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In this episode we are joined by Viola Tian, where she shares her journey from arriving in Canada at the age of 19 as a student in Queen's University, to becoming a leading advocate for anti-racism and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She discusses her work with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the U.S., highlighting bureaucratic challenges in achieving systemic change. Tian details her role in creating the Coalition Against Anti-Asian Racism Canada, focusing on education, policy advocacy, and community support. She emphasizes the need for nuanced approaches, addressing issues like online hate and funding cutbacks impacting Asian Canadian organizations. Tian also notes the importance of long-term education and the challenges of implementing DEI in corporate settings. Resources: Community Resilience Fund: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/bt/cc/fnd-en.aspx #blockhate Report: https://ywcacanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Block-Hate-Report-October-2022-corrected-1.pdf Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: https://www.eeoc.gov/ Canadian Human Rights Commission: https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en Canadian Race Relations Foundation: https://crrf-fcrr.ca/ Coalition Against Anti-Asian Racism Canada: https://crrf-fcrr.ca/coalition-against-anti-asian-racism-canada/ Online Harms Bill: https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/c-63 Bio: Viola Tian Viola has combined five years of comprehensive experience in public policy with expertise in health and social justice. Throughout her career, Viola has engaged in meaningful collaborations in policy development and strategy with a multitude of non-profits and government institutions, playing pivotal roles in both Canadian and US federal settings. Most notably, she established the first national, pan-Asian coalition in Canada. She holds a firm conviction that every citizen possesses the potential to influence policy change, provided they are equipped with the right knowledge in government relations and advocacy techniques.
“How can we break the Bamboo Ceiling and build a more inclusive Canada?”In honour of Asian Heritage Month this May, we are thrilled to welcome Teresa Woo-Pawn for this inspiring episode of Leader Talks with Anne-Marie Pham. As a trailblazer in human rights advocacy, Teresa made history by becoming the first Asian Canadian woman elected to the Alberta legislature.Throughout her career, Teresa collaborated with diverse communities across Canada to promote inclusivity and equitable representation of Asians in all spheres of society. In this episode, she shares how her family's immigration story and cultural background have informed her activism and public service. We delve into the importance of telling a fuller, more inclusive history of Canada, the persistence of Yellow Peril stereotypes, and the challenges of the Bamboo Ceiling in leadership.In addition, Teresa reflects on the evolution of Asian Canadian networks, sharing practical advice for developing cultural competency and resources for deeper learning. This episode is packed with actionable insights to help build a more equitable future for Asian Canadians and guidance for allies looking to offer meaningful support.Key Points From This Episode:Canada's richly diverse and multicultural Asian population.Teresa's election as the first Asian Canadian woman in the Alberta legislature.The story of her family's immigration, which began with her two grandfathers.How her cultural background has shaped the way in which she works and lives.Asian Heritage Month and its role in telling the full history of Canada. Underreporting of the statistics and experiences of Yellow Peril bias and stereotypes. Unpacking solutions to the problem of the Bamboo Ceiling in leadership.How the Asian Canadian network has evolved and formalized over time. Developing cultural competency as Asian Canadians and allies to the community.Digital resources for those who wish to dive deeper into this topic. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Teresa Woo-Paw LinkedInAsian Heritage Foundation CalgaryAct 2 End RacismAction Chinese Canadians Together (ACCT) FoundationCanadian Race Relations FoundationCanadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
Christian Zyp interviews Su Chau & Sean Tse (Festival Co-Directors) about the FascinAsian Film Festival taking place May 9th - 11th, 2025 at the Landmark CIty Centre Cinemas. This is the first time the FascinAsian Film Festival is being showcased in Edmonton. It is a culturally specific film festival based in the Prairie provinces. The festival celebrates Asian contributions to the film and media landscape and aims to showcase the talents of Asian-Canadian and Asian-American artists in film. FAFF has 4 feature films (LUCKY STAR, PAPER FLOWERS, 7 BEATS PER MINUTE and NEW WAVE) as well as 15 Short films.Schedule & Tickets: https://fffyeg2025.eventive.org/scheduleInstagram: @fascinasianedmontonFacebook: FascinAsian Film Festival - Edmonton
Hi everyone, I'm thrilled to welcome a very special guest to this episode of The Talk Music Podcast—the twice GRAMMY-nominated flautist, RON KORB. Ron's extraordinary music transcends genres, weaving together elements of Instrumental, World, Crossover, Classical, Latin, Soundtrack, and New Age. Deeply rooted in the cultural richness of his Asian-Canadian heritage, his compositions reflect a global journey—both musically and literally—as he's traveled the world collecting indigenous flutes from Europe, Asia, and South America.With 30 albums to his name, Ron has also made his mark in film, contributing to the score of The Eight Hundred, the highest-grossing international box office hit of 2020, as well as working with celebrated directors like Ang Lee, Atom Egoyan, Mira Nair, and John Woo. His music has been featured in Being Julia, The White Countess, and two IMAX films narrated by Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lawrence.I recently had the pleasure of seeing Ron perform live with an exceptional ensemble at the Sakura celebration at the Japanese Cultural Centre. It was an unforgettable evening filled with magical moments and mesmerizing music.In our conversation, we dive into Ron's incredible music journey, and I'm excited to share song clips from across his entire career. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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音樂人訪問 Artist Interview : Daniel Lew 廖偉廉【OneNightTalk x Jade Music Festival 嘉賓訪問】 主持：Emily / Mo妹 溫哥華盛事 Jade Music Festival 即將在11月6日至11月9日舉行，我們榮幸能訪問參與演出的表演單位。先了解他們的音樂故事，再入場聽他們的音樂作品，必定是雙重享受。 購票查詢 Jade Music Festival : https://jmfa.ca/ 主持：Emily / Mo妹 訪問嘉賓：Daniel Lew 廖偉廉 Daniel Lew is a singer-songwriter with a mission to uplift the world. 10 years ago, he spontaneously went deaf in his left ear and developed tinnitus. This led him down a path of song weaving. “Folk music writ large with electrifying vocals” writes Charlie Smith of Pancouver Magazine. Daniel's voice is a blend of Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, and Chris Cornell, paired with dynamic guitar playing and live looping. He has released 3 albums, and has been featured by CBC Radio One, Jade Music Festival Taipei, and Jorvik Radio UK. While busking, he has caught the attention of Ed Sheeran, Jacob Collier, and Dan Mangan. Daniel was awarded the 2023 Creative BC Career development grant for his upcoming album Destiny. For this project, he provided opportunities to showcase work from several other Asian-Canadian artists. He completed a 22-date solo tour from Vancouver to Montreal this past summer. The lead single “Let The Angels Shine” received airplay on CBC Thunder Bay. 致力於用音樂提升世界的創作歌手。十年前，他突然失去左耳聽力並患有耳鳴，這引導他踏上編織旋律的道路。《Pancouver Magazine》的 Charlie Smith 曾寫道：「他的民謠音樂充滿了電力般的嗓音」。搭配動感的吉他演奏與音樂循環技術，廖偉廉的聲音融合 Bob Dylan、Jack Johnson 和 Chris Cornell 的風格。至今已發行三張專輯，並曾受到加拿大廣播公司 CBC Radio One 和英國 Jorvik Radio 的報導；在街頭演唱時，引起 Ed Sheeran、Jacob Collier 和 Dan Mangan 的注意。 2023 年，廖偉廉獲得 Creative BC 職業發展獎助金，用於他即將發行的專輯《Destiny》。在這個專案中，他為多位亞裔加拿大音樂人提供作品展現的機會。今年夏天，他完成從溫哥華到蒙特婁的 22 場個人巡演。主打單曲《Let The Angels Shine》曾在 CBC Thunder Bay 電台播出。 https://www.instagram.com/danlew_/ http://danlew.ca/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QI4FOlRF00rm46g3V7Zdm https://www.youtube.com/@dlew28 https://www.facebook.com/dlewmusic
Jerome Yoo (the filmmaker behind the critically acclaimed short films Gong Ju, Idols Never Die, and Recess: Third Street) stops by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to discuss Mongrels, his feature film directorial debut that has its world premiere at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival. Set in rural Canada in the 1990s, Mongrels follows a Korean family attempting to find footing in a new land while navigating the dark forests of grief. Dad Sonny has been hired to eradicate the feral canines plaguing the town, while sensitive son Hajoon figures out what it means to be a man. Finally, young Hana, missing her mother, dreams up ways to make her return.Mongrels is lyrical, sorrowful, dreamlike, surreal, disturbing, and surprising: an exceptional mix that is precisely what anyone familiar with Jerome's previous work would expect to see in his first feature. In this fascinating conversation with Sabrina Rani Furminger, Jerome talks about the day on Mongrels when he directed 14 dogs, his cohort of rising Asian Canadian filmmakers (which includes Lawrence Le Lam and Mayumi Yoshida), and the parallels between his own immigrant journey and Mongrels' surreal story. Episode sponsor: Fish Flight Entertainment
In this episode, we chat with Stephanie Mui, Assistant Dean of the Career Services Office at Allard Law, about navigating student recruitment. Stephanie shares her career journey, offering essential tips on crafting standout applications, effective networking, and interview preparation. We also discuss post-COVID-19 changes in recruitment and address common misconceptions law students have. Stephanie provides tailored advice for Asian Canadian students on leveraging their unique backgrounds in the recruitment process. Whether you are preparing for OCIs, articling, or early in your legal career, Stephanie's wisdom will guide you through the challenges and help you put your best foot forward.
Today, we're joined by John Lee of Arise Mortgage. In this episode we will cover: How he adds value with FA's and Accountants; How he stays in touch with his pre-approvals; How his podcast helps him build his network; and His creative use of Christmas cards and birthday messages To connect with John, you can check out the links below: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Website Follow me on Instagram I Love Mortgage Brokering: www.ilovemortgagebrokering.com Find out more about BRX Mortgage: www.whybrx.com I Love Mortgage Brokering is brought to you by Finmo. To learn more, visit: www.finmo.ca/ilmb In this episode, John Lee and I discuss the five innovative marketing strategies designed to elevate your mortgage brokerage business. John Lee, a top-performing mortgage broker from Vancouver, joins us to share his creative approaches that make a significant impact with slight adjustments. Throughout our conversation, you'll discover how John incorporates early conversations with financial planners and accountants, effectively uses an eight-week pre-approval campaign and leverages his podcast to expand his professional network. John's unique methods for client engagement, such as sending personalized Christmas cards and birthday messages are also tackled. These small yet thoughtful gestures leave a lasting impression on clients and help generate more referrals. You're going to find this episode truly enjoyable. In this episode, we will cover: John's transition from financial advisor and property manager to mortgage broker. Importance of early conversations with financial planners and accountants. Implementation of an eight-week pre-approval campaign. Leveraging a targeted podcast to expand professional networks. Creative client engagement with personalized Christmas cards and birthday messages. Offering value-added services to stand out in the competitive market. Building a referral network with financial planners and accountants. Automated follow up emails with valuable content for clients. Personalized voice recordings for birthday wishes. Launching a podcast focused on the Asian Canadian community.
★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★ 00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Who is Rishma Johal, and how did you find yourself immersed in this field of study? 02:26 - What were the reasons behind South Asian women being excluded from Canada? 04:06 - When did the tide start to turn for South Asian women? 06:20 - Could you provide an overview of the Ghadar Party? 10:16 - If the Ghadar Party had been more organized, what could the potential ramifications have been? 12:15 - What is the process of becoming a Ghadar? Is it a title bestowed or self-proclaimed? 14:36 - The faces of resistance: from fighting against colonial arms to advocating for a national army. 17:03 - How does gender play a role within South Asian communities in Canada? 18:51 - The Zamindar System & the British: exploring its impact on gender relations, before and during colonial rule. 23:18 - What happened to the Ghadar movement in Canada once women were allowed to enter? 26:48 - The dichotomous lives of early settlers: living double lives and societal taboos. 29:02 - Delving into your research: what did the process involve, what locations did you explore, and which collections/archives did you use? 30:28 - Regarding your focus on women in Canada and their role in the Ghadar movement, what sources informed your research? 32:14 - What were the lives of these women like after their arrival in Canada? 34:36 - What were some of the obstacles you encountered during your research? 37:15 - How did the information you discovered differ when researching in Canada/US as compared to the UK? 38:11 - Did the British authorities keep tabs on any of these women? 38:41 - Could you elaborate on the intriguing figure of Madame Kam? 39:39 - Out of all the individuals you've studied, who would you choose to meet if you could travel back in time? 41:08 - Are figures like Gulab Kaur considered anomalies? 43:31 - Did the Ghadar Movement play a role in challenging gender norms? 46:34 - Is there anything else you would like to add or emphasize?
With thousands of businesses engaging in cross-border trade, how do Ottawa and Washington work together to reduce costs and red tape? On this episode, Minister Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada, joins Beth and Chris to discuss her work on regulatory cooperation, approach to cyber defense and security, and Asian-Canadian upbringing.
It's Asian Heritage Month in Canada – and this month, we're very excited to bring you a two-part discussion on the history of Asian labour in Canada. This week's episode is a continuation from last week's conversation in which rabble labour reporter Kiah Lucero, and Patricia Chong and Karine Ng from the Ontario and BC branches of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance discussed the history of the Alliance; key moments of Asian labour in Canada; and how racism, systemic discrimination, and “othering” still shows up in Canada today. Today, we continue that discussion and dig into the concept of a “model minority,” what it means to be an immigrant on stolen land, and how all racial justice fights are intertwined. About our guests The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) is a national organization that represents the voice of Asian Canadian trade union members, Asian Canadian workers and the Asian community at large. Through educational events, organizing and strike support, the ACLA hopes to establish a wide network of labour and community activists in Canada. Patricia Chong holds a MA in Labour Studies from McMaster University and a Masters in Labour Policies and Globalisation from the Global Labour University (Germany). She is a short documentary film maker and a member of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance Ontario Chapter. She has worked as an organizer for both public and private sector unions and has successfully unionized workers in Ontario, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon. 吳珏穎 Karine Ng (she/her) is an immigrant-settler on Turtle Island, a spore blown across the Pacific from then British colonized Hong Kong, with ancestral roots in what is known today as China. Her work is anchored in education, spanning across diverse ages and socio-cultural settings in the ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and the Tseil-Waututh people and elsewhere. For additional information on the organizations mentioned please visit: ACLA Ontario Canadian Sikh Heritage Challenging Racist “British Columbia”: 150 Years and Counting Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC Chinese Canadian Museum Coalition of Black Trade Unionists For reading and watching materials: Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: A Resource for Educators A Resource for Educators White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver Toronto Solidarity Rally Against Anti-Asian Racism (2021) More about Emmie Tsumura, the artist who worked on the Asian Canadian Labour History banners Asian Heritage Month designs Follow her on Instagram here If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.
It's Asian Heritage Month in Canada – and this month, we're very excited to bring you a two-part discussion on the history of Asian labour in Canada. Over the next two weeks, we're sharing a conversation between rabble's own labour reporter Kiah Lucero, and Patricia Chong and Karine Ng from the Ontario and BC branches of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance. The three discuss the history of the Alliance; key moments of Asian labour in Canada; and how racism, systemic discrimination, and “othering” still shows up in Canada today. About our guests The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) is a national organization that represents the voice of Asian Canadian trade union members, Asian Canadian workers and the Asian community at large. Through educational events, organizing and strike support, the ACLA hopes to establish a wide network of labour and community activists in Canada. Patricia Chong holds a MA in Labour Studies from McMaster University and a Masters in Labour Policies and Globalisation from the Global Labour University (Germany). She is a short documentary film maker and a member of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance Ontario Chapter. She has worked as an organizer for both public and private sector unions and has successfully unionized workers in Ontario, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon. 吳珏穎 Karine Ng (she/her) is an immigrant-settler on Turtle Island, a spore blown across the Pacific from then British colonized Hong Kong, with ancestral roots in what is known today as China. Her work is anchored in education, spanning across diverse ages and socio-cultural settings in the ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and the Tseil-Waututh people and elsewhere. For additional information on the organizations mentioned please visit: ACLA Ontario Canadian Sikh Heritage Challenging Racist “British Columbia”: 150 Years and Counting Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC Chinese Canadian Museum Coalition of Black Trade Unionists For reading and watching materials: Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: A Resource for Educators A Resource for Educators White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver Toronto Solidarity Rally Against Anti-Asian Racism (2021) More about Emmie Tsumura, the artist who worked on the Asian Canadian Labour History banners: Asian Heritage Month designs Follow her on Instagram here If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.
In the fictional film Float (streaming now on Amazon Prime!), a young woman unexpectedly falls in love with the small-town lifeguard who rescued her from drowning. Director Sherren Lee joins us via zoom to share how she adapted the story from a book by Kate Marchant and was able to make it her own, why being an immigrant from Taiwan helped her relate to the theme of belonging, and how a young boy selling pickles on the side of the road became a beloved character in the film.Follow Sherren Lee on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, recorded 700+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 and 2023 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM
Catch up on the best of the year so far with this weekend's encore presentation of the Roy Green Show! The mayors of Brampton, Ontario and Surrey, British Columbia have written to Public Safety minister Romeo LeBlanc warning the federal government about extortion toward South Asian businesses in their communities. Guest: Patrick Brown. Mayor, Brampton, Ontario. Originally Aired Jan 20, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the turbulent end of China's imperial system, violent revolutionary movements, and the fraught establishment of a republican government. During these decades of reform and revolution, millions of far-flung “overseas Chinese” remained connected to Chinese domestic movements. Transpacific Reform and Revolution: The Chinese in North America, 1898-1918 (Stanford UP, 2023) uses rich archival sources and a new network approach to examine how reform and revolution in North American Chinatowns influenced political change in ChinaPo and the transpacific Chinese diaspora from 1898 to 1918. Historian Zhongping Chen focuses on the transnational activities of Kang Youwei, Sun Yat-sen, and other politicians, especially their mobilization of the Chinese in North America to join reformist or revolutionary parties in patriotic fights for a Western-style constitutional monarchy or republic in China. These new reformist and revolutionary parties, including the first Chinese women's political organization, led transpacific movements against American anti-Chinese racism in 1905 and supported constitutional reform and the Republican Revolution in China around 1911, achieving transpacific expansion through innovative use of cross-cultural political ideologies and intertwined institutional and interpersonal networks. Through network analysis of the origins, interrelations, and influences of Chinese reform and revolution in North America, this book makes a significant contribution to modern Chinese history, Asian American and Asian Canadian history, and Chinese diasporic scholarship. Zhongping Chen is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. He is also the author of Modern China's Network Revolution: Chambers of Commerce and Sociopolitical Change in the Early Twentieth Century (Stanford University Press, 2011). He has been working on several digital projects such as “Victoria's Chinatown: A Gateway to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians” and “Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project." Li-Ping Chen is a teaching fellow in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the turbulent end of China's imperial system, violent revolutionary movements, and the fraught establishment of a republican government. During these decades of reform and revolution, millions of far-flung “overseas Chinese” remained connected to Chinese domestic movements. Transpacific Reform and Revolution: The Chinese in North America, 1898-1918 (Stanford UP, 2023) uses rich archival sources and a new network approach to examine how reform and revolution in North American Chinatowns influenced political change in ChinaPo and the transpacific Chinese diaspora from 1898 to 1918. Historian Zhongping Chen focuses on the transnational activities of Kang Youwei, Sun Yat-sen, and other politicians, especially their mobilization of the Chinese in North America to join reformist or revolutionary parties in patriotic fights for a Western-style constitutional monarchy or republic in China. These new reformist and revolutionary parties, including the first Chinese women's political organization, led transpacific movements against American anti-Chinese racism in 1905 and supported constitutional reform and the Republican Revolution in China around 1911, achieving transpacific expansion through innovative use of cross-cultural political ideologies and intertwined institutional and interpersonal networks. Through network analysis of the origins, interrelations, and influences of Chinese reform and revolution in North America, this book makes a significant contribution to modern Chinese history, Asian American and Asian Canadian history, and Chinese diasporic scholarship. Zhongping Chen is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. He is also the author of Modern China's Network Revolution: Chambers of Commerce and Sociopolitical Change in the Early Twentieth Century (Stanford University Press, 2011). He has been working on several digital projects such as “Victoria's Chinatown: A Gateway to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians” and “Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project." Li-Ping Chen is a teaching fellow in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the turbulent end of China's imperial system, violent revolutionary movements, and the fraught establishment of a republican government. During these decades of reform and revolution, millions of far-flung “overseas Chinese” remained connected to Chinese domestic movements. Transpacific Reform and Revolution: The Chinese in North America, 1898-1918 (Stanford UP, 2023) uses rich archival sources and a new network approach to examine how reform and revolution in North American Chinatowns influenced political change in ChinaPo and the transpacific Chinese diaspora from 1898 to 1918. Historian Zhongping Chen focuses on the transnational activities of Kang Youwei, Sun Yat-sen, and other politicians, especially their mobilization of the Chinese in North America to join reformist or revolutionary parties in patriotic fights for a Western-style constitutional monarchy or republic in China. These new reformist and revolutionary parties, including the first Chinese women's political organization, led transpacific movements against American anti-Chinese racism in 1905 and supported constitutional reform and the Republican Revolution in China around 1911, achieving transpacific expansion through innovative use of cross-cultural political ideologies and intertwined institutional and interpersonal networks. Through network analysis of the origins, interrelations, and influences of Chinese reform and revolution in North America, this book makes a significant contribution to modern Chinese history, Asian American and Asian Canadian history, and Chinese diasporic scholarship. Zhongping Chen is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. He is also the author of Modern China's Network Revolution: Chambers of Commerce and Sociopolitical Change in the Early Twentieth Century (Stanford University Press, 2011). He has been working on several digital projects such as “Victoria's Chinatown: A Gateway to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians” and “Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project." Li-Ping Chen is a teaching fellow in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the turbulent end of China's imperial system, violent revolutionary movements, and the fraught establishment of a republican government. During these decades of reform and revolution, millions of far-flung “overseas Chinese” remained connected to Chinese domestic movements. Transpacific Reform and Revolution: The Chinese in North America, 1898-1918 (Stanford UP, 2023) uses rich archival sources and a new network approach to examine how reform and revolution in North American Chinatowns influenced political change in ChinaPo and the transpacific Chinese diaspora from 1898 to 1918. Historian Zhongping Chen focuses on the transnational activities of Kang Youwei, Sun Yat-sen, and other politicians, especially their mobilization of the Chinese in North America to join reformist or revolutionary parties in patriotic fights for a Western-style constitutional monarchy or republic in China. These new reformist and revolutionary parties, including the first Chinese women's political organization, led transpacific movements against American anti-Chinese racism in 1905 and supported constitutional reform and the Republican Revolution in China around 1911, achieving transpacific expansion through innovative use of cross-cultural political ideologies and intertwined institutional and interpersonal networks. Through network analysis of the origins, interrelations, and influences of Chinese reform and revolution in North America, this book makes a significant contribution to modern Chinese history, Asian American and Asian Canadian history, and Chinese diasporic scholarship. Zhongping Chen is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. He is also the author of Modern China's Network Revolution: Chambers of Commerce and Sociopolitical Change in the Early Twentieth Century (Stanford University Press, 2011). He has been working on several digital projects such as “Victoria's Chinatown: A Gateway to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians” and “Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project." Li-Ping Chen is a teaching fellow in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-american-studies
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the turbulent end of China's imperial system, violent revolutionary movements, and the fraught establishment of a republican government. During these decades of reform and revolution, millions of far-flung “overseas Chinese” remained connected to Chinese domestic movements. Transpacific Reform and Revolution: The Chinese in North America, 1898-1918 (Stanford UP, 2023) uses rich archival sources and a new network approach to examine how reform and revolution in North American Chinatowns influenced political change in ChinaPo and the transpacific Chinese diaspora from 1898 to 1918. Historian Zhongping Chen focuses on the transnational activities of Kang Youwei, Sun Yat-sen, and other politicians, especially their mobilization of the Chinese in North America to join reformist or revolutionary parties in patriotic fights for a Western-style constitutional monarchy or republic in China. These new reformist and revolutionary parties, including the first Chinese women's political organization, led transpacific movements against American anti-Chinese racism in 1905 and supported constitutional reform and the Republican Revolution in China around 1911, achieving transpacific expansion through innovative use of cross-cultural political ideologies and intertwined institutional and interpersonal networks. Through network analysis of the origins, interrelations, and influences of Chinese reform and revolution in North America, this book makes a significant contribution to modern Chinese history, Asian American and Asian Canadian history, and Chinese diasporic scholarship. Zhongping Chen is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. He is also the author of Modern China's Network Revolution: Chambers of Commerce and Sociopolitical Change in the Early Twentieth Century (Stanford University Press, 2011). He has been working on several digital projects such as “Victoria's Chinatown: A Gateway to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians” and “Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project." Li-Ping Chen is a teaching fellow in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the turbulent end of China's imperial system, violent revolutionary movements, and the fraught establishment of a republican government. During these decades of reform and revolution, millions of far-flung “overseas Chinese” remained connected to Chinese domestic movements. Transpacific Reform and Revolution: The Chinese in North America, 1898-1918 (Stanford UP, 2023) uses rich archival sources and a new network approach to examine how reform and revolution in North American Chinatowns influenced political change in ChinaPo and the transpacific Chinese diaspora from 1898 to 1918. Historian Zhongping Chen focuses on the transnational activities of Kang Youwei, Sun Yat-sen, and other politicians, especially their mobilization of the Chinese in North America to join reformist or revolutionary parties in patriotic fights for a Western-style constitutional monarchy or republic in China. These new reformist and revolutionary parties, including the first Chinese women's political organization, led transpacific movements against American anti-Chinese racism in 1905 and supported constitutional reform and the Republican Revolution in China around 1911, achieving transpacific expansion through innovative use of cross-cultural political ideologies and intertwined institutional and interpersonal networks. Through network analysis of the origins, interrelations, and influences of Chinese reform and revolution in North America, this book makes a significant contribution to modern Chinese history, Asian American and Asian Canadian history, and Chinese diasporic scholarship. Zhongping Chen is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. He is also the author of Modern China's Network Revolution: Chambers of Commerce and Sociopolitical Change in the Early Twentieth Century (Stanford University Press, 2011). He has been working on several digital projects such as “Victoria's Chinatown: A Gateway to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians” and “Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project." Li-Ping Chen is a teaching fellow in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
Last month, Canadian playwright David Yee was awarded the Siminovitch Prize, Canada's most valuable theatre award, which is given each year to an artist whose groundbreaking work has transformed Canada's theatre scene. David talks to Tom about why his writing career started out of necessity, his theatre company Fu-GEN, and changing the game for the next generation of Asian Canadian playwrights.
The mayors of Brampton, Ontario and Surrey, British Columbia have written to Public Safety minister Romeo LeBlanc warning the federal government about extortion toward South Asian businesses in their communities. Guest: Patrick Brown. Mayor, Brampton, Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 3. As many of you know, we love hockey! Recently, in November 2023, George Chin, a legend of Asian Canadian ice hockey, passed away. He was the star winger on the Chin brothers line along with his brothers Bill and Albert. The Chinese Canadian trio helped their hometown Lucknow team to be highly successful. In this episode, we talk about the life of George Chin and all the teams he made an impact on. In our opening, we discuss our personal goals for the New Year. In our recurring segment, we bring back What Are We Watching and talk about Scott Pilgrim Takes Off on by Bryan Lee O'Malley and Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan. What do we think of these shows? What's the API representation like? And most importantly, how have they adapted the stories? If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or social media links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com. Segments 00:25 New Year's Resolutions 02:03 The History of George Chin 19:32 What Are We Watching? Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and Percy Jackson
On this week's episode, Kendra is joined by editor, writer, model, founder, and content creator @lcchan. Trailblazer and all-around star Lauren had one of the most transformative years of her life as a founder who transmuted loss into gain, a model who became the first Asian-Canadian, publicly queer Sports Illustrated rookie, and an incredible human being on the brink of discovery every day. She sat down with us to share her journey, and we discussed grounding confidence in meaningful qualities, finding peace in liminal and quiet moments, accepting loss as a necessary part of our winning season, and setting really good boundaries. This is a good one! Tap in - link in bio
Meet Natasha Jung, founder of Cold Tea Collective. She's an influential Asian Canadian leader in business. Natasha shares her experiences of navigating instances of racism and the unique challenges and opportunities of being an Asian Canadian woman in leadership. She emphasizes the importance of representation for Asian voices in business and offers valuable advice on advocating for anti-racism in the workplace and communities. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that explores Natasha's vision for a more inclusive future and the role of Asian Canadians in fighting against systemic discrimination. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/citizencentric/message
Delve into the world of healing shame and rediscovering one's true self with pastor and author, Ken Shigematsu. His recently published book, "Now I Become Myself: How Deep Grace Heals our Shame and Restores our True Self," explores the profound impact of shame and how embracing God's love can lead to personal transformation. Throughout this conversation with SOLA editorial curator Aaron Lee, Pastor Ken shares his journey, his experiences as an Asian Canadian, and the wisdom he has gained in his pursuit of beauty and joy. We hope this interview is a source of hope and inspiration as we become our truest self in light of God's love. Video and transcript: https://sola.network/article/healing-shame-and-becoming-myself-interview/ Shownotes: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/now-i-become-myself Links: Weekly Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/sola/tgif Monthly Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/sola/newsletter Facebook: https://facebook.com/thesolanetwork Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesolanetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesolanetwork YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SOLANetwork Podcast: http://anchor.fm/solanetwork Website: https://sola.network
Join us in this powerful and inspiring episode as we hear from Diana Chan, an Asian Canadian who fearlessly opens up about her college and corporate life challenges. From navigating cultural barriers to overcoming immense obstacles, Diana's unwavering determination led her to become a successful Self Advocacy Coach. Listen in as she shares her remarkable journey of resilience and triumph, inspiring us all to forge our paths against all odds. Diana has been recognized as Top 15 LinkedIn Experts to follow in Toronto in 2023, LinkedIn Top Voice in 2022 & has been featured 3 times on the LinkedIn Get Hired Podcast. She is also a LinkedIn Learning Instructor with 5 FREE nano courses. In this candid conversation, Diana takes us on a deeply personal journey, recounting the struggles she has faced navigating through college and corporate life. Despite encountering numerous obstacles and prejudices, Diana's unwavering spirit and perseverance propelled her towards her dreams. As she shares her experiences of breaking free from societal norms and expectations, she reveals how she harnessed the power of self-belief and resilience to forge her path as a trailblazing entrepreneur. Her story serves as a beacon of hope for listeners, empowering them to embrace their unique identities and embrace challenges as stepping stones to success. Connect with Diana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianachan/ Join Diana's newsletter: https://mymarketability.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialresponsibilityatwork/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialresponsibilityatwork/support
Thomas Park is a leader in global venture capital and is a Partner at the BDC Deep Tech Fund and the Co-founder of Asian Canadian Ventures Collective. Tom has been at the BDC since 2017 and currently leads a $200M venture capital fund that invests in Canadian startups developing cutting edge technology including quantum computers. Previously, Tom served 5 years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and McKinsey & Co., where he had the opportunity to oversee numerous special projects across both the public and private sector. For the first eight years of his career, Tom put his law degree to good use as a consultant to the International Criminal Court (aka The Hague), and at the United Nations Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia. Tom is a graduate of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and McGill University. He sits on a number of boards at McGill, Ryerson University, and as chair of the Banff Forum. He was recognized for his leadership when he was selected as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2017. In 2022, Tom co-founded the Asian Canadian Venture Collective that helps bring together Canadians of Asian heritage working in tech. In this episode, you will learn: How Tom's upbringing as the only minority in his neighborhood made him more resilient and resourceful About the Christmas Day revelation that motivated Tom to leave his early success in corporate law Where Tom's thinks we are in the GenAI hype cycle You can follow Tom on LinkedIn and learn more about the Asian Canadian Ventures Collective at https://ac-vc.ca/.
[Episode Description] Diversity is a key element across our cities, communities, and of course, work. It's the interconnection between us as individuals with distinct identities and within the communities where we belong. But how do we ensure that everyone finds that sense of belonging, regardless of gender or ethnicity, and has the opportunity to contribute their unique perspectives? Anita Bhandari, the Chief Human Resources Officer at the City of Burnaby, draws on her own experience as she sits down with Jay Kiew (JQ) to explore exactly that. [About Anita] Anita has sponsored the "Burnaby Promise," a commitment all employees have made to put the community first, build great teams, and act with integrity. Additionally, she has played a key role in shifting the organization's culture through the Burnaby Moving Forward program, aimed at making the City an employer of choice while providing the best possible services to the community. Anita has overseen the mass conversion for unionized employees, ensuring that they are paid for their work and treated fairly, and has conducted a comprehensive compensation review to ensure pay equity with no barriers or biases. She was part of the Senior Management Team that developed the Burnaby Strategic Plan, which aims to create a city where everyone wants to live, and embodies values such as community, integrity, respect, innovation and passion. Anita was also recently selected as a finalist for the 2023 YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/citizencentric/message
Jen Sookfong Lee makes no apologies: she's a superfan. That's the name of her latest book, a deeply personal compilation of essays on how her life has been touched and affected by the likes of Anne of Green Gables, Princess Diana, Amy Tan, sensitive white boys like John Cusack, the Biebers, the Kardashians and, inevitably, Gwyneth. The truth is these icons resonate with all of us, even Wendy, who admits to knowing nothing about pop culture. Jen joins us to talk about all that, being Asian Canadian, a single mother, a more than decent writer, and an admitted weirdo. Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised in Vancouver's East Side. Her books include the novels The End of East, The Better Mother and The Conjoined. Jen also works as an editor at ECW Press, and co-hosts the podcast Can't Lit. Her memoir Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart is published by McLelland & Stewart Did you know you can watch this episode too? We are on YouTube. We love writing and would love for you to read what we write. Sign Up for our Substack Newsletter. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Wendy and Maureen at womenofir@gmail.com A Transcription of the episode can be found here. We now have a YouTube Channel! Please hit the Subscribe button when you get there. And because you asked for it - Future episodes will be in video form. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenofIllRepute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Canadian Screen Awards just handed out awards for the best in film, television and web content. We look at the big winners in the film portion which included Brother dominating with 12 wins, Crimes of the Future with 2 wins and Alice, Darling, Viking, I Like Movies, Riceboy Sleeps and Falcon Lake each winning 1 award. We also named our top five Canadian films from last year! Dakota's Top 5 Brother Ashgrove Crimes of the Future Viking Riceboy Sleeps Rachel's Top 5 Riceboy Sleeps Brother Skinamirink Slash/Back Alice, Darling Listen to episodes 209: TIFF Interviews – Riceboy Sleeps and The Umbrella Men Directors and 197: David Cronenberg and Body Horror. Read Rachel's Meet the Canadian Filmmakers Making Waves with Breakthrough Films on Exclaim!. Read interviews with Asian-Canadian filmmakers on The Asian Cut with Michael Fukushima, Faran Moradi, Bilal Baig and more! Do you want to watch these Canadian films? Matthew Simpson has you covered, he lists where you can find every CSA nominated movie. Follow Rachel on Twitter, bookmark The Asian Cut and check out her website for more great reviews. Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Overcast, RadioPublic, Breaker, Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! Thank you to Eric and Kevin Smale for the original theme songs, Jimere for the interlude music and to Stephanie Prior for designing the logo. Support the show on Ko-Fi by sending us a tip! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook and visit out official website. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message
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On this episode, we sit down with the folks behind the podcast "BIPOC Credits." If you teach film or you have students interested in learning more about the film industry, this is a great show to follow. BIPOC Credits aims to educate new and hopeful BIPOC filmmakers and crew members on the various roles involved on a professional film set. Helmed by BC native Andy Wong, who himself is a working Assistant Director in the Director's Guild of Canada (DGC). Each episode consists of conversations about what new crew members can expect on the job, challenges they may face, and the changing landscape of diversity that has influenced their journey. Follow the show online: https://shows.acast.com/bipoc-credits Learn more about today's guests: Andy started in the film industry 10 years ago aspiring to be the next John Cho. However, due to the lack of opportunities for Asian actors back then, he decided to create opportunities for himself by going to film school where he learned the various positions on a film set. He soon found himself working behind the scenes and accelerated from a production assistant into an assistant director in a span of two years. He now hopes to educate and (maybe) inspire the members of the BIPOC community considering work in the booming BC film industry. Nightingale co-founded non-profit organization Bridging the Gap in Motion in 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nightingale created Quarantine Qapsule (QQ) to archive counter narratives of the Asian Canadian experience during this time via artistic expression. In 2021, Nightingale directed, produced and wrote VICE Asian Canadian Mental Health docuseries Breaking Ground. She is also Andy's self-proclaimed “second brain” as an FYI. Follow the show on social media: https://www.instagram.com/BIPOCCredits/ Check out their newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/db2e48b0df4a/bipoc-credits-newsletter
In episode #502 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Shawn Tse, an artist, filmmaker, and organizer based in Edmonton, Alberta. They talk about the CanAsian Arts Network, a digitally-facilitated network of Asian Canadian artists, cultural workers, and organizations that aims to catalyze collaboration and build visibility, equity, impact, and representation. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2023/01/03/radio-building-visibility-equity-and-impact-for-asian-canadian-artists/ To learn about major changes coming to Talking Radical Radio in the next couple of months, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2023/01/01/big-changes-for-talking-radical/
What is a significant advantage of a small agency?It's the ability to stay in its lane and go deep into a niche. Today, we're talking to an agency owner about her niche in cultural intelligence. Cultural intelligence is not just a hot topic but a much-needed one. Authentic representation matters because it empowers. I'm speaking from my own experience as an Asian-Canadian who grew up seeing very few, if, at all, Asians represented as business owners (except for the stereotypical laundry mat or corner store owner). Cultural intelligence supports responsible brands in learning the difference between authentic and inauthentic ways to have diverse representation. I'm all for the authentic; I hope you are too. If that's you, tune into this episode of the Small But Mighty Agency to hear how cultural intelligence in indigenous communities connects this agency owner to big brands. Show LinksWebsite: https://deplume.ca/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/design_de_plume/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/design-de-plume/“Less is More” is how you scale a service-based businessHow do I know this? I can 100% relate to where you are now. You feel like you're wearing too many hats and can't do it all… I know that if you create a complex business that makes you feel trapped, you will never want to grow your business. You'll do little (or big!) things to self-sabotage growth because you don't want to scale overwhelm; nobody does. I've been there.I learned this lesson as the second in command of an agency. I could not turn off my brain and relax because I would worry about what was and wasn't being done. It wasn't until I looked at the business from a productized service perspective. It gave us more bandwidth to double the revenue and sell and exit the business. Since then, I've been behind the scenes of six and seven-figure service-based businesses, helping agency owners who are at capacity get out of being stuck in service delivery to scale. It all starts by looking through the lens of a productized service. Download the FREE productize your service roadmap: https://audreyjoykwan.com/roadmapHey thanks for hanging out with me at the Small But Mighty Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode it would mean the world to me if you hit the follow or subscribe button in your podcast app and share it with a friend. And I'll see you on the next one.
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 57! We're back with a new episode! The move is done, we finally unpacked our audio gear, and we're eager to create some new content. This episode is a conversation with Asian Canadian actress Dorren Lee. She's probably best known for being in recurring roles on Diggstown and Kung Fu, but she also played the narcissistic boss, Ingrid Jordan, in the romantic comedy Lease on Love. She has several other credits to her name including the upcoming short film The Park, where Dorren not only acts in it but also writes, produces, and directs. We talk to her about that experience as well as several of her other roles, how classical piano has helped her acting, thoughts on more representational roles and stories, the importance of Diggstown and Kung Fu, learning American Sign Language, the power of making mistakes, and so much more. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or social media links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.
As the Guthrie Theater celebrates its 60th anniversary, the landmark theater has chosen to open their season with Qui Nguyen's Vietgone. The show is a romantic comedy about two Vietnamese refugees who fall in love at a resettlement camp in 1970s Arkansas. Director Mina Morita said that during the rehearsal process input from the local Vietnamese community was an important part of the story telling. “We [had] a lot of conversations both amongst the cast and creative team about how we were reaching out.” Morita said, “[We] had spoken to some elders as well, from the Vietnamese community, in preparation for rehearsal.” The show also hired a cultural consultant to help with the nuances of presenting a story with a specific cultural lens. While it is notable that the Guthrie is opening the season with an all-Asian cast that focuses on the Vietnamese American experience, “Vietgone” is not a new show, having premiered in 2015. Eric Sharp, one of the cast members, said that as more Asian plays show they can be successful, the more they are being produced. “Now there is a critical mass of plays that have been found viable.” he said, “I hate that word, but it's true. There are plays like “Vietgone”... like “The Great Leap,” like “Cambodian Rock Band,” that not only Asian people know about now.” While Asian voices have been part of the American theater as far back as the 1920s with the drama "The Submission of Rose Moy,” by Ling-Ai Li, Sharp has noticed wider recognition especially in the last decade. In fact, when Sharp graduated college nearly 20 years ago, he wasn't sure what it looked like to have a career as an Asian American theater artist. “My idea was that I was going to fit into this white American theater or this idea of what it means to be white on stage and that I would do that irrespective of my race.” Sharp said. “Well, you graduate, and then you find out very quickly that that's not the case.” He found Theater Mu, which allowed him to explore what it means to be an Asian American artist, without compromising his ambitions. “I always call it the happiest accident of my life” Sharp said. Ben Hovland | MPR News Rick Shiomi poses for a photo at the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Sept. 22. Rick Shiomi, playwright and co-founder of Theater Mu, said he always wanted that to be the purpose of the organization, to act as both a theater that produces Asian work and give artists the opportunity to grow so they can work in other theaters. “The thing I didn't want was for people in the larger community to be able to look at Theater Mu and say, ‘Okay, that's a little niche group,'” Shiomi said. Much like Sharp, Shiomi did not think there was space for him to write theater from his Japanese Canadian view until he found the community of Asian theater makers in San Francisco in the 1970s. “I actually wanted to become a writer for a long time, but really felt like, there was nothing that I could say, in an odd way,” Shiomi said, “because I had no understanding that there was an Asian Canadian, or an Asian American perspective.” The Guthrie is not the only theater in town with a show featuring Asian artists and playwrights. Theater Mu's 30th season opens Friday with the world premiere of “A Different Pond,” a stage adaptation of the children's book of the same name. Meanwhile, Full Circle Theater premieres Shiomi's new play “Fire in the New World” in October at Park Square Theatre. Courtesy of Theater Mu. | Amy Rondeau Benji Stoebner (left) and Hieu Bui (right) play father and son in "A Different Pond." Park Square is currently showing “The Humans” through Oct. 9. The show usually casts white actors in the one act drama, but director Lily Tung Crystal decided to cast Asian actors to play the daughters in the piece and portray them as Korean adoptees. “I felt like this community in Minnesota would understand that choice, because so many in our community are Korean or Chinese adoptees,” Crystal said. “I don't think that choice would have happened if they didn't hire an Asian American director.” The flourishing of dramatic arts in the Twin Cities comes during a nationwide rise in hate-motivated crimes toward Asians and Asian Americans. “We believe at Theater Mu that one reason for the rise in anti-Asian hate and violence is because of the lack of our stories in film, television and stage,” said Lily Tung Crystal, who also serves as Theater Mu's artistic director. “When people don't see our stories, then it's easy for them to see us as other, or un-American, or even subhuman.” Even with all the current productions running with Asian representation, Crystal says that there is still work to be done to ensure the work is recognized properly. “Maybe right now there is a lot of Asian plays, but that's not to say for the rest of the season there'll be this flurry of activity.” Crystal said. “It can still be considered by some institutions that that's a sort of outside thing to do ... like ‘we might consider doing an Asian American play this season, but not next season.'” Listen Minnesota's Guthrie Theater turns 60: A look at its legacy 2021 All the home's a stage: Far-flung actors, crew unite for Theater Mu's new show “Vietgone” at the Guthrie runs until Oct 16. Theater Mu and Stages Theatre Company's “A Different Pond” runs until Oct. 23, and Full Circle Theater's “Fire in the New World” opens Oct 19.
In this episode, Helen speaks to Danyo Pang, an Asian-Canadian who travelled to Taiwan to learn Taiwanese Mandarin and developed a language learning book that is tailored for people who want to speak like local Taiwanese! Check out Dr Daniel's work at Danyo's Instagram Danyol's Podcast: Chinese is hard 中文好難 And for ABDU listeners, thanks to Danyo, you can get the book at Real Mandarin in Taiwan Bundle with the code ABDU for a 10% off special! Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under BUTTER BUTTER active wear - use code ABDU10 for $10 off Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com
Book Vs. Movie: The Farewell The Lulu Wang Story from NPR's This American Life & the 2019 FilmThe Margos have a special guest for this episode devoted to an NPR story by writer/director Lulu Wang. Kristen Meinzer (co-host of the By the Book & Romance Road Test podcasts) is a return guest who wanted not only to talk about her new shows but also to share one of her recent favorite films, which is an adaptation of a true story contribution by Wang she shared with This American Life in 2016 (episode 585: In Defense of Ignorance.) In her audio essay called What You Don't Know, Wang's family deals with the news that her grandmother has terminal cancer by not telling her she is sick but rather all coming together in China under the guise of a lie. That they are there for a marriage. It's a hilarious and heartwarming story about what true love means and cultural respect. We won't give away the ending, but it will surely find a place in your heart! Rakuten Kobo sponsors this particular episode. They want to introduce our listeners to Canadian Chinese romance author Jackie Lau who has just her newest work, the sexy, funny, and unconventional The Unmatchmakers. Plot:From the author of DONUT FALL IN LOVE comes a perfect summer love story set in the forested paradise of Canadian cottage country that asks the question: Can love beat the odds when the odds are two mothers dead-set against it? (This book has Canada-core down! Tim Horton's coffee, butter tarts, kayaks….) SynopsisYou'd think my mother would be trying to set me up with architect Neil Choy, the unmarried son of her best friend. But you'd be wrong. My single mother has always been fiercely independent. Since I was a small child, she's always told me not to believe in fairy tales and that I don't need a man. So she's failed to mention that Neil is a total hottie in glasses. When I see him on a multi-family cottage vacation for the first time in a decade, I'm in for quite a shock. (I nearly fall in the lake, but let's keep that a secret.) He sure can grill a mean steak and mix a killer cocktail, plus he's pretty impressive in a kayak. Yes, he's a little stern and grumpy, but that just makes him more fun to tease—and makes it more satisfying when he quirks his lips in my direction. Even though my mind is spinning romantic fantasies, I'm not entirely sure how he feels. And I'm afraid that if anything happens between us, it'll screw up the friendship between our staunchly anti-relationship mothers. Especially since they've been acting increasingly weird since we arrived—I will never forgive them for the S'mores Incident. I think they're trying to sabotage my love life, and I'm starting to worry that I won't make it through this bizarre summer vacation… About the AuthorJackie Lau is a biracial, Asian-Canadian author specializing in contemporary romantic comedies in Toronto/Ontario. The main characters of her books are usually of Asian heritage and often include interracial couples. Jackie has a background in engineering and geophysics and has written many main characters who work in STEM. Follow her at JackieLauBooks.com #AsianRomCom Twitter/Instagram @JackieLauBooks AvailabilityThe Unmatchmakers is available as an eBook and audiobook through Kobo and across our global storefronts. The title is available for Canadian readers under Kobo Plus, our all-you-can-read eBook subscription. It starts with a 30-day free trial, meaning that readers who haven't started their subscription yet can begin their trial and read it for free (alongside hundreds of thousands of other eBooks). For those who are already Kobo Plus subscribers, this title is available in the catalog and ready to be read! In this ep, the Margos discuss:Lulu Wang's story and the changes she made to filmThe Chinese tradition of family members keeping medical information secret The process of filming on locationThe cast: Awkwafina (Billi Wang,) Tzi Ma (Haiyan Wang,) Diana Lin (Lu Jian,) Zhao Shu-zhen (Nai Nai,) Lu Hong (playing herself,) Aoi Mizuhara (Aiko,) Zhang Jing (Yuping,) Li Xiang (Aunty Ling,) Yang Xuejian (Mr. Li,) and Jim Liu as Dr. Song. Clips used: The doctor explains in English what is happening to Nai Nai The Farewell trailerBilli wants to stay in ChinaBilli and her mother talk about griefThe different music at the weddingMusic by Alex WestonBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine
Book Vs. Movie: The Farewell The Lulu Wang Story from NPR's This American Life & the 2019 FilmThe Margos have a special guest for this episode devoted to an NPR story by writer/director Lulu Wang. Kristen Meinzer (co-host of the By the Book & Romance Road Test podcasts) is a return guest who wanted not only to talk about her new shows but also to share one of her recent favorite films, which is an adaptation of a true story contribution by Wang she shared with This American Life in 2016 (episode 585: In Defense of Ignorance.) In her audio essay called What You Don't Know, Wang's family deals with the news that her grandmother has terminal cancer by not telling her she is sick but rather all coming together in China under the guise of a lie. That they are there for a marriage. It's a hilarious and heartwarming story about what true love means and cultural respect. We won't give away the ending, but it will surely find a place in your heart! Rakuten Kobo sponsors this particular episode. They want to introduce our listeners to Canadian Chinese romance author Jackie Lau who has just her newest work, the sexy, funny, and unconventional The Unmatchmakers. Plot:From the author of DONUT FALL IN LOVE comes a perfect summer love story set in the forested paradise of Canadian cottage country that asks the question: Can love beat the odds when the odds are two mothers dead-set against it? (This book has Canada-core down! Tim Horton's coffee, butter tarts, kayaks….) SynopsisYou'd think my mother would be trying to set me up with architect Neil Choy, the unmarried son of her best friend. But you'd be wrong. My single mother has always been fiercely independent. Since I was a small child, she's always told me not to believe in fairy tales and that I don't need a man. So she's failed to mention that Neil is a total hottie in glasses. When I see him on a multi-family cottage vacation for the first time in a decade, I'm in for quite a shock. (I nearly fall in the lake, but let's keep that a secret.) He sure can grill a mean steak and mix a killer cocktail, plus he's pretty impressive in a kayak. Yes, he's a little stern and grumpy, but that just makes him more fun to tease—and makes it more satisfying when he quirks his lips in my direction. Even though my mind is spinning romantic fantasies, I'm not entirely sure how he feels. And I'm afraid that if anything happens between us, it'll screw up the friendship between our staunchly anti-relationship mothers. Especially since they've been acting increasingly weird since we arrived—I will never forgive them for the S'mores Incident. I think they're trying to sabotage my love life, and I'm starting to worry that I won't make it through this bizarre summer vacation… About the AuthorJackie Lau is a biracial, Asian-Canadian author specializing in contemporary romantic comedies in Toronto/Ontario. The main characters of her books are usually of Asian heritage and often include interracial couples. Jackie has a background in engineering and geophysics and has written many main characters who work in STEM. Follow her at JackieLauBooks.com #AsianRomCom Twitter/Instagram @JackieLauBooks AvailabilityThe Unmatchmakers is available as an eBook and audiobook through Kobo and across our global storefronts. The title is available for Canadian readers under Kobo Plus, our all-you-can-read eBook subscription. It starts with a 30-day free trial, meaning that readers who haven't started their subscription yet can begin their trial and read it for free (alongside hundreds of thousands of other eBooks). For those who are already Kobo Plus subscribers, this title is available in the catalog and ready to be read! In this ep, the Margos discuss:Lulu Wang's story and the changes she made to filmThe Chinese tradition of family members keeping medical information secret The process of filming on locationThe cast: Awkwafina (Billi Wang,) Tzi Ma (Haiyan Wang,) Diana Lin (Lu Jian,) Zhao Shu-zhen (Nai Nai,) Lu Hong (playing herself,) Aoi Mizuhara (Aiko,) Zhang Jing (Yuping,) Li Xiang (Aunty Ling,) Yang Xuejian (Mr. Li,) and Jim Liu as Dr. Song. Clips used: The doctor explains in English what is happening to Nai Nai The Farewell trailerBilli wants to stay in ChinaBilli and her mother talk about griefThe different music at the weddingMusic by Alex WestonBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine
Conversation with Betty Xie focused on the following: -her Asian Canadian immigrant experience-her journey to a creative career (from fundraising for film festivals, filmmaking/producing, podcasting, and career coaching for creatives) -being a career coach for creatives-creativity and making a career out of being a creative -filmmaking and podcasting Betty is a Filmmaker, Fundraising Consultant, and Career Coach for Creatives.Betty on Never Jaded:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ep-19-coaching-creatives-with-betty-xie/id1548301756?i=1000535963702https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TFY1TzObaW5qrWORwFFSL?si=e001080c2cdf47bfCheck out Betty and her stuff!visit my 1:1 coaching program for creatives:https://www.xiebetty.com/coachingwatch Uprooted: the Plantemic on CBC Gem (geoblocked to Canada)https://gem.cbc.ca/media/plantemic/s01listen to my podcast Everyday Talent Podcast: your go-to-podcast for creatives who are looking for new ways of thinking about their career, life, and practice.https://everydaytalent.buzzsprout.com/See my work at: xiebetty.comFind us!Linktree: https://linktr.ee/whatkindofasianareyoupodSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0vSqGIRXpJozlfiCDjpv5K?si=Xe9qxPdORCyu_8SDPkRmKw<clid=ca3c72c2-624b-4812-9733-9e09723a1629&nd=1Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-kind-of-asian-are-you/id1531615451Instagram (Podcast):https://www.instagram.com/whatkindofasianpodInstagram (Host):https://www.instagram.com/kyle.lkhhk/?hl=en(Never Jaded Podcast):https://www.instagram.com/neverjadedpod/?hl=enYoutube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ40aGle2G564N4of7iFuKABuy Me A Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatkindofasianSupport the show
Zoe Si, Ambassador for Elimin8Hate and prominent Asian Canadian artist and entertainer discusses a new way for Microsoft Word to recognize a variety of Asian Names, rather than underlining as an error.
Port of Vancouver truckers vote for job action to protest phaseout of older vehicles Gagan Singh, Spokesperson for the United Truckers Association says the truckers will effectively shut down the Port of Vancouver if the Port goes ahead with the rolling-truck age program. Metro Vancouver Mayors' Council approves 10-year transportation plan which includes Burnaby SFU gondola The Metro Vancouver Mayors' Council recently approved a 10-year transportation plan for the region. And that plan includes the hotly contested Burnaby Mountain gondola. For over 10 years, a local group called “No Gondola!” has been campaigning against its creation. Our show contributor Jawn Jang checked in with their spokesperson Christine Cunningham to get her reaction to this development. Are airlines fulfilling their legal obligations to passengers as more airport horror stories are head? Gabor Lukacs, Founder, airpassengerrights.ca says there is potential for a class-action lawsuit put against Canadian airlines. How are BC ferry cancellations affecting island tourism? Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo discusses how B.C. Ferry cancellations have impacted tourism on Vancouver Island. Plus. why he thinks B.C. Ferry ships should be built locally. Reclaiming Asian Names through Microsoft Word Zoe Si, Ambassador for Elimin8Hate and prominent Asian Canadian artist and entertainer discusses a new way for Microsoft Word to recognize a variety of Asian Names, rather than underlining as an error.
This week, Sally shares her experiences growing up as a Taiwanese-Coquitlamite-Torontonian and her thoughts on diversity and inclusivity in higher education. TERMS Resident student leader Orientalism Colonialism Microaggression Spiritual pluralism Islamophobia MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Orientalism - Edward Said Yuri On Ice The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin Paradise Lost - John Milton TAKEAWAYS: Sally grew up in a diverse city with other Asian-Canadian peers, which helped her feel less alone in her experiences. This is why diversity and representation matter. Even if you speak the language of your home country, there are still things that can get lost in translation. Language evolves, and members of Asian diaspora communities don't always know the latest slang. One of the trickiest things to navigate as an Asian diaspora person is balancing Eastern and Western ideals. For example, choosing an area of study purely based on your own interests and dreams, rather than a career your family wants, is a more Western mindset, and it can be difficult to explain these decisions to family members. Being vocal about social issues is something that a lot of Asian diaspora members have had to grow into. It wasn't ingrained in us to be vocal about these things; we were taught not to make waves and not to rock the boat. But now, more than ever, it's important that we use our voices to talk about things that matter. Last week, Edmond talked about the hashtag #PrideInEveryColor and how he is creating a safe community to share our voices. We encourage you to find them on IG and TikTok and interact with their content. Racism is not just an individual behavior; it is a complex system that encourages/facilitates racist behaviors or policies. As Asian diaspora members, while it's important to help do the work of dismantling colonialist, oppressive systems, it's also important that we give ourselves permission to rest. We do not need to reduce our identity to only doing this work. Sometimes it is a tricky balance to navigate being feminist and being Asian, and being LGBTQIA+ and being Asian. There are Orientalism tropes and sexist mindsets to get past. Gender norms are often more binary in Chinese culture, whereas in Western countries, diverse expressions of gender identity are more common and accepted, but Asian representation tends to be lacking. Not all Asian media representation is good. A lot of it is based in stereotypes, and not well-researched. Their Asian identity is often a punchline or their entire personality. It's important to push for meaningful representation that portrays Asian characters as complex human beings, rather than tropes. Mental health is still a taboo subject in many Asian families. If someone is struggling but refuses to get help, setting boundaries on what behaviors would be deemed serious enough to call for professional help can be useful for both parties. Instagram | Blog | LinkedIn | Twitter Hosts: Ariadne Mila & Sherry-Lynn Lee
This week Quinton is away on assignment but no worries, we're still able to fill our Canadian quota. Peter is joined by Lemon Drop - a biracial Asian Canadian full time food and drink creator on Twitch. She is a culinary arts student and specializes in FFXIV food and cooking education. We have a lovely chat about her creative processes, the minutiae of being a streamer, and we learn that Peter has many charts. Please enjoy! Guest Links: https://twitter.com/ARecipeReborn https://www.twitch.tv/arecipereborn https://linktr.ee/arecipereborn We'd love your feedback so be sure to reach out on Twitter, on Discord, or send us an email at show@maelstromradio.com and let us know what you want us to play or chat about! Join us live on Twitch for our weekly podcast and gaming streams throughout the week! Please subscribe to our YouTube! Logo and artwork by https://themerrylark.com/ Opening Music by Husky by the Geek Closing Music by Dutyyaknow
Turning Red is an endearing coming-of-age, monstrous femme film about learning to love yourself but it is also about the emotional connection between a mother and daughter. Furthermore, it's about the dual identity of this Asian-Canadian girl. Gabe gets real about her own mixed identity and replies to audience complaints about the film. Kat explores what the Red Panda symbolizes and how trauma is different for everyone. Sources in this Episode: The Symbolism in 'Turning Red,' Explained adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Nadine Burke Harris TED Talk --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Jay and Tammy talk urban housing, Future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Asian Canadian animation. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
ANOTHER Friday bonus episode! Nathalie Younglai, co-creator, co-writer and executive producer of the new digital series Hello (Again), is here to talk about Domee Shi's Turning Red, another story of an Asian-Canadian protagonist whose life is up-ended by supernatural events. Your genial host Norm Wilner just likes seeing his old building in CG.Hello (Again) is now streaming across Canada on CBC Gem. And don't forget, the first year of Someone Else's Movie is now available to own at payhip.com/semcast . Hours of ad-free podcast gold for just $20! Really, it's a bargain for the ages.
Jeff and Phil welcome Oscar-winning filmmaker Domee Shi, writer/director of the Pixar animated feature TURNING RED. They discuss making an unapologetically Asian Canadian story, intergenerational drama, releasing the beast within, and accepting your whole self -- even your whole self is a giant red panda.
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