Asian Heritage – Edmonton

15 years – Adult Before the audience, the actors, and the directors comes the playwright, who fills blank pages with characters, dialogue and story. Learn how to craft a stage play with playwright and author Marty Chan. Over four weeks, he'll reveal his simple and easy-to-apply tips on writing for theatre. May 2 to May 23, … Continue reading Write for the Stage: A Playwriting Workshop by Marty Chan – Asian Heritage Month →

“IDOLS” has fast become a phenomenon in Japan as girl bands and pop music permeate Japanese life. This ever growing phenomenon is told through Rio, a bona fide “Tokyo Idol” who takes us on her journey toward fame. Now meet her “brothers”: a group of adult middle-aged, male, super fans (ages 35 – 50) who … Continue reading Tokyo Idols – Asian Heritage Month →

From Steve James, the director of HOOP DREAMS and LIFE ITSELF, comes the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. In the wake of the United States’ 2008 mortgage crisis, this small financial institution became the only company criminally indicted, forcing the Sung family to … Continue reading Abacus: Small Enough to Jail – Asian Heritage Month →

In Japan, children have their own national holiday in early May - Kodomo no hi, or Children's Day. Families fly colourful carp-shaped streamers (koinobori), display special dolls and ornaments and celebrate children on this festive day. Come see giant koinobori flying in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden, make your own carp streamer and other Japanese crafts … Continue reading Kodomo no hi (Japanese Children’s Day) – Asian Heritage Month →

Edmonton's Chinatown: A Living Library http://janeswalk.org/canada/edmonton/edmontons/ Did you know that Edmonton's Chinatown is the largest in area of any North American Chinatown? Did you know that Chinatown has a few different hearts? Come along for a walk to learn about Chinatown's past, present, and future. We'll also be crowd-sourcing your photos and stories to create … Continue reading Janes’ Walk – Asian Heritage Month →

Asian Canadian Film Series 2017 This is the second presentation of the Asian Canadian film series at Metro Cinema, featuring Canadian made films for Asian heritage month. In a time where Hollywood continues to whitewash films and leave diverse voices out of the conversation, it’s more important than ever to show Asian people on the … Continue reading The Apology – Asian Heritage Month →

The Model Minority is a stage production featuring local Asian Canadian artists in a variety of disciplines including dance, music and media arts. This show is an emotional expression of how people interact with stereotypes and race in daily life. It is open to everyone, and is a unique evening of eclectic, beautiful performance arts … Continue reading The Model Minority →

Workshop on Chinese and Western Approaches to Inclusion Presented by Professor Chris Forlin Concordia University of Edmonton, Centre for Chinese Studies Monday, May 15, 2017 at Concordia University of Edmonton This workshop will focus on global perspectives towards inclusive education. International models will be explored with an emphasis on Western and Chinese approaches to inclusion. … Continue reading Global Perspectives of Inclusive Eduacation – Asian Heritage Month →

The Confucius Institute in Edmonton is a centre for the administration of internationally recognized testing, providing formal credentialing in Chinese language. These tests are administered in the spring and fall in three categories. The CIE will offer the 2017 HSK Test on May 20.  Deadline for registration is May 5, 2017 Please contact us at (780) 970-5233 for … Continue reading HSK Test – Asian Heritage Month →

Window Horses is an animated feature about love, poetry, family, and identity. The main character of the film, Rosie Ming, is a young mixed race Canadian poet who is invited to an international poetry festival in Iran, against the wishes of her Chinese grandparents. Metro Cinema May 20 @ 6:45pm May 21 @ 12:45pm May … Continue reading Window Horses – Asian Heritage Month →