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While Miroki was busy getting married a French Canadian Startup was busy appropriating asian culture by creating a ready to drink bubble tea. This came to light on CBC during a segment on Dragon's Den where Canadian/Chinese actor Simu Liu raised concerns to the founders of Bobba. Miroki spent countless hours planning her wedding - was the payoff worth it in the food deparment? You can follow Miroki on Instagram @9ouncespleaseYou can follow André at instagram @andrewinereview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello Tea Friends! Today we're "spilling the tea" with Yi Jin Chun!

As Frieze Los Angeles opens its fifth iteration, The Art Newspaper's associate digital editor, Alexander Morrison, talks to our correspondent in LA, Jori Finkel about the changing landscape of the city's art scene. In London, the Royal Academy has finally opened an exhibition dedicated to the 18th-century painter Angelica Kauffman, a show that was threatened with cancellation as Covid ravaged the plans and finances of museums. We take a tour of the exhibition with its co-curator, Annette Wickham. And this episode's Work of the Week is The Space Between Trees (2019), the late Canadian-Chinese painter Matthew Wong's direct response to a lost masterpiece by Vincent van Gogh, The Painter on the Road to Tarascon (1888). The connection between the two artists is explored in a new exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Painting as a Last Resort. Its curator, Joost van der Hoeven, tells us more.Frieze Los Angeles, until Sunday, 3 March, Santa Monica Airport, Los Angeles.Angelica Kauffman, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1 March - 30 June.Matthew Wong | Vincent van Gogh: Painting as a Last Resort, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 1 March-1 September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victory at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in October 2021 turned Bruce Liu into a worldwide sensation. Deutsche Grammophon's live album of his competition recordings was released to rave reviews the following month, and the Canadian-Chinese pianist became an exclusive DG artist in March 2022. He released a series of Rameau and Chopin singles in 2022, and an acclaimed interpretation of J.S. Bach's French Suite No. 5 in April this year (“[a] carefully conceived and superbly played reading” ClassicalMusic.com). As a result, he has already amassed over 25 million streams across all platforms.1. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Gavotte 01:29  2. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Var. 1 01:04  3. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Var. 2 01:01  4. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Var. 3 00:58  5. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Var. 4 00:51  6. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Var. 5 00:47  7. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Var. 6 00:54  8. Bruce Liu - Alkan: Recueil de chants, Op. 65: No. 6, Barcarolle 03:37  9. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Les sauvages, RCT 6/14 01:51  10. Bruce Liu - Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: No. 1, Noctuelles 04:31  11. Bruce Liu - Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: No. 2, Oiseaux tristes 03:58  12. Bruce Liu - Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: No. 3, Une barque sur l'océan 06:23  13. Bruce Liu - Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: No. 4, Alborada del gracioso 06:36  14. Bruce Liu - Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: No. 5, La vallée des cloches 05:15  15. Bruce Liu - Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d'Ésope: Thema – Var. 1 - Var. 7 02:04 16. Bruce Liu - Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 8 - Var. 13 01:49  17. Bruce Liu - Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 14 - Var. 16 01:04 18. Bruce Liu - Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 17 - Var. 18 00:38 19. Bruce Liu - Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 19 - Var. 20 00:32 20. Bruce Liu - Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 21 - Var. 24 01:15 21. Bruce Liu - Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 25 02:45  22. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Les tendres plaintes—Rondeau, RCT 3/1 02:57  23. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Les cyclopes—Rondeau, RCT 3/8 03:07  24. Bruce Liu - Rameau: Menuets, RCT 6/3-4 02:54  25. Bruce Liu - Rameau: La poule, RCT 6/12 02:58Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Isi and Mitch recount their trip up north to The Peak District National Park. They talk about the friendliness of the people, precarious drone flying, mountains, caves and ginger shots. Easy English member James leaves us a belated Halloween tale of terror and we answer YOUR questions in our Unhelpful Advice section. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes The Peak District video: UK Travel VLOG (https://youtu.be/ADxTBfGq_r8) (Easy English 170) Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:23] Good morning, Isi! Isi: [0:25] Good morning! So here we are. Mitch: [0:27] We're back. Isi: [0:28] A bit tired. Mitch: [0:30] What did you pick up, from our trip from the north? Have you brought anything back? Isi: [0:35] It rains a lot. Mitch: [0:36] No, I meant have you brought back any characteristics or personality traits from the north? Isi: [0:43] They're very friendly. Mitch: [0:44] And you've adopted that now? You've become more friendly yourself? Isi: [0:47] I hope I was already. They call you love even more than down here. Mitch: [0:53] Tell me the times you were called love and who called you love. Isi: [0:57] How many times I was called love? I don't know, not so many times. Mitch: [1:01] Supermarket? Isi: [1:01] Yeah, mostly in supermarkets, little stores, little pubs, and from different people, all older than me, but not much older, some. But in a very loving, caring way, not in a weird way. Mitch: [1:17] So for people who don't know what's happened. We recently made a week-long trip, which ended up in us visiting the Peak District, which is an area, between Manchester and Sheffield. And it's a national park. If you're interested in seeing what the Peak District looks like, it's a really beautiful area, it's crazy dramatic; rocks and cliffs and fields and heaths and caves. We didn't go in any caves but we made a road trip video getting there and driving around some of like the best things to see in the Peak District. We didn't cover it all, but if you wanted to see a video where you can join someone on a road trip, getting there and speaking absolute nonsense for a while. But there's also some really beautiful things that you captured on your phone. Isi: [2:09] Yeah, I think it was like, well, first, I think the best thing about this is the drone footage. If you enjoy big pictures of great nature, then that's for you. But also, we did observe and comment on everything, I guess. And that, yeah, it's like you're with us in the car, basically, seeing the difference between the South and the North. Or, as someone wrote in our comments, it's not the North yet. Mitch: [2:38] But we were in Derbyshire, and Derbyshire is a Midlands county, but the peaks are so big, they span across into... Isi: [2:46] We were directly next to Manchester. So I would say we were in the North. Mitch: [2:51] Yeah, we're not going to be too specific about it. We are coming from Brighton, which is the absolute South. Isi: [2:59] Yeah, more South, you fall in the sea. Mitch: [3:03] We definitely... going back to the whole lovely people thing, we definitely witnessed some Northern character traits, right? Isi: [3:13] Yeah, the general thing was really just that people just approached me and I didn't even have a talk with them. That was really nice. So there was a lady that just basically just said hello to me, just because we met at the bananas and then the fruit section. And she was like smiling at me, like she knew me. So it was a bit like, I was like, that's nice. So I said, hello. We said, hello. But that was it. Mitch: [3:40] Wow. She'd have hated me if she saw the banana choice I would have gone for, they're so green! What are you doing? Isi: [3:47] Yeah. It was really nice. I asked someone for, like someone working there for something and they were so determined to help me. It was really nice. Are people in the North friendlier and then in the South? I think down here in Brighton, but Brighton might be a little bubble itself. People are super friendly, but that person was really determined to help me. I think she was really happy that I approached her actually. I asked actually, for ginger shots, because at home we, every day, prepare turmeric ginger shots for ourselves, for health, which it's not alcohol. It's a shot of a lot of healthy things. And because we couldn't do that on tour, I asked, because in supermarkets sometimes they sell those super overpriced, little shots. But as I was getting ill, I was like, we need those. I think for a long time while she was discussing it with me where to find it, she thought it's alcohol. I think she presumed, because I asked for it that it's something really cool that you have to have. Like everybody knows it, because I so normally ask for it. And so she was like, yeah, yeah, ginger shots. Mm, where could we have them? Yeah, and then she was like, oh, you know what? I don't think we have them. And then, wait, she then said, do you mean? She said a random alcohol, like completely something weird, like rum or so. I mean, ginger, rum works. And then I was like, oh no, it's not alcohol. She was like, oh, you said shot. That was really nice. So nice encounters, yeah. Mitch: [5:21] Oh, cute. Isi: [5:22] She heard my German accent and was like, of course they want their schnapps, their shots. Mitch: [5:27] Oh, yeah. The German is here. I was trying to think if I had an encounter, but... Isi: [5:32] You didn't talk to people, did you? Mitch: [5:34] I didn't, I avoided people, there was actually one time when we bumped into this woman and we basically just asked her where the dog park is. And she... she did that thing that people do who forget that Google Maps exists, so was like; right what you do, right, is you go straight up this road and you look for the left, you come to a roundabout There's five exits, take the third one, third exit past the church on your right and when you come to an old dustbin, make sure you go before the dustbin, not after. Isi: [6:01] She even, already told us everything we could see which would be the wrong way. It's like, you cannot even remember that. If you see the field with the five horses... she actually said something, this is no joke, on the right, then you did, you did take the wrong turn and then it's wrong. (If you see an old willow tree, you're f**ked.) Then she said... she asked, if we are from there, is that a compliment? Mitch: [6:26] Are you local? Isi: [6:27] Why would we then ask? Anyway, then she asked how long we stay. It's a lot of questions. And we had it also another time, we asked for, one morning, no coffee was open in that village. And she was like, yeah, Monday, Tuesday, everything is closed. And we're like, okay. But then she told us about all the cafes in the villages nearby. So, long talk about that as well. But it's actually, is that an English thing though? You had a very funny call at the weekend, trying to get our internet back. And the person on the phone, you were just telling your problem and she was searching for something and she was like; so any plans for the weekend? And you were so confused, I heard you from the other room. And you were like, what do you mean, you want to know my plans for the weekend? And she was like, yes. And you were like, fixing my internet. Very German, by the way. Mitch: [7:21] That's never happened before. She was, as I was trying to again fix the internet, while she's sort of waiting to find a result, yeah, she was like, so what are you up to this weekend, any nice plans? I was like, what?! I didn't know you, who are you?! Fixing my internet, it was quite a dry response. And then what was your favourite thing you saw from the Peak District? What was the best sight? What was your favourite thing that we did? Isi: [7:49] Snake Pass, for sure. Mitch: [7:51] Yeah. Isi: [7:52] Yeah. Although Winnat's Pass is also really impressive, but it's such a small area. Snake Pass, being up there, on that road, that takes quite some time. And it's just, I love those... I love nature that is a bit like a moon area. There's like no tree, no bushes, no nothing, just like vast land. It was high. Mitch: [8:15] Yeah, your ears are popping and the clouds are... Isi: [8:17] You're basically in the clouds. We had bad weather when we were filming up there, but it was in the end, I think, really good, because it was so atmospheric, so melancholic, really, really nice. For the drone, I mean, it wasn't easy to operate the drone, I guess? Because it was, I mean, you did it, but it was really, really windy and rain, but the pictures are gorgeous. Mitch: [8:39] Yeah, the drone was... I kept getting a message saying the wind is too high, and you could see the drone was struggling to... Isi: [8:49] Don't worry, there was no one, so it's not... Mitch: [8:52] Yeah, no sheep were harmed in the filming. Isi: [8:54] No, but it was not in that sense and we didn't go over streets or so, so in that sense it was not dangerous for anyone, it was just dangerous for our drone, to not come back, ever. Mitch: [9:05] You have to remember before you fly the drone you can set a 'home point' and I always forget to do it I would say automatically assigns one. (Oh god.) And so, every so often I'd lose connection to the drone, 'cos it was so windy and then the drone automatically goes to a homing point And a lot of the one of them was in the lake. (No.) yeah, that's when I started running away. I didn't want to say Isi: [9:31] Can I drone swim? (Can our drone swim?) Yeah. (It can only do breaststroke.) Can it get a little like swimming... Mitch: [9:38] Imagine, little flippers. Isi: [9:41] Flippers. Like, oh, now I'm swimming. Mitch: [9:43] That'd be cool actually, if it'd go underwater. Isi: [9:45] What was your favourite? Mitch: [9:47] To be honest, mine is a bit of a cheat, but kind of not, because I actually like Winnat's Pass. Winnat's Pass is this... you have to watch the video, which we'll tag in the description to this podcast. A pass is like, a way through a mountain, that people have sort of carved out, or it's a natural development where a river maybe was once running through it, and now they've run a road through this incredibly, cascading, mountainous area, and there's like, bare rocks that I think are just constantly falling, at points. And, this is beautiful, but then the amazing thing is, at one point in history, they built up a town called Castleton, Castle Town, I guess it used to be called. That's a really beautiful area and it sits at the base of Winnat's Pass. In that one area there's loads to see like there's Winnat's Pass in the background you can drive up but then in Castleton there's like loads of old little pubs, we've been there once before and then also, near that there's a couple of caves you can go into. One of which I know is called the Devil's Arse, which I went in once and it's really cool. Also, right... just next to the Devil's Arse there's one called Speedwell Cavern, where you can actually get in a boat, in this old mining cave and you get taken along in this little boat and you have to wear a helmet, because you'll keep banging your head on the ceiling. Isi: [11:14] That sounds amazing. Mitch: [11:16] Yeah, it's not for the faint of hearted. You might need a Scottish whiskey before you attempt it. But yeah, definitely watch the video because, it's a bit of a different format that we're used to and that you're probably used to if you're an Easy English peep. Isi: [11:31] We really enjoyed filming it. Mitch: [11:33] Yeah. Isi: [11:33] We're very happy about it and we would love to know what you think about it. Mitch: [11:37] Yeah, there's something quite... if you're into it, please let us know in any comments you can leave, or give this podcast a review, to let us know that you like those kind of videos, because we'd like to make more of them because it's nice to kind of do a bit of... you know, we know you guys are coming to learn some English, but also you probably want to see some cultural things and that was I hope a good mixture of us chit -chatting in the car and then, you know, showing the sights of an amazing part of England. If you're looking to improve your English, then why don't you improve your English with us? If you're a podcast listener, you can get some extra bits for the podcast by becoming an Easy English member at easyenglish.video/membership. We offer a thing called the Interactive Transcript which is a clever bit of technology that we have, which allows you to listen like you are now to the podcast, but also, have in your hand, on your phone, on your laptop, a running live-time transcript of this podcast, which you're able to selectively choose a language of your choice, that you'd like to be translated into, the podcast will then track along, with every word we say in English and translate it into your common language. Another benefit of becoming an Easy English Podcast Member is you'll be able to get your hands on the Aftershow which is where the podcast for the public ends, the podcast for our members begins and you'll get to hear some Easy English insights, some gossip, latest news and some updates on what myself and Isi will be getting up to with Easy English in the future. If you want to become an Easy English member then go to easyenglish.video/membership and become either a podcast member or check out some of our other perks you can get your hands on. Back to the episode! Unhelpful Advice Isi: [13:36] Now we actually have to go back a bit to Halloween, I think, because we got a message. Mitch: [13:42] We asked you on the last podcast if you have any tales of terror. Isi: [13:49] Scary stories. Mitch: [13:50] One of our members of Easy English; James, has left us an audio message. If you also want to leave us an audio message, we do a section called Unhelpful Advice, where people can just ask us a random question. I always say it, do you want us to name your pet? Do you have any DIY problems? Are you looking to move to England? Are you struggling with as part of the English language? Is there something in the podcast you're hearing which you'd like us to explain? Then you can just drop us a message by going to easyenglish.fm, and you can leave us a voice message there. Ask us anything, and we will be as unhelpful as possible. So anyway, here is an audio message from James; "Hey guys, I have a very scary true story for you. I don't know if you're already familiar with it, but it's about Elisa Lam, who was this Canadian-Chinese tourist who went missing back in 2013 in Los Angeles. She was in the Cecil Hotel, a hotel that was well known for very spooky going on, spooky goings-on and I believe Ricardo Ramirez, the night staff, is still there. But yeah, she went missing there. Nine days later, her body turned up, which is where things get really weird. There's CCTV footage you can watch of her in the lift, freaking out, gesticulating wildly at this unknown thing, unseen thing, because of the way camera is positioned, so she's really freaking out and you don't know what she's freaking out is, but she's getting very distressed, panicking loads. And like, nine days later and I think yeah I think that's the last time anybody ever saw her and nine days later, the residents of the hotel kept complaining that the water, was black and it tasted bad and the water pressure was funny. And, when they went to investigate, they found Elisa Lam's naked body in the water cooler, at the top of the hotel. She had drowned." Isi: [16:00] Ugh. Mitch: [16:02] Can we play that message? Isi: [16:04] Oh god, that's horrible. Mitch: [16:05] Is that real? Isi: [16:06] I hope no kids are listening to this. Mitch: [16:08] Jesus. Isi: [16:10] Oh wait, there was no one ever found, so she was just panicking, is that right what I understood there? She was panicking in the lift. Mitch: [16:16] In the lift. Should we watch the CCTV footage? Isi: [16:19] No. Mitch: [16:20] No? Isi: [16:21] No. Mitch: [16:21] Can I watch it? Should I describe what's going on? Isi: [16:25] Do you see it now? Mitch: [16:26] Oh, it's already creepy. It's grainy footage. She's pressing all the - she literally pressed all the buttons in the lift. Is this real? The lift isn't moving. She's now getting out of the lift.Oh, she's like looking at someone like - oh wow. She like, quickly jolted forward and looked left and right. Now she's hiding behind the door of the lift, like someone's coming. The lift door still hasn't closed because she's pressed all the buttons. Oh this is creepy. She keeps on sort of going backwards and forwards in and out of the lift door. She's sort of like strafed out of sight of the lift. Now she's going back in again. She's pressing all the buttons again. Now she's leaving and she's like stroking something, in the air and doing like, hand gestures. (Okay.) And that's it. Isi: [17:21] I guess it's a crime scene and not a Halloween story. Maybe she saw a murder happening in the hallway. Mitch: [17:30] Oh, maybe. Isi: [17:30] And she wanted to get back into it, and then she was killed because she saw it. That's my interpretation of the whole thing. Mitch: [17:38] Ever since Netflix started making these crime documentaries, all these things creep the hell out of me. People are a little bit too used to seeing these weird things. Isi: [17:47] This is my... I don't know how we edit this later, but this is my... this is my thing. If we, if we don't put your story in James, and I say it now, this was too much for the podcast. Thank you for the story, but we can't play this. We don't want to scare people, completely. Your piano story was definitely milder. Okay. Thank you, James, for sharing. So we asked on Instagram in the story for podcast questions and we got some and one would like us to answer today. Mitch: [18:18] We have one from someone called David, and David wanted to know; what do Brits know of neighbour languages, Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish, etc? Isi: [18:32] That's for you to answer. Mitch: [18:34] It's a simple answer. We know nothing about them. Isi: [18:40] That's not true. Well, I think it... I mean, I would say it depends on if you live in that region, right? Mitch: [18:47] Yeah, I mean, obviously Welsh people are British, Cornish people are also British, Gaelic; yeah, here and there. Isi: [18:59] Where's Gaelic? There's different Gaelic's, right? Mitch: [19:03] If you type in Gaelic, here we go, is Gaelic Scottish or Irish? The term Gaelic as a language applies only to the language of Scotland. Isi: [19:12] Oh, okay. Really? Mitch: [19:14] If you're not in Ireland, it's permissible to refer to the language as Irish Gaelic, to differentiate it from Scottish Gaelic. Isi: [19:23] So you can call it Irish Gaelic? Mitch: [19:25] Depending on where you are, I think. If you're in Scotland, you'd call it Irish Gaelic. If you're in Ireland, you'd call it Scottish Gaelic. Isi: [19:31] I once started learning Irish Gaelic. Mitch: [19:33] Okay, that's what I'm aware of more than Scottish Gaelic, I think. Isi: [19:38] And, what is Welsh then? Mitch: [19:40] Welsh is just craziness. It's just... Isi: [19:42] No, is it Gaelic though as well? No, then? Mitch: [19:45] Welsh is just consonants and no vowels. Do you want me to tell you how to say good morning in Scottish Gaelic? Isi: [19:51] Yes, please. Mitch: [19:53] Madyn maith. Madyn maith. Isi: [19:58] Sounds good, doesn't it? Mitch: [20:00] It does. Hello is hello in Welsh. Isi: [20:07] Is it in Wales as well? I haven't been to Wales. Are there street signs in Welsh? Probably. Mitch: [20:12] Yeah, yeah, in Wales also they do English and Welsh. Here's a nice one in Welsh. Yaki da. Isi: [20:18] What does that mean? Mitch: [20:20] It's like saying cheers. Yaki da. I'm sure if you go on YouTube you'll find ways to hear all these different dialects and languages, but luckily for you, Easy Languages has such an expansive network, that we even have an Easy Welsh team (We have Easy Welsh.) who don't produce very frequently, but it's definitely worth checking out their content. So give them a search. Isi: [20:42] If you are listening and you know Scottish Gaelic or Irish Gaelic, that would be really, really nice, that we could talk to you. Maybe we have you as a guest on the podcast, if you have some recording equipment, just write to us. We want to know. Mitch: [20:58] That's a great idea. Isi: [20:59] At podcast@easyenglish.video. Mitch: [21:01] Fantastic. Isi: [21:01] Please send us an email and that would be really, really cool to talk to you. Maybe even if we are around at one point, make a video. I think that's it for today. Thanks for the question. Very interesting. Mitch: [21:12] Yeah, check out the video from the Peak District and let us know what you think. And other than that, we'll see you in a couple of weeks. (Te-ra.) Te-ra. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

New Zealand has given $38 million to China over a Canadian-Chinese businessman who laundered millions here for years, then last month tried to become mayor of Toronto. Xiaohua Gong ran under the banner 'Here to rescue Toronto'. But he forfeited a record $70 million in criminal proceeds in New Zealand just two years ago. Now the government has given more than half that back to China. Phil Pennington has the story.

Welcome to Encore on Binge Reading, the show where we invite back authors who've already been on The Joys of Binge Reading to talk about their latest book. Hi there. I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and today on the show we have Canadian romcom author Roselle Lim. talking about her latest magical story of love, Sophie Go's Lonely Hear4ts Club. Links to books mentioned in the show: Roselle's first Joys of Binge Reading episode - one of the "Best of 2021" listen to roselle lim's first show Books recommended by Roselle: For Twice In My Life by Annette Christie https://www.amazon.com/For-Twice-in-My-Life/dp/B0B836CMVK/ The Luminaries by Susan Dennard:  https://www.amazon.com/Luminaries-Susan-Dennard/dp/1250194040 Where to find Roselle on line: Website: Rosellelim.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosellewriter/ Twitter: @RoselleLimwriter Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54019924 But before we get to Roselle, as usual, we've got a giveaway for our listeners, 10 free copies this week of Sadie's Vow, the first book in my new Home At Last series. I love Sadie as a character for her staunch loyalty to her dying mother's wishes.... even when it seems to be working against her self interest... get sadie's vow And don't forget. If you like what you hear, leave your comments wherever you listen to your audio so others can hear about us too. Introducing romcom author Roselle Lim But now here's Roselle. Romcom author Roselle Lim Jenny Wheeler: So welcome to the show, Roselle. It's wonderful to have you back with us. You were last on Binge Reading in February, 2021, with a fabulous romcom called Vanessa Lu's Magical Paris Tea Shop. It featured in the Best of the 2021 books for the year and that was terrific. That was only your second novel, so it wasn't as if you had a great series behind you. Now this new book is Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club, and it continues that romcom theme of Canadian Chinese girl finding her way in life and getting herself established. Sophie is a newly minted professional matchmaker with a rather overpowering mom. It's located in Toronto, and I wondered what was the biggest challenge for you in writing the story? Roselle Lim: The biggest challenge for me? Well, first of all, the book is a retelling, a loose retelling, of the Snow White fairy tale. So in the fairy tale you do have that evil stepmother, right? And in this one for me it is portraying to me a realistic version of what it is like when you are suffering from emotional abuse from a parent, or this case both parents. A picture of family emotional abuse Jenny Wheeler: Yes, because the father in the story is very much overpowered by the mother. He is more interested in placating his wife than in looking after his daughter's interests, isn't he? Roselle Lim: Yes, he's very much the enabler, a common formula or a dynamic when that kind of abuse happens in the family. Jenny Wheeler: Interesting that you drew on the fairy tale aspect, because your work is often referred to as magical realism. How close do you think you are to that description of magical realism? Roselle Lim: I wanted to imbue magic as an ordinary magic into this and in Sophie in particular. It's about the red threads and being able to see them and how they link people together. This is how soulmates are viewed by Sophie and by the reader. I like having the subtle magic in there. And I think for magical realism, there is a cultural cornerstone to it. I believe I've established that. with my Chinese culture as the back. Jenny Wheeler: Yes, she's desperate to prove herself and earn a living as a matchmaker so she doesn't have to return to living with her parents. In desperation she takes on a group of elderly gents as possible candidates for matchmaking because she just wants to develop a back list of people who've used her services and can give her a good report. ...

International students are dying from overdoses at an alarming rate Rumneek Johal, Reporter for Press Progress discusses her latest report on the alarming rate of overdose deaths of international students What's going on with the Stanley Park train? Jordan Armstrong, Global BC Reporter and News Hour at 11 Anchor with the latest on the Stanley Park train issues. Canada's new alcohol guidelines - should we have warning labels on drinks? Dr. Birinder Narang, Family Physician and Global News/CKNW medical contributor discusses whether or not alcohol needs to have warning labels - similar to cigarettes, The rise of social media evangelists Dr. Neil McLaughlin, Professor in the Department of Sociology at McMaster University describes the rise of social media evangelists such as Dr. Jordan Peterson What is the role of the private sector in solving the housing crisis? Kevin Falcon, Leader of the BC Liberals/BC United Party discusses what the role of the private sector is in solving the housing crisis. House Special - learning about Chinese Canadian culture through small town Chinese restaurants Jackie Kai Ellis, Author, Pastry chef, and Host of House Special discusses Chinese Canadian culture and small town Canadian Chinese restaurants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackie Kai Ellis, Author, Pastry chef, and Host of House Special discusses Chinese Canadian culture and small town Canadian Chinese restaurants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Joanna Chiu, Toronto Star Journalist discusses what Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, means for US & Canadian-Chinese relations moving forward, after the U.S. House Speaker defied Chinese orders to not visit the nation

A look into the shortage of 911 operators at ECOMM  Don Grant, Emergency Communication Professional of BC President discusses the amount of staff ECOMM would need to operate with no wait times for those calling 911 Legendary baseball broadcaster Vin Scully dies at 94 Rob Fai, Broadcaster and Radio Host and former Play-by-play voice for the Vancouver Canadians discusses the legacy of the late great Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast Vin Scully who passed away at the age of 94. Inaugural Valley West Stampede set to get underway in Langley, B.C.  Shelia Hicks, president of the Valley West Stampede discusses what to expect from the inaugural Valley West Stampeded set to hit Langley this labour day weekend BC makes changes to electric vehicle rebates  Jeremy Cato, Vancouver correspondent for Automotive News Canada, three time Automotive Journalist of the Year and you can find him online at www.CatoCarGuy.com discusses the latest changes to EV rebates in BC Lululemon founder Chip Wilson donates $380,000 to support right-leaning candidates in upcoming B.C. municipal elections  Dan Fumano, City Columnist for the Vancouver Sun gives us the details on Lululemon founder Chip Wilson's latest political donations. Do Not Feed the Bear!  Caeley Thacker, Wildlife Veterinarian discusses the dangers of feeding wildlife, as it may lead to the animal having to be put down. China responds after Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, defying Chinese warnings  Joanna Chiu, Toronto Star Journalist discusses what Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, means for US & Canadian-Chinese relations moving forward, after the U.S. House Speaker defied Chinese orders to not visit the nation

Vladimir Putin ordered the attack to continue in Ukraine after Russia captured the city. Also: China has formally put a billionaire Canadian-Chinese tycoon on trial, more than five years after his alleged abduction in Hong Kong, and a 22-year-old Danish man appears in court in connection with the killing of three people at a shopping centre in Copenhagen.

With scores of superhero films due for release, from Spiderman, to Batgirl, Thor and Black Panther, and a global comic book market predicted to grow to $12 billion a year by 2028, we go behind the mask of these larger than life characters, to look at the role Superheroes play in different societies and cultures around the world, and ask, do we need them more than ever today? Canadian Chinese actor Simu Liu discusses becoming the first Asian superhero in a Marvel Universe film, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. He tells reporter Anna Bailey how his path to acting wasn't always easy or a career his parents originally approved of, as penned in his new memoir We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story. Pakistani illustrator, comic artist and writer Umair Najeeb Khan discusses his new comic book generation of heroes, the Paak Legion, with Tina Daheley. It includes Samaa, born with the ability to manipulate the wind, Afsoon, the Protector of the Mountains and Haajar, a mother of three, fighting crime on the streets of Lahore. Growing up in Pakistan, he couldn't see himself represented in this world, so he designed a set of Pakistani superheroes of his own. And reporter Paul Waters visits the Superheroes, Orphans & Origins exhibition of comic art at London's Foundling Museum and talks to comic artists Woodrow Phoenix and Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom about their work exploring the psyche of superheroes. Producers: Andrea Kidd and Simon Richardson (Photo: Simu Liu in Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. Credit: Marvel Studios)

Te-Ping Chen's debut fiction, Land of Big Numbers: Stories, is lauded by NPR as “as brilliant an instance of a journalist's keen eye manifesting in luminous fiction as one can find.” Through piercing realism and tongue-in-cheek magic realism, it shares journeys of Chinese communities, their history, their government, and how all of that has tumbled into the present, where social mobility is extremely limited. Pik-Shuen Fung's Ghost Forest reveals the resilient threads of matrilineal history and the inheritance of stories and silences in a moving story of a Chinese-Canadian astronaut family. These remarkable, perceptive writers discuss history inherited in 21st century China, and their depictions of modern day Chinese and Canadian-Chinese family dynamics, with award-winning author and columnist, Anna Ling Kaye.

BC plans to have COVID vaccines available for children 5 to 11 by early November Covid vaccines for children over the age 5 coming soon? With more, we check in with Richard Zussman, Global News reporter at the B.C. Legislature Three emergency rooms in Interior Health hospitals temporarily closed Continuing our look into the situation of closures of emergency rooms throughout the Interior Health region of B.C. What should Canada's relationship with China be like from now on? What to do with China? With more we discuss with Terry Glavin, author, journalist, and National Post columnist Rae Luk's family emigrated to Canada from Hong Kong before the handover in 1997 Hear from Rae Luk as he describes his family's journey to Canada from Hong Kong  The 2021-2022 NHL season kicks off tonight! What are some of the intriguing futures bets to wager on this year? Jawn Jang brings you your 2021-22 NHL betting tips as the puck drops on the new season!  2022 municipal elections are a year away. Will Surrey voters give Doug McCallum another term? Previewing the 2022 Surrey municipal election with former Surrey mayor Dianne Watts  The new Superman comes out as bisexual in new issue, DC Comics says Introducing the new Superman! With more on this groundbreaking news, hear from Gareth Gaudin, Owner of Legends Comics and Books in Victoria See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gratitudes of the day and moving forward

In 2015, the wealthy enclave of West Vancouver was shocked when Canadian-Chinese businessman Li Zhao killed his cousin in the driveway of the $8 million mansion that they shared, dragged the body inside and cut it up with a power saw while a SWAT team swarmed outside. The investigation into why Li killed Gang Yuan - and cut his body into 108 pieces before calmly making himself breakfast, would involve multiple paternity suits, bribery, international intrigue and a YouTube reality TV star in the middle of it all.Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://redcollarpodcast.com/

In 2015, the wealthy enclave of West Vancouver was shocked when Canadian-Chinese businessman Li Zhao killed his cousin in the driveway of the $8 million mansion that they shared, dragged the body inside and cut it up with a power saw while a SWAT team swarmed outside. The investigation into why Li killed Gang Yuan - and cut his body into 108 pieces before calmly making himself breakfast, would involve multiple paternity suits, bribery, international intrigue and a YouTube reality TV star in the middle of it all. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://redcollarpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Megan covers the mysterious death of Canadian-Chinese student, Elisa Lam, at the infamous Cecil Hotel and the many theories about what happened.

In my ongoing quest to better understand Chinese pop culture, I made the decision to watch this show called Fourtry.Fourtry is a Chinese reality TV Show where a group of five celebrities go to Japan and try opening up a successful fashion boutique in the middle of Tokyo. Fourtry was created by iQiyi, a Chinese video streaming platform with over 500 Million monthly active users, one of the many ‘Netflixes of China.’ The first episode became the number one trending reality show on Chinese platform Weibo, reaching 19.8 million viewers. The celebrities in the show are some of the biggest in China: Kris Wu is a Canadian-Chinese pop idol with 49 Million followers on Weibo. He got his start as part of the K-pop band EXO and has gone on to become a major film star, singer, and model for fashion brands like Burberry.Angelababy is a Chinese model, actress, and entrepreneur with over 100 Million followers on Weibo. She has recently starred in Hollywood films like Independence Day: Resurgence and also set up her own venture capital fund AB Capital.Rounding out the five main characters is singer Wilber Pan, actress Jinmai Zhao, and rapper Fox.The show explores their trials and tribulations with selling clothes in the trendiest part of Tokyo. Kris Wu was also the host of the super famous show Rap of China and is sometimes referred to as “China’s King of Streetwear.” Fourtry attempts to capitalise on the emerging Chinese street culture trend. Compared to Western reality TV shows, I noticed a few differences in Fourtry.EditingThe editing was out of this world. Special effects, while crude, were heavily emphasised in almost every situation to accentuate the emotions felt by each cast member in that particular moment.Product PlacementThe show was sponsored by Vivo, along with other major brands like Pepsi, Mazda, and Ikea. The Vivo product placement was incredibly blatant in certain scenes and a Vivo logo would frequently appear in the bottom right hand corner of the video. Sometimes the camera would awkwardly pan to a sponsor’s product shot without much relation to the conversations between the cast. I thought this explicit acknowledgement of sponsors actually made things feel more natural. Rather than hiding the sponsorship, it was front and center. Another show I’ve watched recently is J-Style Trip on Netflix. It’s a reality TV series with a similar format. Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou travels around different cities around the globe with a group of friends and their adventures are recorded on camera. While the sponsorship seemed less blatant compared to Fourtry, the editing was similarly wild and vivid.I’m beginning to think this over-the-top editing in media is a Chinese characteristic that is also reflected in the design of mobile apps.Compared to the UX of Western mobile apps, Chinese mobile apps are a lot busier. To Western eyes, Chinese apps might look crowded and confusing. Here’s an example of bullet comments, a common way for people to leave comments on video platforms such as Bilibili. Admittedly, this is an extreme example above, but bullet comments are used very often across several apps. These features might be overwhelming to Westerners, much like how Fourtry’s editing seemed crazy to me. Why does Fourtry exist? Because the creators of the show recognised the opportunity to capitalise on a recent Chinese consumer trend of street fashion, especially among younger audiences. iQiyi collaborated with dozens of fashion brands to allow people to buy the specific clothes they saw in the show directly on e-commerce channels. iQiyi also hosted a Fourtry Popup in Shanghai. So iQiyi made money not only by advertising on the show, but also by selling products after the show.As much as some people might consider reality TV a lowbrow genre, it’s one of the truest reflections of our popular culture. Fourtry, as with all popular Chinese media, can tell us a lot about culture and consumer preferences.I’m not yet an expert, but I have to admit that Chinese reality TV is quickly become my guilty pleasure to watch at night. Depending on how deep I go down this rabbit hole, I can always shift careers to become a reviewer of Chinese TV shows.This Week’s Most Popular Update:Update #55 - Hong Kong Stock Exchange, SEA Luxury, and Fake Universities This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eastwesthurricane.substack.com

This episode we speak with Shelley, a Canadian Chinese adoptee who just finished her Masters. She is now in the transition between education and work. Shelley shares her experience about being Canadian (mostly because I ask many questions), resources she used to connect with adoption, and more about religion. You can follow her @sea_shellz7 on Instagram. I also share a little insight about going back to China. Please email adoptedbabiesfromchina@gmail.com or DM @adoptedbabiesfromchinapod on Instagram/ Facebook if you would like to share your story. Thank you for listening!

This Friday the fellas get extra silly willy. Taylor's conspiracy theories are evolving as he actually for real believes in the existence of Aliens now. Brian admits that he's a fake sweet version of himself on Monday episodes. Jeremie shares his hot wax masturbatory end of day rituals. Other highlights include mannequin Michelin star restaurants, Canadian/Chinese vaccine partnerships, irate car rants and the world's most evil human experiments. Support the podcast on Patreon - www.patreon.com/sickboy  Thanks to Thisten for transcribing this episode - https://thisten.co/event/cbe4d Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @sickboypodcast

This Friday the fellas get extra silly willy. Taylor's conspiracy theories are evolving as he actually for real believes in the existence of Aliens now. Brian admits that he's a fake sweet version of himself on Monday episodes. Jeremie shares his hot wax masturbatory end of day rituals. Other highlights include mannequin Michelin star restaurants, Canadian/Chinese vaccine partnerships, irate car rants and the world's most evil human experiments.

This Friday the fellas get extra silly willy. Taylor's conspiracy theories are evolving as he actually for real believes in the existence of Aliens now. Brian admits that he's a fake sweet version of himself on Monday episodes. Jeremie shares his hot wax masturbatory end of day rituals. Other highlights include mannequin Michelin star restaurants, Canadian/Chinese vaccine partnerships, irate car rants and the world's most evil human experiments.

Odd Couple, an Asian fusion diner born of Andy Yuen’s drive to do Canadian-Chinese in a contemporary style, exemplifies Saskatoon, Canada’s growing reputation as a culturally diverse food hub. Andy's path to success wasn't easy. Like many immigrants, he was a cartographer mapping an unknown land. He integrated into the community finding his bearings in life and business while trying to live up to his parents' lofty expectations. On this episode of the Family Business Voice, Andy Yuen talks to Ramia about owning a favourite restaurant in one of Canada's surprise culinary destinations. – Andy was inspired to do something different than the previous generation of Chinese-Canadian restauranteurs. – Like many Canadians, Andy identifies with more than one community – a rich cultural history that translates to Odd Couple’s singular take on Asian Cuisine. – Andy is both proud of where he comes from and where he is; it's the synthesis that makes it all possible. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and TuneIn. Also, read the full article here.

Friends from all over the World! Which holiday are you celebrating? Christmas? Diwali? Eid? Hanukkah? Chinese New Year? Kwanzaa? … Or I should say HOLIDAYS! Because multicultural people don’t just celebrate one holiday, right? No matter which holiday you celebrate, in the end it’s about spending time with family. And eating good food! I invited 7 amazing guests from different cultures to talk about holiday celebrations from all over the World: First you will hear from Mary, who is Canadian Chinese talking about her experience living in a country that mainly celebrates Christmas. As somebody who grew up in a Chinese culture celebrating Chinese New Years Eve, instead of Christmas, she feels pretty confident to teach her daughter that just because everybody else is does something, doesn’t mean that you have to follow! *** Show Notes: https://editvasadi.com/multicultural-holiday-celebrations *** Connect with Mary: Website: www.organizedsound.ca Instagram: @organizedsoundproductions Podcast: The Homestay Kitchen Podcast Instagram: @homestaykitchen My second guest (or guests I should say) are Charis and Mahesh, an Indian-American couple, talking about their Christmas and Diwali celebration. Connect with Charis and Mahesh: YouTube channel: I Am Naidu YouTube video about Diwali: What is Diwali Instagram: @i_am_naidu_007 Facebook: facebook.com/iamnaidu007 After them I have Lolitta who is originally from Uzbekistan. She spent 4 years in Israel before moving to the States, so I invited her to talk about the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. She is also sharing a little bit about the New Year celebration in Russia. Connect with Lolitta: Instagram: @hairwithloveby_lolitta After Lolitta you can listen Petronella’s story about her journey from Uganda to the United States, and how the constant moving shaped the way her family celebrated Christmas. Connect with Petronella: Website: www.ypetronella.com Instagram: @petronellaphotography Podcast: I Am Multicultural Podcast Podcast Instagram: @iammulticultural My next guest is going to be Nivi, who was born in South India, but moved to America when she was only a year old. Nivi is going to tell us about the holidays she grew up celebrating and how they transformed over the years. Connect with Nivi: Website: www.soapboxproject.org Instagram: @soapboxproject Podcast: Get Schooled  Then you will hear from Aneesa (also known as ‘expat panda’) who is from South Africa currently living in the Middle East. I invited her to talk about Eid and her journey celebrating different holidays with her Christian partner. Connect with Aneesa: Blog: expatpanda.com Instagram: @expatpanda My last, but not least guest is going to be Diana from Romania. She is one of my friends here in Arizona. Diana will be sharing her orthodox Christmas traditions and how she adopted some of the American holidays. Connect with Diana: Website: www.makeupbydiana.com Instagram: @diangelmakeup Facebook: facebook.com/arizonaweddingmakeup *** Last year I shared our Hungarian-American Christmas traditions, feel free to check it out if you are interested. (Episode 9.) *** GMM community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gettingmarriedmulticulturally/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/editvasadi/

Victoria Pearson chats to Canadian/Chinese punk and Oi singer Jenny Woo about her music and how she has toured over sixty countries performing. Jenny also talks about her take on positive thinking and the obstacles she has overcome to achieve the rightful respect she has in the music business.  Follow: https://www.facebook.com/jennywoooiproject/ #Punk #GorgeousEntertainment #RadioGorgeous 

The Sunday edition of the Best of Libby Znaimer

This is the most strained Canadian-Chinese relations have been in years. How did we get here? David Mulroney, former ambassador to China, and James Moore, former Minister of Industry, join OPPO to shed some light on what's going on.

Speaking with Canadian Chinese-language media in the Toronto suburb of Markham on Tuesday, Canada's ambassador to China John McCallum said Meng Wanzou, Huawei CFO, whose arrest in Canada at the request of the United States has led to a bruising diplomatic showdown between Ottawa and Beijing, has a strong case to fight extradition.

Canada’s opposition leader is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire the country’s ambassador in China over comments he made regarding the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to Canadian-Chinese media outlets on Tuesday. Speaking with Canadian Chinese-language media… »

On the current state of Canda/China relations, Terry Glavin writes, “Canadians are standing alone at the edge of an abyss, with a Chinese noose around our necks and American shivs sticking out of our backs.”  He joins Rob to share more of his perspective.

Episode 17 - Communicating & Preaching The Gospel In A Canadian Asian Context (feat. Daniel Wong) Good news, everybody! But how do we communicate the gospel of Jesus to a culture with its unique traditions, histories, and context? What does it mean to learn and listen to the values and narratives of generations of Canadian Asians in order to proclaim the gospel in ways that will speak into their discipleship journey? Join the conversation with our special guest, Daniel Wong, as we dive into these topics and more on our lastest episode! Dr. Daniel L. Wong is Associate Professor of Christian Ministries at Tyndale University College & Seminary and Director of Modular Programs at the University College. He served as an English Ministry pastor in two Canadian Chinese churches before teaching at Tyndale. He is active in preaching, pastoring and coaching pastors in the Canadian Asian context. In addition, Dr. Wong is currently co-writing Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching (Lexham Press) with Dr. Matthew D. Kim of Gordon-Conwell Seminary. -------------------------- Also, check out our partners, New Leaf Network, to see and hear how this amazing organization is engaging in the work to build up churches - https://www.newleafnetwork.ca/ Please remember to subscribe to our podcast to join the conversation as we regularly discuss all things related to being Canadian, Asian, and missional. Leave us your comments and feedback and let's do this together! Music Credits: aKu – The Final Blow © 2018 aKu All Rights Reserved, Used With Permission

The Lowy Institute's East Asia Program Director Merriden Varrall speaks to Mark 'Dashan (大山)' Rowswell, an extremely prominent Canadian Chinese-language comedian and performer, about Dashan's perspective on what constitutes 'friendship' in China, how Chinese choose to self-identify and the notion of 'identity bubbles', and the consequences of all this for China's international relationships. Dashan will in Australia performing in Mandarin at the Melbourne Comedy Festival from 13 April to 16 April, and at the Sydney Comedy Festival on 28 April.

2017-02-21 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Here is the news.A senior health official has called on governments at all levels to help relieve the burden on families wanting to have a second child.A senior official from the National Health and Family Planning Commission has said that an array of departments need to introduce measures to help resolve issues that have arisen with the introduction of the second-child policy in January last year.Health authorities have been rolling out policies nationwide since family planning rules were relaxed, including improvements to maternal care facilities.However, the official warned that families will need help from other government departments to handle some of the problems, including increased expenses, maternity leave and a shortage of nurseries.Almost 19 million babies were born in China last year, up 11 percent from 2015, with 45 percent born to women who already had a child.Over the same period, the maternal mortality rate fell from 201 per 1 million births to 199, despite the fact that half of the 90 million women who became eligible to have a second child are over 40 years old, putting them at a higher risk of complications during pregnancy.This is Special English.Beijing has banned high-emission vehicles from its urban areas.Starting from Feb. 15, light-duty gasoline-powered cars that fail to meet the "National Emission Standard 3" were banned from entering Beijing&`&s fifth ring road on weekdays.Violators will be fined 100 yuan, roughly 15 U.S. dollars, for every four hours that they drive on the road. Substandard vehicles will also be taken off the road through annual inspections or spot checks.Beijing currently requires new cars to comply with the "Beijing 6" emission standard, which is higher than the widely-used "National Emission Standard 5" and equivalent to the "Euro 6" standard, the strictest in China.The "National Emission Standard 1" was introduced in 1999 and the "National Emission Standard 2" followed in 2004.Higher-polluting gasoline vehicles account for less than 10 percent of vehicles on the road, but discharge over 30 percent of nitrogen oxide and 25 percent of volatile organic compounds.Beijing&`&s 6 million vehicles produce 500,000 tonnes of various pollutants annually and account for 30 percent of locally-generated PM 2.5, a particulate matter associated with hazardous smog, making this the prime source for PM2.5.Plagued by smog over the past decade, Beijing has initiated a series of regulations to improve its air quality.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Last year, 1,600 foreigners became permanent Chinese residents, an increase of 160 percent on the previous year.China has made huge progress in easing its residence and entry policies for foreigners since 2015, which has helped attract more talent from overseas and boost international exchanges and the economy. Foreigners with permanent residence can enjoy the same rights as Chinese citizens do, including investment, housing purchases and schooling. One year after new measures were implemented, Shanghai saw a year-on-year increase of six times the number of permanent residence applications from foreigners and their families. The number of such applications in Beijing last year increased 430 percent from 2015. Foreigners made over 57 million trips to China last year, up almost 10 percent from 2015. At present, 15 Chinese cities allow a 72-hour visa-free entry for nationals of certain countries. Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang offer 144-hour visa-free stays for international transit passengers from certain countries.This is Special English.The Chinese government has issued a five-year action plan for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.The government has vowed to make the utmost effort to find HIV-infected personnel and AIDS sufferers. It is also aimed at reducing infections through drug needles, blood transfusion and mother-to-newborn infections. Efforts will be made to minimize the fatality rate and improve patients&`& quality of life.The plan was made for the period between 2016 and 2020. It has set multiple targets including reducing AIDS-related activities in people by at least 10 percent and keep mother-to-infant infection rate to within 4 percent.According to the plan, more than 90 percent of the infected people and AIDS sufferers should receive anti-virus treatment, and more than 90 percent of the cases of such treatment should be successful.International cooperation on HIV/AIDES research will be strengthened to enhance the prevention and treatment of the disease.This is Special English.Scientists say China should draft national standards on pesticides to reduce the amount of residue that is left on agricultural products, preventing damage to the environment. Scientists with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences say national standards on pesticides are badly needed as the country faces mounting pressure of protecting the ecological environment in rural areas. The standards should cover the levels of the maximum amount of residue allowed on a piece of farmland, and user instructions.The scientists say improper usage of pesticides is a matter of grave concern. Chemicals in pesticides leach into the environment, wasting resources, and posing a serious risk to the whole eco system. Overuse of pesticides also threatens aquatic life, animals and the long-term growth of crops. To prevent the damage and enable rational use of pesticides among farmers, scientists have developed a device that can verify how much of the chemicals need to be used on farmland. A test kit containing color-coded test cards can help users determine the quality of their sprays and calculate droplet density. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That&`&s mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.A record 6 million trips were made by mainland tourists to overseas destinations during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, which ended on February 2. That is an increase of 7 percent compared with last year&`&s Spring Festival period. More than 370,000 trips were organized by travel agencies, up 3 percent from last year.The tourism administration has reported growth from individual and high-end travelers.Meanwhile, Chinese tourists&`& travel itineraries and preferred destinations have been different from before.For example, "Shopping sprees" among Chinese tourists in Japan was a catchword in 2015. But this year, many people traveled to Japan for physical checkups besides sighting seeing.One owner of a tourism agency in Tokyo says his agency arranged more than 200 physical checkups and medical treatments this year, up 50 percent from last year. A tourism agency specializing in receiving Chinese tourists in Kenya says the country was a seldom choice for Chinese tourists in 2005. But, since 2010, more Chinese tourists have chosen the African country as a destination to experience its different biodiversity environment.This is Special English.People&`&s preference for dog breeds is changing. Since 2012, when a Tibetan mastiff pup sold for 20 million yuan, roughly 3 million U.S. dollars, in Shandong province, the country has become obsessed with another breed, the brown toy poodles. A pet dog center in Beijing says the brown toy poodle has been popular in recent years because they think it is cute, small and smart. The center says small dogs are ideal pets for many people with small apartments, adding that poodles are one of the smartest breeds. The toy like breed is nicknamed "teddy" in China. According to Beijing Kennel Club, Beijing had around 950,000 registered dogs in 2015. More than 13 percent of them were toy poodles. It even outnumbers other breeds including the bichon frise, the golden retriever and the Welsh corgi. Since keeping a pet was legalized in 1993, the pet market has grown quickly. Many breeds have had their moment, including the Pekingese, the Tibetan mastiff and the Labrador. Experts say the cycle of favor for one breed is around seven years, and now the price of a brown toy poodle is dropping, meaning fewer people are buying them. There are many reasons behind the popularity, including fashion trends and scarcity.Insiders say that with the market becoming more mature, pet owners are becoming more likely to choose a breed based on their own demands, instead of following the crowd.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing.A joint Canadian-Chinese research has found that the biochemical reactions that cause Alzheimer&`&s disease could begin during fetus period or soon after birth if the fetus or newborn does not get enough vitamin-A.The study also showed that vitamin-A supplements given to newborns could be effective in slowing the degenerative brain disease.The findings are based on studies of genetically-engineered mice. The research was announced recently by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in western Canada.The study shows that even as early as in pregnancy, marginal deficiency of vitamin-A has a detrimental effect on brain development. It has long-lasting effect that may facilitate Alzheimer&`&s disease later in life. The findings were the result of a five-year research project that built on previous studies that linked low levels of vitamin-A with cognitive impairments.The researchers studied 300 elderly people in China and found that 75 percent of those with vitamin-A deficiency had cognitive impairment, compared to the 47 percent of those with normal vitamin-A levels.This is Special English.Australian researchers have solved a long-standing puzzle on the origin of stardust recovered from meteorites.The international team of scientists, led by Melbourne&`&s Monash University, identified the effect of a nuclear reaction within the dust grains for the first time.The researchers say the solar system was born out of a nebula where rock-forming elements were locked inside dust grains. Some of the dust was made around stars, being effectively tiny condensed pieces of stars.A small fraction of stardust survived the destruction process, while most of the original dust was destroyed to make up new dust, rocks and planets, including Earth.Using special dust found on meteorites, the researchers were able to trace the evolution of the nebula from which planets were born. It also enabled them to understand physical processes inside stars where the grains were formed.This is Special English.Scientists have discovered a tiny creature that dates back to 500 million years and believe it may be the oldest known ancestor of a vast group of species, including humans.The research was conducted by China&`&s Northwest University, Cambridge University, and other institutions. The finding has been published by "Nature" online.The animal is probably the oldest example of a category of creatures that includes vertebrates.The tiny creature, around one millimeter in size, was found in the Cambrian fossils from northwest China&`&s Shaanxi Province. Its bag-like body has a prominent mouth, and several lateral openings to expel water. One key step in its evolution was when the openings became gills.One lead researcher of the study said the creature evolved from their even smaller ancestors 520 million years ago. Then they became primitive fish, and eventually humans.That is the end of this edition of Special English. To freshen up your memory, I&`&m going to read one of the news items again at normal speed. Please listen carefully.（全文见周日微信。）

Is the Communist Party of China influencing the Canadian-Chinese press? Journalist and paralegal Jonathan Fon joins Jesse for a discussion on the influence of Beijing. After penning a critical piece about Liberal Cabinet MPP Michael Chan, 51.ca columnist Xin Feng started receiving death threats. Helen Wang was fired from her editorial post for the Chinese Canadian Post after publishing a critical piece by Jonathan Fon. Gao Bingchen was fired from his ten-year column at Global Chinese Press after expressing his views. In 2010, the Globe concluded a 10-month investigation that included details of former CSIS director Richard Fadden's public statement that two anonymous provincial Crown ministers were under the influence of foreign governments. Michael Chan is currently suing the Globe and Mail for libel. Chan was asked to comment for this podcast; his statements can be found on Canadaland's website.  Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After working on various low-cost housing and sustainable design projects in Australia, Canada and Thailand, Sherry, a first generation Canadian Chinese, settled in Shanghai with her husband in 2001. After the birth of her first daughter, Sherry started Wobabybasics using her experiences as an architect, environmentalist and parent to guide her designs, and now her high quality garments are stocked in over eight countries! Sherry is also the founder and an advisory board member of the Eco Design Fair in Shanghai. Through her work with this project, Sherry is a winner of the Rotary Club of Shanghai’s Rotary Leadership Award.

Canadian Chinese gossip maven Elaine Lui discusses her new memoir, LISTEN TO THE SQUAWKING CHICKEN. Then we speak with Sigi Arnejo, Genevieve Erin O'Brien and Kay Cuajunco, LGBT artists featured in EATING CULTURES, an Asian American multimedia art exhibition exploring food, identity and migration; and we preview women-directed and gender-oriented films at this year's SF International Film Festival with programming director Rachel Rosen. The post Women's Magazine: Art Is Global – April 28, 2014 appeared first on KPFA.