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Pancouver is a multilingual Vancouver media outlet focusing on underrepresented artistic communities. Check us out at https://pancouver.ca/ to find stories that nobody else is covering.
Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society announces indefinite cancellation of Honda Celebration of Light. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/vancouver-fi...
Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society announces indefinite cancellation of Honda Celebration of Light - Pancouver
The decision comes amid growing concern over the impact of fireworks displays on birds and dogs.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society announces indefinite cancellation of Honda Celebration of Light. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/vancouver-fi...
Rauleyan Vele (In the Time of Unrest) author Balbir Parwana wins Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/rauleyan-vel...
Rauleyan Vele (In the Time of Unrest) author Balbir Parwana wins Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature - Pancouver
The main character asks why Partition has remained in the shadows of history, even though hundreds of thousands lost their lives.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Rauleyan Vele (In the Time of Unrest) author Balbir Parwana wins Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/rauleyan-vel...
New @pancouver.bsky.social: A Chip Odyssey delves into history to reveal how Taiwan conquered the semiconductor industry. TAIWANfest will present the Vancouver premiere at 2:30 pm on Saturday (Nov. 29) at the Annex. pancouver.ca/a-chip-odyss...
A Chip Odyssey delves into history to reveal how Taiwan conquered the semiconductor industry - Pancouver
The director of A Chip Odyssey, Hsiao Chu-Chen, spent five years working on her documentary, which will be screened in Vancouver.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
New @pancouver.bsky.social: A Chip Odyssey delves into history to reveal how Taiwan conquered the semiconductor industry. TAIWANfest will present the Vancouver premiere at 2:30 pm on Saturday (Nov. 29) at the Annex. pancouver.ca/a-chip-odyss...
Short film “Mori” demonstrates that powerful storytelling doesn’t depend on big budgets and optimum conditions. Vancouver Turkish Film Festival will screen it at 10 am on Nov. 29 at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/short-film-m...
Short film "Mori" demonstrates that powerful storytelling doesn’t depend on big budgets and optimum conditions - Pancouver
Yakup Tekintangaç's masterpiece will be screened at the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival and Seattle Turkish Film Festival.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Short film “Mori” demonstrates that powerful storytelling doesn’t depend on big budgets and optimum conditions. Vancouver Turkish Film Festival will screen it at 10 am on Nov. 29 at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/short-film-m...
Canada Post honours Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and five other graphic novelists with postage stamps. Learn more about this great artist @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/canada-post-...
Canada Post honours Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and five other graphic novelists with postage stamps - Pancouver
Yahgulanaas pioneered a new artform that he calls Haida Manga after studying Chinese brushstroking techniques.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Canada Post honours Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and five other graphic novelists with postage stamps. Learn more about this great artist @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/canada-post-...
What Yiddish literature reveals about Canada’s diverse canon and multilingual identity. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/what-yiddish...
What Yiddish literature reveals about Canada’s diverse canon and multilingual identity - Pancouver
A nation’s literature used to be tied to language, but this can no longer be the narrow criterion for defining a canon.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What Yiddish literature reveals about Canada’s diverse canon and multilingual identity. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/what-yiddish...
Choreographer Lai Hung-chung embodies human desire for comfort and freedom with giant feathered headpieces in Birdy. His Taiwan-based company's imaginative show will be at Vancouver Playhouse next Fri. (Nov. 28) and Saturday (Nov. 29). Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/choreographe...
Choreographer Lai Hung-chung embodies human desire for comfort and freedom with giant feathered headpieces in Birdy - Pancouver
Taiwan's Hung Dance will perform Birdy at the Vancouver Playhouse on November 28 and 29.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Choreographer Lai Hung-chung embodies human desire for comfort and freedom with giant feathered headpieces in Birdy. His Taiwan-based company's imaginative show will be at Vancouver Playhouse next Fri. (Nov. 28) and Saturday (Nov. 29). Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/choreographe...
Eastside Culture Crawl officially begins at 5 p.m. and continues through Sunday at 6 p.m. But the Crawl's Moving Art 2025 film fest is being held over for an extra day. More info @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/eastside-cul...
Eastside Culture Crawl presents Moving Art 2025 Unity film festival at Vancouver Hack Space - Pancouver
Rashi Sethi's "Hair Braiding—An Analog Cinemagraph" is one of Moving Art's eight short films by local artists.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Eastside Culture Crawl officially begins at 5 p.m. and continues through Sunday at 6 p.m. But the Crawl's Moving Art 2025 film fest is being held over for an extra day. More info @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/eastside-cul...
IndieFest 2025: As and When reinforces intergenerational bonds in Willilish’d by recomposing lullabies. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/indiefest-20...
IndieFest 2025: As and When reinforces intergenerational bonds in Willilish'd by recomposing lullabies - Pancouver
Hayley Sullivan McInerney and Thule van den Dam explore memory, emotion, change, and motherhood through lullabies and nursery rhymes.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
IndieFest 2025: As and When reinforces intergenerational bonds in Willilish’d by recomposing lullabies. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/indiefest-20...
New @pancouver.bsky.social Q&A: Vancouver Art Gallery Co-CEO Eva Respini on how Jim Lambie’s Zobop (Colour-Chrome) transforms Rotunda into a living work of art pancouver.ca/qa-vancouver...
Q&A: Vancouver Art Gallery Co-CEO Eva Respini on how Jim Lambie’s Zobop (Colour-Chrome) transforms Rotunda into a living work of art - Pancouver
Zobop (Colour-Chrome) transforms the gallery’s grand neoclassical heart into something alive and playful.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New @pancouver.bsky.social Q&A: Vancouver Art Gallery Co-CEO Eva Respini on how Jim Lambie’s Zobop (Colour-Chrome) transforms Rotunda into a living work of art pancouver.ca/qa-vancouver...
Vancouver composer Wendy Yau Sum Cheung hopes to touch hearts and help heal minds through SENSES. This multisensory concert will be at the Orpheum Theatre on Nov. 29. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/composer-wen...
Composer Wendy Yau Sum Cheung hopes to touch hearts and help heal minds through SENSES - Pancouver
Cheung has a deeper motivation behind SENSES: she wants to elevate awareness about men's mental health as a tribute to her father.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Vancouver composer Wendy Yau Sum Cheung hopes to touch hearts and help heal minds through SENSES. This multisensory concert will be at the Orpheum Theatre on Nov. 29. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/composer-wen...
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins her second Giller Prize. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/souvankham-t...
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins her second Giller Prize - Pancouver
CBC broadcast the Giller Award ceremony, which was hosted by Rick Mercer.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins her second Giller Prize. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/souvankham-t...
A Swedish artiste more famous than ABBA in the Southeast Asian country where he was raised. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/a-swedish-ar...
A Swedish artiste more famous than ABBA - Pancouver
Jonas Anderson and one writer's unplanned journey through multiculturalism and the Great Replacement Theory.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A Swedish artiste more famous than ABBA in the Southeast Asian country where he was raised. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/a-swedish-ar...
Kathak artists Fiana Kawane, Puneet Singh, and Akshaya Surve featured in Dance As Blessing: ‘Subham Bhavatu’ next Sunday (Nov. 23) at Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/kathak-artis...
Kathak artists Fiana Kawane, Puneet Singh, and Akshaya Surve featured in Dance As Blessing: 'Subham Bhavatu' - Pancouver
The Sanskrit blessing “Shubham Bhavatu” translates into “May Good Happen”.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Kathak artists Fiana Kawane, Puneet Singh, and Akshaya Surve featured in Dance As Blessing: ‘Subham Bhavatu’ next Sunday (Nov. 23) at Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/kathak-artis...
Ourofest youth artist Lewen Han creates memorable moments at the intersection of street dance and theatre. She is one of several artists from Nanjing who are thriving in Canada. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/ourofest-you...
Ourofest youth artist Lewen Han creates memorable moments at the intersection of street dance and theatre - Pancouver
Han will perform an original piece, Ghost Road, at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster as part of this year's festival.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Ourofest youth artist Lewen Han creates memorable moments at the intersection of street dance and theatre. She is one of several artists from Nanjing who are thriving in Canada. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social pancouver.ca/ourofest-you...
New @pancouver.bsky.social: The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions. pancouver.ca/the-comedy-e...
The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions - Pancouver
With 63 percent of Nigerians under 25 and high social media uptake, skits tap into abundant creative energy and mobile-first audiences.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
New @pancouver.bsky.social: The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions. pancouver.ca/the-comedy-e...
Madame Maverick exhibition reveals how Faye Leung refused to mute her individuality. The flamboyant Faye, a.k.a. Vancouver's hat lady, is being commemorated in a new exhibition at Canton-sardine (071-268 Keefer St.) in Chinatown. More info here @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/madame-maver...
Madame Maverick exhibition reveals how Faye Leung refused to mute her individuality - Pancouver
The Victoria-born Leung died last year at the age of 92 after a flamboyant business career.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Madame Maverick exhibition reveals how Faye Leung refused to mute her individuality. The flamboyant Faye, a.k.a. Vancouver's hat lady, is being commemorated in a new exhibition at Canton-sardine (071-268 Keefer St.) in Chinatown. More info here @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/madame-maver...
On Friday from 2:30 to 4 pm, a panel of three journalists with Chinese ancestry will discuss how the word "Chinese" is deployed in the media. It's on the 8th floor of VPL Central Branch in the John Montalbano Family Theatre (in English and Mandarin). pancouver.ca/panel-beyond...
/ Panel /Beyond Chinese: The Limits of "Chinese" in Canadian Media加拿大媒體眼中的單一“Chinese” - Pancouver
"Chinese" can be a very complex word, especially in mainstream media. This panel invites Vancouver-based journalists to speak about how the term "Chinese“ is viewed, used and understood.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
On Friday from 2:30 to 4 pm, a panel of three journalists with Chinese ancestry will discuss how the word "Chinese" is deployed in the media. It's on the 8th floor of VPL Central Branch in the John Montalbano Family Theatre (in English and Mandarin). pancouver.ca/panel-beyond...
Tonight at 6:30 p.m., Charlie Wu will moderate a panel discussion in Mandarin with four artists at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch. Howard Dai, Jasmine Chen, Yanting Qiu, and Peisen Ding will discuss the disconnect between generations in the diaspora. pancouver.ca/panel-beyond...
/ Panel / Beyond Chinese: Navigating Generational Divides 移民群體的世代距離 - Pancouver
As artists of Chinese ancestry fight for better representation in mainstream society, the disconnect between generations within the diaspora are often forgotten.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Tonight at 6:30 p.m., Charlie Wu will moderate a panel discussion in Mandarin with four artists at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch. Howard Dai, Jasmine Chen, Yanting Qiu, and Peisen Ding will discuss the disconnect between generations in the diaspora. pancouver.ca/panel-beyond...
Today is the start of the @chutzpahfestival.bsky.social in Vancouver, which runs until Nov. 23. Here's a @pancouver.bsky.social article about Comedy for Peace founder Erik Angel. He will perform with three other comedians on Nov. 22. pancouver.ca/erik-angel-p...
Erik Angel promises no politics, just laughs, at Comedy for Peace show at Chutzpah! Festival - Pancouver
Six years ago, Angel began bringing Jewish and Arab Muslim and Christian comedians together with the hope of building a better future.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Today is the start of the @chutzpahfestival.bsky.social in Vancouver, which runs until Nov. 23. Here's a @pancouver.bsky.social article about Comedy for Peace founder Erik Angel. He will perform with three other comedians on Nov. 22. pancouver.ca/erik-angel-p...
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies - Pancouver
Mamdani called for fairness in Arabic, Bangla, Urdu-Hindi, and Spanish during his campaign to become mayor of America's largest city.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/zohran-mamda...
African poetry is celebrated in a groundbreaking publishing project. Harvard prof. Tinashe Mushakavanhu explains how it's being done through chapbooks. @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/african-poet...
African poetry is celebrated in a groundbreaking publishing project - Pancouver
The African Poetry Book Fund has assembled a formidable archive of writing through the New Generation African Poets Chapbook Series.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
African poetry is celebrated in a groundbreaking publishing project. Harvard prof. Tinashe Mushakavanhu explains how it's being done through chapbooks. @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/african-poet...
New @pancouver.bsky.social: Vancouver singer-songwriter Daniel Lew and Taiwanese band HoNi demonstrate “Through the Line” how music connects across language barriers. It's a cross-cultural collaboration between third-gen Canadian and Hakka folk musicians in Asia. pancouver.ca/daniel-lew-a...
Daniel Lew and HoNi demonstrate "Through the Line" how music connects across language barriers - Pancouver
Lew (second from right) and members of HoNi performed "Through the Line" for the first time at the Jade Music Fest.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
New @pancouver.bsky.social: Vancouver singer-songwriter Daniel Lew and Taiwanese band HoNi demonstrate “Through the Line” how music connects across language barriers. It's a cross-cultural collaboration between third-gen Canadian and Hakka folk musicians in Asia. pancouver.ca/daniel-lew-a...
Jade Music Fest presents "Granville Island Takeover" today with free live musical performances at Waterfront Theatre, Revue Stage, the Nest, Performance Works, Net Loft, Ocean Artworks, Triangle Square, Island Plaza, Chain & Forge, Railspur Park, and Public Market Courtyard. jmfa.ca/2025-granvil...
2025 GRANVILLE ISLAND TAKEOVER - Jade Music Festival
GRANVILLE ISLAND TAKEOVER Outdoor Performances We’ve invited local artists, including musicians who may not speak Chinese-languages but are here to support JMF’s vision with song covers. Join us in am...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Jade Music Fest presents "Granville Island Takeover" today with free live musical performances at Waterfront Theatre, Revue Stage, the Nest, Performance Works, Net Loft, Ocean Artworks, Triangle Square, Island Plaza, Chain & Forge, Railspur Park, and Public Market Courtyard. jmfa.ca/2025-granvil...
Multilingual Soler band member Dino Acconci brings global perspective to Jade Music Fest. He was a music star in Hong Kong and now he lives in Vancouver. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/multilingual...
Multilingual Soler band member Dino Acconci brings global perspective to Jade Music Fest - Pancouver
Acconci and his twin brother Julio emerged as major music stars in Hong Kong in 2005 with songs in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Multilingual Soler band member Dino Acconci brings global perspective to Jade Music Fest. He was a music star in Hong Kong and now he lives in Vancouver. Learn more @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/multilingual...