The family’s playlists evolved with the decades—Taiwanese folk songs to 1980s pop—always with CDs stacked near the car stereo.
多倫多音樂人 Eunice Keitan 的父母 Boon 和 Stephanie，不僅將對藝術的熱愛傳遞給女兒，也讓她成長於一個多語、多元文化的背景中。Stephanie 出生並成長於香港。Boon 在馬來西亞長大，但很早以前就跟隨父親移民加拿大。Stephanie 與 Boon 兩人都在蒙特婁的麥基爾大學（McGill University）主修食品科學。Stephanie 打趣地說，他們的婚姻其實要歸功於這段學術因緣，「因為我的實驗室搭檔就是 Boon 的哥哥。」
Boon and Stephanie’s families shared a deep appreciation for the arts, from music to ballroom dancing to magic.
「我是八個孩子裡最小的，我爸爸透過他在唐人街的生意組成了家族樂團，所以全家人都參與其中，」Jimmy 說。「我的兄弟姐妹們都會演奏不同的樂器。我非常羨慕他們有自己專屬的樂器，而我什麼都沒有。當時我還很小，沒有屬於自己的樂器，所以我就負責打擊樂器，算是比較簡單的那種。但也不算太糟，因為打擊樂讓我熟悉了各種節奏。」
Jimmy Teh grew up in Rangoon, Burma (currently known as Yangon, Myanmar) in a family with musical roots.
十三位加拿大音樂家（其中六位來自溫哥華）將參加在台灣舉行的國際音樂節。所有來自溫哥華的表演者都計畫在亞洲 Jade Music Fest 上以國語、粵語或台語演唱，活動將於 4 月 25 日（週五）至 4 月 27 日（週日）在台北華山 1914 文創園區舉行。
The Taiwan Canada Society organized the event, which takes place from April 27 to 29 in Taipei.
十三位加拿大音乐家（其中六位来自温哥华）将参加在台湾举行的国际音乐节。所有来自温哥华的表演者都计画在亚洲 Jade Music Fest 上以国语、粤语或台语演唱，活动将于 4 月 25 日（周五）至 4 月 27 日（周日）在台北华山 1914 文创园区举行。
One song by Lefan, “Beyond the Clouds”, is inspired by Lord of the Rings characters.
多元创作者 Van Lefan 乐凡在第二张完整专辑中，汲取了她在谘商心理学系的学习经验。身为学生的她，深刻体会到写作在面对创伤与悲伤时的疗愈力量。
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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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