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A series of programs to celebrate Asian cultures and perspectives, and push back against discrimination in our communities. Discover authors and artists, and hear discussions with Asian thinkers who represent a diversity of experiences across Asian communities in Vancouver.

2024 Lineup & Replays

Yilin Wang: The Art and Craft of Chinese Poetry Translation

Occurred on: Wednesday, April 3, 6:30pm–8:00pm

Sheung-King: Batshit Seven

Occurred on: Thursday, April 4, 7:00pm–8:00pm

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Larissa Lai: The Lost Century

Occurred on: Wednesday, April 10, 7:00pm–8:00pm

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Denise Chong: Out of Darkness

Occurred on: Saturday, April 27, 2:00pm–3:00pm

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Big Fight in Little Chinatown: Film Screening & Panel

Occurred on: Monday, May 6, 6:00pm–8:30pm

Golden Delicious: Film Screening & Panel

Occurred on: Wednesday, May 8, 6:00pm–8:30pm

Jade Circle: A Multilingual Theatre Discussion

Occurred on: Wednesday, May 22, 7:00pm–8:00pm

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Tessa Hulls: Feeding Ghosts

Occurred on: Saturday, May 25, 2:00pm–3:00pm

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2023 Lineup & Replays

Lindsay Wong: Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality

Occurred on: Wednesday, April 12 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm

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Ajay Parasram: Frequently Asked White Questions

Occurred on: Wednesday, April 19 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm

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Henry Tsang: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver

Occurred on: Monday, May 8 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm

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Kevin Chong: The Double Life of Benson Yu

Occurred on: Wednesday, May 10​ | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Chinese in Verse: A Night of Poetry Recitals 五月華文詩歌朗誦會

Occurred on: Thursday, May 11​ | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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The Spirits Have Nothing to Do With Us: New Chinese-Canadian Fiction

Occurred on: Tuesday, May 23 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm

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Hate Can Kill: Canada’s Anti-Asian History in Film

Occurred on: Thursday, May 25 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm


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Funded by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada

2022 Lineup & Replays

Cheuk Kwan: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World

Occurred on: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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Jack Wang: A Century of Chinese Migrant Stories

Occurred on: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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Divine Threads: Cantonese Opera in Vancouver

Occurred on: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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Charles Yu: On Living as a Stereotype

Occurred on: Thursday, March 24, 2022

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Chinatown Today and Tomorrow

Occurred on: Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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One Line at a Time: Filipinx Spoken Word Artists

Occurred on: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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Unearthing the Past: Japanese Canadian Artists on the Legacy of Internment

Occurred on: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Lam Wong: Tea, Zen, and Contemporary Art

Occurred on: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Representation Matters: A Japanese Family Restaurant on Screen

Occurred on: Thursday, May 12, 2022

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Aaron Chan: This City is a Minefield

Occurred on: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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Discovering My Taiwanese Identity in Canada - 在加拿大發現我的台灣認同

Occurred on: Thursday, May 19, 2022

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Shyam Selvadurai: Mansions of the Moon

Occurred on: Thursday, May 19, 2022

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Hallyu: K-pop and Activism

Occurred on: Thursday, May 26, 2022

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Funded by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada

Upcoming Events

  • Join us for a special evening gathering to engage your senses and learn about kōdō, the Japanese Way of Incense, with The Dōjin Japanese Arts Society. At this intimate session in the beautiful Yosef Wosk Poets’ Corner, participants will be...

    6:30pm – 8:00pm

    Central Library
  • The Staircase Sounds concert series continues with a performance of Indian classical music by the expert musicians of the Tihā ī Hindustani Music Ensemble. Tihāī is a Hindustānī music ensemble based in the Greater Vancouver region, featuring vocalist and ensemble...

    12:00pm – 1:00pm

    Central Library
  • Join us for the last Staircase Sounds of the 2024-25 season! We are thrilled to host the incredible intercultural musicians of the Orchid Ensemble as they close our first season of concert programming. Established in 1997, the JUNO nominated Orchid...

    12:00pm – 1:00pm

    Central Library