It’s International Museum Week and I have five museum discoveries to share: one by a friend who attended the Chinese Canadian Museum in Victoria, two new (and the last for 2022 and the next few years) exhibits at the Royal British Columbia Museum that I attended, and two from on-line sources. My friend May […]
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If you want inspiration to ignite your own creativity, whether it be dance, choreography, playing an instrument, musical composition, singing, sculpture, painting, drawing, videography, photography, acting, fabric arts, or writing, the digital photo album below, of 130 Asian-Canadian artists might be the right source. You will be introduced to artists from around the country,
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During this last week of National Asian Heritage Month, I wanted to introduce readers to Dr. Victoria Chung. Toy Mea Chung was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1897, the same year that Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee. Perhaps this is why her parents chose the English name of Victoria for her. From an
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What does Asian Heritage Month mean? It is a time to learn and reflect on the history of people of Asian descent, and their economic, cultural, and artistic contributions to our country. Over the past 200 years, people of East Asian descent (e.g., China, Japan, Korea), South Asian descent (e.g., India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka),
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