Madeleine Thien, winner of the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize, will appear at the Arden Theatre on March 29, 2017 for a spring STARFest event presented by St. Albert Public Library. Thien's latest work, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, focuses on an extended family in China, … Continue reading Madeleine Thien
BOOK LAUNCH State of Exchange: Migrant NGOs and the Chinese Government Come Celebrate the Launch of State of Exchange: Migrant NGOs and the Chinese Government by Dr. Jennifer Hsu. Co-hosted by China Institute and Department of Political Science. Engaging a new conceptual framework, Jennifer Hsu reveals how Chinese migrant NGOs interact with spaces and layers … Continue reading Book Launch – State of Exchange: Migrant NGOs and the Chinese Government
Speaker: Dr Joseph Changqing Yang Topic: Mental Disorder by TCM Treatment, Ben Shen Theory and Clinical Application
University of Alberta professor and writer Leilei Chen was born and raised in China, but admits she’d always held an idealized vision of Canada. When a doctoral scholarship brought her to Edmonton, that vision was shattered by Canada’s social problems and historical racism – even the weather didn’t measure up to her red-leafed dreams. Canadian … Continue reading Re-Orienting China Book Launch
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Reel Family Cinema / Studio Ghibli Monthyl Japan 2013, 137 min, Dir: Isao Takahata Screenings: Saturday April 29 at 2:00PM Monday May 1 at 7:00PM Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young … Continue reading Tale of Princess Kaguya – Asian Heritage Month
Authors for Indies Day is April 29th -- one week from today! Join us for a chance to meet great local authors, prizes, swag and cake! Participating authors include: 2 - 3 pm. Winnie Canuel Marty Chan 3 - 4 pm. SG Wong
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Reel Family Cinema / Studio Ghibli Monthyl Japan 2013, 137 min, Dir: Isao Takahata Screenings: Monday May 1 at 7:00PM Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess … Continue reading Tale of the Princess Kaguya – Asian Heritage Month
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
