Congrats to Souvankham Thammavongsa for winning the 2025 Giller Prize with " Pick a Colour". Thank you to ACWW for introducing her to us years ago when she brought out her short story collection " How to Pronounce Knife" which won the 2020 Giller Prize. #Ricepaper #allanCho

So proud of both of you and what ACWW has done for writers of Asian backgrounds.

We're so blessed to be living on this glorious land: beauty everywhere if we open our eyes & ears.🙏❤️

An excellent talk on HK as a migration hub for Chinese to California & their life in Gold Mountain @asiancanadian.bsky.social @ayan604.bsky.social @ubcacam.bsky.social

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This Fall, International Students Are Heading Elsewhere | The Tyee After Ottawa’s changes ‘impacted Canada’s reputation,’ BC institutions are struggling to fill their allotted seats.

Policy impact: did the Feds anticipate this result 2 years ago? This Fall, International Students Are Heading Elsewhere via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

And many moved to or moved back to BC for its fresh air😰 10+! It's horrifying!

Thx for reposting!

Thx for reposting !

Strangers in the Land Book Launch at MOCA | Michael Luo in Conversation with Min Jin Lee YouTube video by Museum of Chinese in America

Strangers in the Land -- by @michaelluo.bsky.social -- debut narrative on Chinese in America prompted by a woman who told him to go back to China. Book launch hosted by #author JinMinLee #belonging #ChineseExclusion @asiancanadian.bsky.social
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Canada Reads -Day 2 - now on @CBC TV: 4 panelists defending the books they advocate. Good hints for writers what works & what doesn't work for readers. @acww.bsky.social

Summerland museum shares a look back at a Japanese women's club in 1934 in honour of International Women's Day - Penticton News Summerland museum shares a look back at a Japanese women's club in 1934 in honour of International Women's Day

Summerland museum shares a look back at a Japanese women's club in 1934 in honour of International Women's Day - Penticton News www.castanet.net/news/Pentict...

How a young Chinatown cook helped establish birthright citizenship in the US Wong Kim Ark’s fight to be recognized as a US citizen 127 years ago led to an expansion of the 14th amendment

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Congrats! Looking forward to reading #Dandelion at least before #canadareads2025

The UN Charter was drafted in 1945 by people who had learned the lessons that the aggression, isolationism and tariff barriers of the 20’s and 30’s had led the world into a conflagration. Article One makes it clear: threats of annexation are illegal. So are unilateral tariffs.

"Often people would ask me, as surgeon general, what was the most difficult challenge you had?" former surgeon general Dr. Richard Carmona tells Margaret Hoover.

"Well, that's pretty easy. It is telling inconvenient truths to politicians."

FULL EPISODE: buff.ly/4hPjK4Q

Look forward to sitting back to watch them at a leisurely pace. Thank you!

A blast from the past: deep-cleaning this lion retired by Enping Association (恩平會館）from decades of service in Vancouver Chinatown & beyond.

With support from The Chawkers Foundation, The Walrus is launching six regional bureaus to tell Canada’s local stories.

Read more about how we’re stepping in to bring news into focus, not just regionally, but from coast to coast to coast: thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-launc...

Windows 10 and 11 Users Can Now Optimize and Refresh Their PCs with Microsoft’s Free Cleanup Tool - Jason Deegan Keeping a computer running smoothly has always been a challenge. Over time, temporary files pile up, background processes slow things down, and startup programs drag boot ... Continue Reading →

PC Manager for Windows 10/11.
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The Lower Mainland Curators Group presents its first meeting of 2025 on Thursday, February 13 from 3:00-4:30 pm. Join virtually via Zoom for an insightful and practical conversation about oral history projects. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

Much deserved honour by & congrats @ayan604.bsky.social

"We're going to stand up to a bully" | Mark Carney on President Trump’s Canada trade tariffs YouTube video by BBC Newsnight

WATCH: "We're going to stand up to a bully.”

Mark Carney, the favourite to be the next Canadian prime minister, hits back at Donald Trump after the President imposed tariffs on Canada.

#Newsnight | broadcast 31.01.25

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What you need to know about Trump’s tariffs and the rest of Trump’s madness The art of the deal, with him as dealer

Best explanation I've read to explain Trump's behaviour. @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social @fareed-zakaria.bsky.social @ianhanomansing.bsky.social @charlieangus104.bsky.social @maryng.bsky.social @brendavancouver.bsky.social @taleeb.bsky.social #bcpoli #cdnpoli robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-n...