Community Initiatives
Creative Chinatown Moon Festival
Creative Chinatown is a one day fair for local artists, artisans and food vendors to showcase their culturally-appropriate, sustainable made-in-Vancouver and made-in-Chinatown goods.
Saturday, September 14th from 11 am – 4 pm
Community & Member Organized
october, 2019
03oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
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Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Thursday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
Event Details
Vancouver’s Chinatown was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011. Its distinctive architectural features, streetscape, garden spaces and connection to the history of Chinese immigrants make the
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Vancouver’s Chinatown was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011. Its distinctive architectural features, streetscape, garden spaces and connection to the history of Chinese immigrants make the neighbourhood one of Canada’s most significant urban heritage sites.
In our journey—both literal and figurative—through Chinatown, we will explore the culture and growth of the Chinese community in Vancouver. We’ll look at current social and urban issues like gentrification, transportation, zoning and the ongoing efforts to revitalize Chinatown. We’ll experience some of the community’s living traditions, learn some Cantonese phrases and walk through the neighbourhood to deepen our understanding of the cultural uniqueness of Chinatown.
Note: This course includes classes at SFU’s Vancouver campus (Harbour Centre) and Chinatown House (188 East Pender Street), as well as three walking tours of Chinatown. Enrollment in this course is reserved for adults 55+.
Christine Wong, EdD, is a Chinese language and culture instructor. She is also a Certified Tea Master and a cultural traveller. Her ongoing projects include the Cantonese Project, Leaf Behind and
WALKchinatown.
For more details: https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/courses/plus/346-a-living-tradition-a-cultural-journey-through-vancouvers-chinatown.html | 778-782-8000 | learn@sfu.ca
Registration begins July 24, 2019 at 10 a.m.
Time
(Friday) 9:30 am - 11:20 am PDT
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Thinking of starting a small business? Already running a business, but need more information? Drop in to this free workshop and learn where to find help with small business
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Time
(Friday) 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm PDT
05oct10:15 am12:00 pmThe Cantonese ProjectFacilitated by Christine Wong
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Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The
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Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The Cantonese Project, facilitated by Christine Wong, brings real life experiences to the learning space and offers small group lessons for less than 10 people. Tailor-made one-on-one sessions are also available for those who want to learn at their own pace towards individualized goals.
Fee
Group
Intermediate – Saturday, 10:15 am to 12 noon (ongoing)
Package fee: $90 for 4 classes per person ($25 drop-in/class)
One-On-One
At your own pace towards your individualized goals
Package fee: $500 for 10 hours per person
Online registration form.
Time
(Saturday) 10:15 am - 12:00 pm PST
Organizer
the Cantonese projectthecantoneseproject@gmail.com
Meeting Room @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
05oct2:00 pm4:00 pmRace & WorkOrganized by hua foundation
Event Details
Hua foundation’s Race & Equity Project builds community capacity in areas where we see gaps. Ongoing conversations with people in our networks suggest widely felt, under-discussed professional and personal challenges
more
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Hua foundation’s Race & Equity Project builds community capacity in areas where we see gaps. Ongoing conversations with people in our networks suggest widely felt, under-discussed professional and personal challenges facing local racialized K-12 educators related to how they approach and experience issues of race, equity, and social justice among their colleagues and in the classroom. Your work in shaping the next generation is invaluable. What you do to support and uplift your students every day means so much. We wish to bring a similar spirit of support, generosity, and inspiration to the current generation of younger educators working in the murk, eager to breathe some new life into the issues close to their hearts.
Join us for our inaugural Race & Work workshop series for K-12 educators. Bring your passion, your questions, and an appetite for learning and good food. You’ll find a fierce squad to support you, and together you’ll shape actionable new steps forward to fuel your work.
Workshop dates:
Saturday, September 28, 2-4pm
Saturday, October 5, 2-4pm
We will not hold a workshop October 12 as we’ll take a break for Thanksgiving weekend
Saturday, October 19, 2-4pm
Saturday, October 26, 2-4pm
Participant cost: We suggest that participants pay a refundable $25 registration fee to hua foundation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds, no questions asked.
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
05oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
10oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Thursday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
Event Details
Vancouver’s Chinatown was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011. Its distinctive architectural features, streetscape, garden spaces and connection to the history of Chinese immigrants make the
more
Event Details
Vancouver’s Chinatown was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011. Its distinctive architectural features, streetscape, garden spaces and connection to the history of Chinese immigrants make the neighbourhood one of Canada’s most significant urban heritage sites.
In our journey—both literal and figurative—through Chinatown, we will explore the culture and growth of the Chinese community in Vancouver. We’ll look at current social and urban issues like gentrification, transportation, zoning and the ongoing efforts to revitalize Chinatown. We’ll experience some of the community’s living traditions, learn some Cantonese phrases and walk through the neighbourhood to deepen our understanding of the cultural uniqueness of Chinatown.
Note: This course includes classes at SFU’s Vancouver campus (Harbour Centre) and Chinatown House (188 East Pender Street), as well as three walking tours of Chinatown. Enrollment in this course is reserved for adults 55+.
Christine Wong, EdD, is a Chinese language and culture instructor. She is also a Certified Tea Master and a cultural traveller. Her ongoing projects include the Cantonese Project, Leaf Behind and
WALKchinatown.
For more details: https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/courses/plus/346-a-living-tradition-a-cultural-journey-through-vancouvers-chinatown.html | 778-782-8000 | learn@sfu.ca
Registration begins July 24, 2019 at 10 a.m.
Time
(Friday) 9:30 am - 11:20 am PDT
12oct10:15 am12:00 pmThe Cantonese ProjectFacilitated by Christine Wong
Event Details
Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The
more
Event Details
Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The Cantonese Project, facilitated by Christine Wong, brings real life experiences to the learning space and offers small group lessons for less than 10 people. Tailor-made one-on-one sessions are also available for those who want to learn at their own pace towards individualized goals.
Fee
Group
Intermediate – Saturday, 10:15 am to 12 noon (ongoing)
Package fee: $90 for 4 classes per person ($25 drop-in/class)
One-On-One
At your own pace towards your individualized goals
Package fee: $500 for 10 hours per person
Online registration form.
Time
(Saturday) 10:15 am - 12:00 pm PST
Organizer
the Cantonese projectthecantoneseproject@gmail.com
Meeting Room @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
12oct1:00 pm5:00 pmChinatown Stories: Volume 2 Publication Launch PartyOrganized by Chinatown Today
Event Details
Please join the Chinatown Today team at the publication launch party for Chinatown Stories: Volume 2, “Aunties, Elders, and Ancestors.” As a follow-up from Chinatown Stories: Volume 1, this year’s
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Please join the Chinatown Today team at the publication launch party for Chinatown Stories: Volume 2, “Aunties, Elders, and Ancestors.” As a follow-up from Chinatown Stories: Volume 1, this year’s publication features the works of 14 local writers and artists. This is your chance to purchase your copy of Chinatown Stories: Volume 2!
The publication launch party will be on Saturday, October 12th, starting from 1PM until 5PM. This event will be held at Chinatown House (188 E. Pender). The afternoon will feature a reading from poet, Phebe M. Ferrer, and writer, Vyas Saran.
There will also be snacks and light refreshments provided by Happy Woman Kitchen, and Scrape Baking.
For more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/414490259254131/
Time
(Saturday) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
12oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
17oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Thursday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
19oct10:15 am12:00 pmThe Cantonese ProjectFacilitated by Christine Wong
Event Details
Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The
more
Event Details
Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The Cantonese Project, facilitated by Christine Wong, brings real life experiences to the learning space and offers small group lessons for less than 10 people. Tailor-made one-on-one sessions are also available for those who want to learn at their own pace towards individualized goals.
Fee
Group
Intermediate – Saturday, 10:15 am to 12 noon (ongoing)
Package fee: $90 for 4 classes per person ($25 drop-in/class)
One-On-One
At your own pace towards your individualized goals
Package fee: $500 for 10 hours per person
Online registration form.
Time
(Saturday) 10:15 am - 12:00 pm PST
Organizer
the Cantonese projectthecantoneseproject@gmail.com
Meeting Room @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
19oct2:00 pm4:00 pmRace & WorkOrganized by hua foundation
Event Details
Hua foundation’s Race & Equity Project builds community capacity in areas where we see gaps. Ongoing conversations with people in our networks suggest widely felt, under-discussed professional and personal challenges
more
Event Details
Hua foundation’s Race & Equity Project builds community capacity in areas where we see gaps. Ongoing conversations with people in our networks suggest widely felt, under-discussed professional and personal challenges facing local racialized K-12 educators related to how they approach and experience issues of race, equity, and social justice among their colleagues and in the classroom.
Your work in shaping the next generation is invaluable. What you do to support and uplift your students every day means so much. We wish to bring a similar spirit of support, generosity, and inspiration to the current generation of younger educators working in the murk, eager to breathe some new life into the issues close to their hearts.
Join us for our inaugural Race & Work workshop series for K-12 educators. Bring your passion, your questions, and an appetite for learning and good food. You’ll find a fierce squad to support you, and together you’ll shape actionable new steps forward to fuel your work.
Workshop dates:
Saturday, September 28, 2-4pm
Saturday, October 5, 2-4pm
We will not hold a workshop October 12 as we’ll take a break for Thanksgiving weekend
Saturday, October 19, 2-4pm
Saturday, October 26, 2-4pm
Participant cost: We suggest that participants pay a refundable $25 registration fee to hua foundation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds, no questions asked.
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
19oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
23oct6:30 pm8:00 pmBy Us, For Us: Grounding Art in CommunitiesOrganized by joss paper library
Event Details
Discussion Panelists: Beatrix Pang (ZINE COOP, Queer Reads Library), Charlene Sayo (Titas and Tomes) Introductions: Christina Lee (joss paper library) Moderator: Y Vy Truong (joss paper library) What does it mean to create
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Discussion Panelists: Beatrix Pang (ZINE COOP, Queer Reads Library), Charlene Sayo (Titas and Tomes)
Introductions: Christina Lee (joss paper library)
Moderator: Y Vy Truong (joss paper library)
What does it mean to create community focused art? How does art facilitate conversations about migrant labour, and create lines of solidarity? For the first public discussion hosted by joss paper library (JPL), we invite the public to join us in a conversation with two artists whose work has centered collaborations with migrant labour communities both in Hong Kong and Vancouver.
By centering this conversation within two different geographic contexts, we can examine how community based arts practices have been critical in raising public awareness to the conditions and realities of migrant labour communities. Beatrix Pang (Hong Kong, ZINE COOP) and Charlene Sayo (Vancouver, Titas and Tomes), will be talking more in depth about their work as artists and community organizers.
This event is supported by Chinatown House and hua foundation.
Venue Information:
Chinatown House located at 188 E Pender Street, Vancouver, and is serviced by the bus lines: 3, 4, 7, 8, 19, 22, 209 with metered parking at the front. Additional parking can be found at Chinatown Plaza.
Accessibility Notes:
Our event takes place on the ground-level. The wheelchair accessible button is operational. There are gendered, trans-inclusive washrooms, with wheelchair accessible stalls. We are currently addressing how we can increase the accessibility of this space.
Please note for this event we have a capacity limit of 20 people. To reserve your seat, please visit the eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/by-us-for-us-grounding-art-in-communities-registration-75805487253
joss paper library is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded, and the occupied territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the three title-holding Nations: xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), skx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlílwətaʔ/sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh).
Time
(Wednesday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
Organizer
Joss Paper Libraryjosspaperlibrary@gmail.com
24oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Thursday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
26oct10:15 am12:00 pmThe Cantonese ProjectFacilitated by Christine Wong
Event Details
Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The
more
Event Details
Are you looking for an effective and up-to-date approach to learn Cantonese? Come join The Cantonese Project! Learn vocabulary, trends and culture through the flexible & unique theme-based activities. The Cantonese Project, facilitated by Christine Wong, brings real life experiences to the learning space and offers small group lessons for less than 10 people. Tailor-made one-on-one sessions are also available for those who want to learn at their own pace towards individualized goals.
Fee
Group
Intermediate – Saturday, 10:15 am to 12 noon (ongoing)
Package fee: $90 for 4 classes per person ($25 drop-in/class)
One-On-One
At your own pace towards your individualized goals
Package fee: $500 for 10 hours per person
Online registration form.
Time
(Saturday) 10:15 am - 12:00 pm PST
Organizer
the Cantonese projectthecantoneseproject@gmail.com
Meeting Room @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
26oct2:00 pm4:00 pmRace & WorkOrganized by hua foundation
Event Details
Hua foundation’s Race & Equity Project builds community capacity in areas where we see gaps. Ongoing conversations with people in our networks suggest widely felt, under-discussed professional and personal challenges
more
Event Details
Hua foundation’s Race & Equity Project builds community capacity in areas where we see gaps. Ongoing conversations with people in our networks suggest widely felt, under-discussed professional and personal challenges facing local racialized K-12 educators related to how they approach and experience issues of race, equity, and social justice among their colleagues and in the classroom.
Your work in shaping the next generation is invaluable. What you do to support and uplift your students every day means so much. We wish to bring a similar spirit of support, generosity, and inspiration to the current generation of younger educators working in the murk, eager to breathe some new life into the issues close to their hearts.
Join us for our inaugural Race & Work workshop series for K-12 educators. Bring your passion, your questions, and an appetite for learning and good food. You’ll find a fierce squad to support you, and together you’ll shape actionable new steps forward to fuel your work.
Workshop dates:
Saturday, September 28, 2-4pm
Saturday, October 5, 2-4pm
We will not hold a workshop October 12 as we’ll take a break for Thanksgiving weekend
Saturday, October 19, 2-4pm
Saturday, October 26, 2-4pm
Participant cost: We suggest that participants pay a refundable $25 registration fee to hua foundation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds, no questions asked.
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
26oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Saturday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
31oct3:00 pm4:00 pmTea Time Chinatown 茶聚唐人街Coordinated by Leaf Behind
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO
more
Event Details
Come join Leaf Behind Tea Time Chinatown with Christine Wong, the certified tea master. Appreciate the tea from around the world and discover the leaf behind. Explore and taste TWO types of tea from different terroirs at each session. Refresh yourself. Reconnect with your heart. It is more than a cup of tea!
Create your unique tea session with your friends/group or just on your own.
1-3 persons: $50 / group / hour
4-8 persons: $15 / person / hour
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/55qgyF4nVhHaMmj98
Time
(Thursday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST
Kitchen @ Chinatown House188 E Pender St
Chinatown House is a platform to amplify community voices and actions. The mission is to support and foster Chinatown’s creative culture through arts, culture and technology.