Co-hosted by Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, KO-CA Foundation for Cultural Exchange Association and the Korea Daily
Date: May 30th, 2015 (Saturday) 3:00pm – 5:30pm 
Location: David Lam Hall, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, 50 East Pender Street, B.C. Canada V6A 3V6
Admission:FREE. RSVP required.
Inquiries: 604.658.8850
2:30pm: Doors open
3:00 – 5:30pm: Chinese traditional dance shows and costume show. Korean percussion Instrument performance, Korean costume Show, ceremony of the Korean palace.

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Did you miss explorASIAN’s Persian Poetry in Motion program at Vancouver Public Library on Tuesday, May 19 at 6:00pm? If you did, watch the entire program online. Thank you to Parvaz TV for sponsoring the recording of this program.

Mirch Masala would like to invite you to a Mehfil (Festival) of South Asian writers and performers in celebration of Asian Heritage Month.

Confirmed artists include Manpreet Dhillon, Phinder Dulai, Jotika Lightbright, Am Johal, Farah Tejani and Ameena Mayer, Shailendra Pathak, and emcee Imtiaz Popat.

The Grind Café, May 31, 3.00-5.00PM

4124 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5V 3P7

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explorASIAN 2015 “pitches” a fantastic month of Asian Heritage Month events. This year, explorASIAN is pleased to present an evening of Iranian cuisine, performances, cocktails, dancing, raffle and auction as part of its closing gala.

Featured will be vocalist Soley with the Vashan Ensemble and dancer Lia Fallah. Recognized for their fine community work will be the Tri Cities Iranian Cultural Society, Society of Iranian Canadian Professionals and Persian Cultural and Art Institute. Join us!

Cedar and Bamboo ?Film Screening and Discussion
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Co-organized by Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver and U.B.C. Learning Exchange.
Film screening and discussion with Elder Larry Grant.
Thursday May 28, 2015  5-7pm
UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1

Language: English
Seating is limited. Please RSVP.  Inquiries: 604.408.5164 (English)

Cedar and Bamboo is a succinct description of the intertwined histories of Aboriginal and Chinese peoples in British Columbia with absorbing portraits of multiracial identity and an excellent scholarly discussion supplement. It’s a compelling contribution to understanding B.C. history, multiraciality, alienation and belonging.
– Handel Kashope Wright, Professor.
Director – Centre for Culture, Identity & Education, UBC
Moving Images (distributor)

Physical theatre artist Gerardo Avila and Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble (VCME) invite all to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden on May 23, 2015 for an hour of interactive musical comedy, mime, magic, stories, and music suitable for the entire family.

The Monkey King (Sun Wukong) is the main character in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West. Inspired by this legendary character, actor/comedian Gerardo Avila will entertain all ages and introduce them to Chinese folklore.

Music and sounds will be provided by VCME members and their traditional instruments: Jirong Huang (erhu), Sarah Tan (guzheng) and Zhong Xi Wu (suona).

Doors open: 2:30pm. Show Starts: 3pm Tickets: https://monkey-king-vcme.eventbrite.ca/
Adults, Family, Youth, Student, and Group rates available.

To purchase tickets online directly, please click here.