Asian Heritage – Edmonton

Celebrate Japanese Children’s Day Giant carp streamers in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden. Crafts, activities and fun for the whole family.

Book Signing by author Nancy Ng

Edmonton author Marty Chan celebrates the 10th anniversary of his first novel

Part of Global Visions Film Festival Presented by University of Alberta, Department of East Asian Studies There are between 600 thousand and a million Japanese youths who stay hidden away in their bedroom, sometimes cut off from all kind of social interaction for several years. These youths, named hikikomori, are renounced in Japanese society as … Continue reading HIKIKOMORI, A DEAFENING SILENCE →

Take mom out for an Asian dining experience. Enjoy some dim sum, sushi, bul-go-gi, pho, adobo or roti!

Edmonton author Marty Chan celebrates the 10th anniversary of his first novel

Presented in cooperation with University of Alberta, Department of East Asian Studies Fukushima is a parallel world. From the outside, everything seems normal. Away from the forbidden zone, life goes on exactly as before. The danger now is invisible. Some say that all is fine, all is under control. But today, nothing is resolved. Overwhelmed … Continue reading BEYOND THE CLOUD: YONAOSHI 3.11 →

Presented in cooperation with University of Alberta, Department of East Asian Studies In Competition for Best International Doc Award FILMMAKER IAN THOMAS ASH WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS SCREENING Part of our Spotlight on Fukushima Series. Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, children who were not evacuated are found to have thyroid … Continue reading A2-B-C: Hôshanô to kodomotachi →