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Iranian Canadian artists illuminate Lantern City exhibition at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ Square - Pancouver A Vancouver-based Iranian visual arts group, the VIVA Alliance, has teamed up with the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association.

Iranian Canadian artists illuminate Lantern City exhibition at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/iranian-cana...

C-Pop drag extravaganza coming to Granville Island to coincide with Year of the Horse - Pancouver Seven artists will be at Performance Works on Saturday (February 28) to celebrate the creativity of the Asian-Canadian drag community.

C-Pop drag extravaganza coming to Granville Island on Saturday (Feb. 28) to coincide with Year of the Horse. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/c-pop-drag-e...

🎥 Take an online tour of MOA's feature exhibition, Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images with curator Fuyubi Nakamura. The exhibition showcases Tibet and Tibetans through their own lenses and voices. Watch now: https://f.mtr.cool/qlfgdkglin

Kristin Fung jazzes up Lunar New Year at the Orpheum with multilingual Cantofunk - Pancouver Fung and her band ripped through five spirited numbers, all either written or co-written by the star keyboardist.

Kristin Fung jazzes up Lunar New Year at the Orpheum with multilingual Cantofunk. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/kristin-fung...

LunarFest Vancouver rings in Year of the Horse with Van Lefan's Mandopop nostalgia and chef Josie Chang's Asian fusion - Pancouver Lefan will perform songs made famous in Asia by Teresa Teng, Tsai Chin. Chyi Yu, Richie Jen, and Jay Chou.

LunarFest Vancouver will ring in Year of the Horse with Van Lefan’s Mandopop nostalgia and chef Josie Chang’s Asian fusion. The event—Old Songs, New Year—is at Performance Works at 6:30 pm (Feb. 27). Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/lunarfest-va...

Multidisciplinary artist Miles Saraswat mimics emotions of migration on Lunar New Year lanterns - Pancouver Two Saraswat-designed lanterns are among six on display in the Brave the Wind exhibition at the Bentall Centre until March 9.

Multidisciplinary artist Miles Saraswat mimics emotions of migration on Lunar New Year lanterns at Bentall Centre. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/multidiscipl...

Kristin Fung promises plenty of electro CantoFunk at LunarFest Concert at the Orpheum - Pancouver The annual concert will include performances by Harmonia String Ensemble, WVYB Strings, and young violin soloist Emma Qu.

Kristin Fung promises plenty of electro CantoFunk at LunarFest Concert at the Orpheum on Tuesday (Feb. 24) evening. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/kristin-fung...

A Storm Unleashed author Carol Matas takes readers inside a Jewish girl's head as she responds to the Nazi threat - Pancouver Matas will speak at the 41st annual Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival on Sunday (February 22).

Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival runs from Saturday (Feb. 21) to Thurs. (Feb. 26) in Vancouver. Winnipeg author @carolmatas.bsky.social will speak on Sunday. Learn more about her novel, A Storm Unleashed, @pancouver.bsky.social. It's for young readers from 9 to 12. pancouver.ca/a-storm-unle...

Arty Guava’s tropical Wild Symphony lantern gallops into the Year of the Horse at Granville Island - Pancouver Wild Symphony is one of six Lunar New Year lanterns in the Forever Young exhibition outside of Ocean Artworks

Arty Guava’s tropical Wild Symphony lantern gallops into the Year of the Horse at Granville Island. It's beside Ocean Artworks just up the street from the Public Market. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/arty-guavas-...

Taiwan Overseas Community Affairs Council Minister Hsu Chia-ching shares thoughts on Canada and Mandarin education at TCML-Tzu Chi Academy opening - Pancouver It’s not every day that a Taiwanese cabinet minister shows up in Vancouver. But on February 14, Hsu Chia-ching was at two remarkable events.

Taiwan Overseas Community Affairs Council Minister Hsu Chia-ching shares thoughts on Mandarin education at TCML-Tzu Chi Academy opening. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/taiwan-overs...

Joyful, multilingual Canadian Lunar New Year song declares that family means more than money - Pancouver The video for More than Money is full of emotion as Vancouver and Toronto musicians groove to the music and lyrics.

Happy Lunar New Year! Check out this joyful, multilingual Lunar New Year song co-written by 12 Canadian musicians. This @pancouver.bsky.social article includes the recently released Official Music Video. pancouver.ca/joyful-multi...

LNY Splash film Family Matters 我家的事 adroitly exposes secrets and lies in a working-class family - Pancouver Each of the major characters in Family Matters is named after a season—Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter—creating a beautiful symmetry.

LNY Splash film Family Matters 我家的事 adroitly exposes secrets and lies in a working-class family. It's at VIFF Centre at 8 p.m. tonight. Highly recommended. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/lny-splash-f...

LunarFest Vancouver welcomes Year of the Horse with theatre, music, and large, artistic lanterns - Pancouver This year, LunarFest Vancouver launched its annual celebration on Valentine's Day with balmy weather and plenty of smiles.

LunarFest Vancouver welcomes Year of the Horse with theatre, music, and large, artistic lanterns. Enjoy lots of free family-friendly activities at Granville Island. @brendavancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/lunarfest-va...

Shu Qi's brooding Girl 女孩 examines family violence, child abuse, and resilience through youthful eyes - Pancouver Girl 女孩 marks the directorial debut of Taiwan’s most successful female actor. It's at the VIFF Centre on Sunday (February 15).

Girl 女孩 examines family violence, child abuse, and resilience through youthful eyes. LNY Splash and VIFF Centre will present movie star Shu Qi's directorial debut at 7:30 pm Sunday (Feb 15) in Mandarin with English subtitles. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/shu-qis-broo...

Matriarchs Uprising centres female Indigenous dance artists through performances, workshops, masterclasses, and Talking Truth Circles - Pancouver Mixed-race Anishinaabe dance artist Olivia C. Davies says that Vancouver’s Matriarchs Uprising festival began as a dream.

Matriarchs Uprising fest centres female Indigenous dance artists through performances, workshops, masterclasses, and Talking Truth Circle Conversations. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/matriarchs-u...

导演和晓丹：在蒙特利尔拍下一个中国中年女性的秘密与觉醒 - Pancouver 在新片《Montreal, My Beautiful》（蒙特利尔，我的美人）中，导演和晓丹以细腻的镜头，讲述了一位中国中年移民女性在蒙特利尔的情感觉醒与自我寻找。

Pancouver publishes articles in several languages. Here is a Simplified Chinese interview with Montreal film director Xiaodan He, which was conducted in Mandarin. Her film, Montreal, ma belle, opens tomorrow at the VIFF Centre. pancouver.ca/%e5%af%bc%e6...

Director Xiaodan He captures a Chinese middle-aged woman’s secrets and awakening in Montreal ma belle (Montreal, My Beautiful) - Pancouver A Reel Asian International Film Festival jury described Joan Chen's performance in Montreal, ma belle as "nothing short of a revelation".

Director Xiaodan He captures a Chinese middle-aged woman’s secrets and awakening in Montreal ma belle (Montreal, My Beautiful). The VIFF Centre will screen this award-winning Canadian film, beginning on Friday (Feb. 13). @viffest.bsky.social. @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/director-xia...

Japanese violin virtuoso Rio Arai headlines Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra concert on Valentine's Day - Pancouver Arai, one of the world’s rising classical music stars, will make her Canadian debut at the Vancouver Playhouse.

New @pancouver.bsky.social: Japanese violin virtuoso Rio Arai headlines Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra concert on Valentine’s Day pancouver.ca/japanese-vio...

Choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe braids tradition with truth in T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods - Pancouver The Royal Winnipeg Ballet will present T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods in a double bill with Carmina Burana at The Centre Vancouver.

Tla'amin choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe braids tradition with truth in T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/choreographe...

One family’s journey through Asia’s unfinished history comes to life in After Spring, the Tamaki Family… 紀錄片: 海的彼端 - Pancouver The Vancouver Public Library and LNY Splash are offering a free screening of this documentary about the Tamaki family on Tuesday (Feb. 10).

Family’s journey through Asia’s unfinished history comes to life in After Spring, the Tamaki Family… 紀錄片: 海的彼端. VPL Central & LNY Splash will present free screening at 2:30 pm Tue (Feb 10) in Montalbano Family Theatre on Level 8. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/one-familys-...

Cathy Xinman: The Moon Is So Far from Me, Let Alone People - Pancouver Have you ever stood under a full moon and felt not romance, but a profound and startling loneliness?

A poem by Cathy Xinman: The Moon Is So Far from Me, Let Alone People ... Read it @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/cathy-xinman...

Googoosh, the “Voice of Iran”, has gone quiet—and that’s her point - Pancouver Before Beyoncé, before Cher, before Madonna, there was Googoosh.

Googoosh, the “Voice of Iran”, has gone quiet—and that’s her point. Learn why @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/googoosh-the...

Zhou Jian-xin showcases Tainan scenery, temple culture, and residents' courage in free Lantern City exhibition - Pancouver According to Zhou, many people come to the southern Taiwanese city to see historical sites or to eat local, traditional food.

Zhou Jian-xin showcases Tainan scenery, temple culture, and residents’ courage in free Lantern City exhibition at Pendulum Gallery (885 West Georgia St.) in Vancouver. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/zhou-jian-xi...

Vancouver theatre artists and social-service providers address bicultural identity and belonging - Pancouver Ruby Slippers Theatre presented the forum on bicultural identity and belonging before this year's Advance Theatre Festival.

It's the last day of the Advance Theatre Festival @shadboltcentre.bsky.social in Burnaby. Here's an article in @pancouver.bsky.social on Ruby Slippers Theatre's panel discussion on bicultural identity and belonging, which was held shortly before the festival began. pancouver.ca/vancouver-th...

The Voice of Hind Rajab offers riveting re-enactment of five-year-old Palestinian girl's final hours - Pancouver The Voice of Hind Rajab received a 23-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

The Voice of Hind Rajab offers riveting re-enactment of five-year-old Palestinian girl’s final hours. Read a review by Rita Wong in @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/the-voice-of...

With KPop Demon Hunters, Korean women hold the sword, the microphone—and possibly an Oscar - Pancouver Netflix’s animated KPop Demon Hunters follows adventures of a fictional Kpop girl group (Huntrix) whose members hunt demons by night.

With KPop Demon Hunters, Korean women hold the sword, the microphone—and possibly an Oscar. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/with-kpop-de...

Want to learn how to be Filipino? Hazel Venzon teaches how to care for people through kapwa in Everything Has Disappeared - Pancouver Venzon will lead PuSh festival audiences on a journey to discover what the world would be like if there were no Filipinos.

Want to learn how to be Filipino? Hazel Venzon teaches how to care for people through kapwa in Everything Has Disappeared at the PuSh Festival. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/want-to-lear...

Spring After Spring reveals how a family legacy endures through generational differences and grief - Pancouver Jon Chiang says that his award-winning documentary, Spring After Spring, is really about profound and universal family relationships.

Spring After Spring reveals how a family legacy endures through generational differences and grief. This emotionally charged documentary's theatrical debut is at the VIFF Centre on Feb. 6. @viffest.bsky.social @joeplanta.bsky.social pancouver.ca/spring-after...

Faly Mevamanana mixes obsession, deception, and sabotage into The Baking Show Show: The Play - Pancouver According to Mevamanana, her character Grace is very nice, very kind, and very smiley—with the internal life of a criminal mastermind.

Faly Mevamanana mixes obsession, deception, and sabotage into The Baking Show Show: The Play. Ruby Slippers Theatre will present world premiere @shadboltcentre.bsky.social from Feb 5 to 7 and Presentation House from Feb. 12 to 15. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/faly-mevaman...

When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap—from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth - Pancouver Qian Liu, the author of a book on this subject, explains why the children of immigrants often feel such pressure to succeed.

When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap—from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/when-young-a...