家 Zahida Rahemtulla 深知在房價高漲的城市中,為難民找尋住所是多麼艱鉅的任務。在 2016 年,加拿大政府於 14 個月內重新安置 44,000 名敘利亞難民時,她當時就在溫哥華從事相關工作。

A conversation with Asian-Canadian artists on the intersections of cultural heritage and artistic output.
Panel Info:
Date: Thursday, November 14
Panel Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Vancouver Central Library

The young theatre artist’s solo show relies on some help from audience members in overcoming a fear that others also carry with them.

Gateway Theatre is also offering five free audio plays by talented artists of Asian ancestry as part of its 2023-24 season.

很多温哥华居民并不知道某些邻居正努力尝试保留富有想像力的香港文化。这个曾经自由的港口城市孕育出以粤语为基础的当代媒体、艺术和娱乐产业。然而,自从香港在1997年回归中国以来,便一直经历普通话殖民化,近年的打压更日益严重,迫使数以百万计的民众上街抗议。这导致全国人民代表大会在2020年通过严苛的《香港国安法》,结束了承诺维持至2047年的高度自治。这令到香港人心灰意冷,更激怒了加拿大举国上下的香港侨民。

很多溫哥華居民並不知道某些鄰居正努力嘗試保留富有想像力的香港文化。這個曾經自由的港口城市孕育出以粵語為基礎的當代媒體、藝術和娛樂產業。然而,自從香港在1997年回歸中國以來,便一直經歷普通話殖民化,近年的打壓更日益嚴重,迫使數以百萬計的民眾上街抗議。這導致全國人民代表大會在2020年通過嚴苛的《香港國安法》,結束了承諾維持至2047年的高度自治。

Chan is one of several Vancouverites working exceptionally hard to preserve the freewheeling and imaginative culture of Hong Kong.









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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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