To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, local movie theatre The Cinematheque and the UBC Public Humanities Hub collaborated to present the 2016 film Maliglutit (ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᑦ), or “Searchers”, by acclaimed Inuit directors Zacharias Kunuk and Natar Ungalaaq.
Being an international student from Vietnam, I have always been aware of my positionality as an outsider in British Columbia.
Though the Vancouver of today carries the weight of more than a century of development, the history and planning policies that have made its individual neighbourhoods what they are today are rarely obvious at first glance.
With Vancouver’s annual Pride parade not until July 31st, here are some events to check out to celebrate in the meantime.
My earliest memory of listening to Avril Lavigne is blasting Let Go on a CD player with my sister at seven years old. It felt surreal to hear songs from my childhood inside Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre over a decade later.
Even before the start of the pandemic, Indigenous students have been using traditional Indigenous beadwork to enrich their lives. But since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, beadwork has become an even stronger healing art.
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, the UBC Asian Library hosted a panel on May 12 called “Celebrate Learning with Asian Library: Spotlight on Collections and Innovation.”
On April 5, the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration (ACAM) department invited Jamie Liew and Lindsay Wong, two female Asian Canadian writers, to a reading and discussion at the UBC Arts Student Centre.
Alongside the fundamentals of computer science and entrepreneurship, the curriculum educates students on Indigenous history, including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, and encourages them to “use their voice in a powerful way.”
To introduce ourselves, we’re recommending some summer reading — from the outgoing editors, books they’ve already read and loved, and from the incoming editors, books we’re looking forward to digging into.
Third-year Sauder student Shakil Jessa’s short film Imran and Alykhan debuted on May 12 at this year’s Crazy8s Gala, a competitive opportunity for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work.
Clark closed the three-show Decolonize the Chan series on March 26 with Feast Of The Invisible, an immersive performance that blended ceremonial storytelling, têwêhikan (hand drum) and musical genres from jazz to throat singing.
So, in no particular order, here are the top ten culture pieces of 2021/2022.
Aside from getting people moving, SISU also places an emphasis on health education.
Weddings and divorces. Birthdays and funerals. They happen in close proximity.