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Picnics, european style Trials and tribulations in the city by jake McGrail people from the same town by Eduard Lladó Vila Eating outdoors has long gather“Back together,” home, we’d says have Alexandre, 40–50 been a pleasure for many he journey preceding my people, with some of the ear- it was a way to bring the commu- Tarrival in Vancouver al- liest picnics occurring in the “we’dnity together.” play games, have fun, talk – Middle Ages and the word Alexandre’s mother would nothing out of the ordinary. coming from the French term cook for these gatherings, and Nonetheless,most five months I think agoit is wascen- “pique-nique,” first used in it was from helping that he tral to understanding how I the 17th century. Today pic- found his love for cooking. He have been feeling since arriv- nics are common, with people carried his love for cooking ing in the distant patch of land all around the world using with him from Angola to Portu- that is Vancouver. them as a way to eat and relax gal, after moving due to the war I come from Catalonia, a outdoors. in his country. His mom worked small European nation in in a restaurant and got him a search of independence. I Two local chefs and a picnic have had the opportunity professional share memories of Alexandre then went to a cook- of living abroad for several childhood picnics and the joys of ingjob school there when in Lisbon, he was where just he 14. years, most notably in Esto- eating with small children and was able to see the diversity of nia, a small but dynamic state dogs. Portuguese cuisine. searching to erase all traces of “It’s a very small country,” he the former Soviet Union, and Growing up with picnics says, “but it has such a range in then in France, a large, ancient Daniel Alexandre (Chefe Daniel), food. You can go from town to state currently questioning who was born in the Republic town and they have such differ- its many social and societal of Angola, Africa, recalls many ent recipes and meals”. exceptions. Canada, by way picnics growing up. He grew up of Vancouver, now represents in a small town in the then-Por- differences between Angola and a fourth reality that I will rub tuguese colony, where everyone Portugal,And while the there appeal are ofdefinitely picnics shoulders with for a while. would come together to eat and and other social gatherings is Photo courtesy of Picnix Up until now, my impres- The simplicity of a family picnic. socialize. still there, which leads to a lot of sion of these countries were food being consumed. lic as well as providing consulta- strongly connected to ideas “The Portuguese, we really love ago he opened his current res- tions to restaurants. His passion of homeland and nation. to barbecue,” says Alexandre, taurant,to Vancouver Chefe in 1984.Daniel, A few now years lo- for food came at a young age. Popularizing the emancipa- “there’s marinated pork, chicken, cated in Surrey, where Alexandre “My grandmother was a good tion cause of the Catalonians, beef, there’s a lot.” cook,” says Arrouzé, “and I dis- understanding the haste of Portugal is also on the coast, to the area. covered good food makes people the Estonians for hyper-mod- which means one of the main looks“I’m totrying bring toPortuguese do traditional flavor happy, and that food is good for ernization and assimilating pieces of their cuisine is seafood, Portuguese food, as well as my socializing.” the Franco-centrism of the own stuff” he says. He began his culinary appren- French, were not only givens which are widely consumed in an of daily life in those countries, especiallyalmost staggering codfish andarray sardines, of reci- Another style since then has worked in many - pes. Greens such as kale, parsley The term “pique-nique” came differentticeship whenplaces hein wasboth 16,France and derstand the roots people had and bay leaves are common, and from France, and the French are and Canada. When asked what butput down also specificin their territory. ways to un olive oil is used everywhere. no strangers to eating outdoors. would be on the menu of a French Since arriving in Vancouver It is here in Canada that Alex- Eric Arrouzé is a French chef, picnic he says. that previous life experience Photo courtesy of Picnix Some picnic delights. andre now cooks, having moved who teaches cooking for the pub- See “Picnics” page 3 seems outdated. Words such as homeland and nation are Also in this issue almost devoid of any meaning. dealing with a country where For the first time in my life I’m neither a necessity nor a de- sire.national The tie (re)affirmation to the nation is so is tenuous that sometimes even I forget that I live in a country A page of Cuban history: A classic called Canada. Chinese presence I’m aware that these lines musical with from the Isla might have been different had I written them in Saska- Page 5 contemporary appeal toon, Laval or Iqaluit rather than Vancouver. But it so hap- Page 8 See “Verbatim” page 5 2 The Source Vol 16 No 24 | July 12–August 30, 2016

Korean community pushes boundaries by David Lewis -

The Korean population is now 2001 when the Korean popula one of the most dynamic and populationtion of Vancouver has been rose steady by 69 visible communities in Great- everper centsince, to rising 28,850 by people. more than The er Vancouver. The vast majority retain their own language and often have close ties with 20,000 permanent residents ten their homeland. yearsestablished after 2001.themselves in Van- couver’sMany new suburbs, Korean immigrantsincluding From Burnaby to Port Coquitlam, - - tural Heritage Festival is to be es, churches and restaurants Burnabyheld this August. where the Korean Cul Korean supermarkets, offic That is not even taking into ac- language signs and distinctive count the large population of in- contributionsare evident byto local their industry. Korean- Through close attachment to their heritage, the retention of ternational students from Korea- their language and assertion of attendingtering Canada schools with in B.C.student In 2005, vi- almost 38 per cent of those en have made a substantial contri- - butiontheir identity, to the cultural Korean Canadianslandscape sas came from South Korea, and of Vancouver. people.today’s Korean student popula tion may number almost 20,000 The growth of the community A distinct cultural voice - - munity has made great strides couver offers a distinct voice Thein the Vancouver past forty Koreanyears. Before com Thewithin Korean the city’s community cultural in land Van- - to Canada was minimal, with ticipate in local cultural asso- boththe 1960s, the geopolitical Korean immigration situation ciations,scape. Korean university Canadians campus and par alumni associations, seniors’ immigration policies in Canada groups, language schools, and inplacing Korea strong and barriers discriminatory on move- business associations that to- ment between the two countries. gether assert a collective cul- Things began to change dur- tural identity. This collective identity is assisted by the population’s retention of its original economying the 1980s and withthe establishment the meteoric rise of South Korea in the world policy in Canada. The period language, with 98 per cent of the of multiculturalism as official Vancouver Korean community reporting in the 2011 Canadian from 1986 to now has seen a censuspopulation that theyis speakChristian Korean. and throughThe majority their own of the distinctly Korean

- Korean practise of Christianity, culturethey have has persisted influenced for the almost reli gious landscape of B.C. Korean- tory, developing traditions rang- 2000ing from years martial of independent arts to cuisine his and education. - ever, experience the balancing actMany of participating Korean Canadians, in Canadian how culture while being strongly at-

Photo courtesy of the Korean Cultural Heritage Society. tached to their original identity. A traditional Korean dance that dates to the early days of Korean agriculture. Recent migrants and long-stand- ing residents alike continue to

and social entrepreneurs from Canadian aspects of themselves steady influx of skilled workers whiletry to gettingreconcile involved the Korean in their and other community investments communities. Koreain Vancouver, setting upattracted businesses by andthe Celebrating a vibrant heritage ofcity’s its naturalproximity environment. to Korea across theThis Pacific new and period the ofaccessibility migration The See Korean “Korean Cultural community” Heritage page 6 Festival, running now for its 15th reached its peak from 1996 to The Source is taking a summer vacation! Our next issue will be published on August 30. But you can continue to keep up with the news from our social media coordinator, Laurence Gatinel, on Twitter and Facebook.

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by Cherrie Lam of recognition for the immi- According to Huang, develop- grants and indigenous people ments in Chinatown threaten While Vancouver positions who built Vancouver’s food sys- jobs and primary food access itself as a leader in socially tem. - responsible food strategy, a “The white farmer back in the mongers, restaurants and dry local panel points out that drivinggoods stores. out green grocers, fish people of colour remain sys- mythology,” says one of the pan- Huang says, “We’re losing key tematically excluded from elists,good old Jason days isBlackman-Wulff, a very specific distribution points in the food decision-making in the food municipal councillor at the Dis- system that we haven’t fully rec- system. trict of Squamish. ognized. There has been so little research into the Chinese food - and co-founder of hua founda- distribution system, because it munity Café a panel discussion tion,Kevin points Huang, to the another history panelist of Chi- has been ‘othered’ for so long.” Ontitled June “What’s 30 at HeartwoodWith the Ethnic Com nese farmers who started local Likewise, local food produc- Aisle?” challenged Vancouveri- food production after complet- tion is still driven by migrant tes to talk about white privilege work. Most of B.C.’s agricultural in food access. seasonal labourers are Mexican,

Hosted by Gordon Neighbour- ing the Canadian Pacific Railway. Guatemalan or Jamaican. Photo courtesy of Gordon Neighbourhood House hood House, Heartwood, Mu- Huangper cent explains of British that inColumbia’s the 1920s According to López Bravo, Attendees at the panel discussion, “What’s With the Ethnic Aisle?” on June 30, seum of Vancouver, Mount Pleas- Chineseproduce. farmers grew up to 90 many Mexicans accept poor at Heartwood Community Café. ant Neighbourhood House and But just as the discriminatory working conditions on Canadian “The learning tools around histories of indigenous people hua foundation, this talk was Vegetable Marketing Act even- farms as a result of economic food systems for young people and diverse communities. tually barred the Chinese from devastation following the North are really focused on the ecolog- “Be curious about where your Conversations series, generated American Free Trade Agreement ical sustainability or corporate food comes from,” says López the first in the Vancouver Food- marginalization of Chinese-Ca- (NAFTA). piece,” she says. “What I think Bravo. sellingnadian producefood producers freely incontin 1936,- “These people grow our food, is strangely absent is talk about fromOne theof the city’s panelists first Food was SumAle- ues today. and they cannot access health- intersections, like local food but Continuing the conversations mitjandra on MayLópez 16. Bravo, a migrant care or any other social service. imported labour.” The next talk will take place justice organizer with Sanctu- They have never been given the In his previous work advocat- during the West End Food Fes- ary Health and Fresh Voices and opportunity to bring their fami- support worker with indigenous lies or apply for permanent resi- Huang noticed how the movement deeper on migrant worker is- youth at Ray-Cam Co-operative dency. They are paid less than ingbecame against an easy shark platform fin harvesting, for pro- suestival asin Septemberwell as how 2016, food digging policy Centre. Born and raised in Mex- minimum wage, and they are not testers to generalize and vilify the can challenge poverty. Five even eating the same foods they Chinese population, without ac- more Vancouver Food Conversa- mainstream practises like buy- are growing,” adds López Bravo. knowledging the broader context tions are expected, leading up ingico City,organic López are Bravodeeply finds detached that of supply chains that extend from to the second Vancouver Food from the economic realities of Building a culturally relevant Europe and around the world. To- racialized and displaced com- food movement day, Huang sees the importance of the Museum of Vancouver. munities. One panelist, Stephanie Lim, is bridging across cultural silos and Summit“In the on work September I do, and 28, 2017in my at “There’s a multibillion green a community developer at the sectors. Hua foundation currently personal life, food is a way to market that leaves immigrant Greater Vancouver Food Bank works with partners like Ocean connect across barriers. It’s a workers and people of colour and a member of the Vancouver Wise and Vancouver Farmers Mar- tool for engagement, to connect, out,” says López Bravo. Food Policy Council. In the edu- kets, to foster cross-cultural com- to heal, and also to share,” says cation system, Lim sees oppor- petency within the private sector. López Bravo. Who grows our local food?

Photo courtesy of Gordon Neighbourhood House tunity to strengthen food skills On the individual level, the For many, a key contention in Kevin Huang, panelist, Co-founder and and broaden understanding of panelists encourage Vancouver- For more information, “local food” discourse is the lack Executive Director of hua foundation. food justice. ites to take ownership of local visit www.gordonhouse.org.

“Picnics” from page 1 make the picnics for people? So I - decided I would.” becue,” says Arrouzé, “people Pearson-Roach serves the love“There to gather would together definitely and be have bar whole package. You make a barbecue. There would be mer- reservation and come to either guez (a North African style of Stanley Park or English Bay, sausage), lamb chops, salads and where he has the picnics set up. sandwiches.” You check in and take your pic- One trendy drink is rosé, a nic with you where you please, wine that has not caught on in returning it in a few hours. North America but is widely “It comes with everything,” drunk in France, especially says Pearson-Roach, “the table during the summer. What the is on wheels, and the basket has French also have and love to eat the food, drinks, utensils, blan- is fruit, especially all of the fresh fruit that is in season during the need.” summertime. ketsHe –wanted everything to create you wouldsome- “There are salads with bay thing nice and affordable, some- leaves and strawberries,” says thing that could be offered to Arrouzé, “it is not uncommon anyone. to go to a restaurant and have just berries on the dessert menu, for example a bowl of raspber- ries. They are ripe, they are wonderful.” Picnics for all Besides being an opportunity to eat and relax in the outdoors, picnics can also be a welcome event for some. “It’s terrible having a small child at a restaurant,” says Si- mon Pearson-Roach, “and you can’t go to a lot of places with a dog. Picnics are a way for people to simply have a nice meal.” Pearson-Roach is the founder of the Vancouver company Pic- nix, which allows customers to eat ready-made picnics at

Stanley Park and English Bay. Photo by Daniel Alexandre He got the idea when friends Chefe Daniel. would come to Vancouver to That sentiment is shared by visit. Daniel Alexandre, with Chefe “I’d want to show my friends Daniel planning on hosting a around the city,” he says, “so I barbecue day later in July. would pack picnics, but would “I want to get everyone in- always forget something like volved,” says Alexandre, “I want some of the food or utensils and to try to bring the community I thought, why doesn’t someone together.” 4 The Source Vol 16 No 24 | July 12–August 30, 2016 Left Bank Derrick o'keefe Donald Trump and the danger of Vancouver’s toxic real estate debate

erhaps one silver lining of minimum to investigate the role Pthis summer’s grand open- of speculative foreign capital ing of the Trump Vancouver lux- investment in Vancouver’s out- ury tower will be to refocus the of-control real estate market. A housing affordability discussion growing public outcry, increas- that’s currently generating a lot ingly sharp political opposition more heat than light. The blo- from the NDP, and some diligent viating con man and presump- - tive Republican presidential nally pushed the B.C. Liberals nominee has partnered to build investigativeto take some baby journalism steps toward has fi Trump Vancouver with Holborn action on this crisis. This, after years of the government and their developer donors avoiding ChristyGroup, a Clark’s development B.C. firmLiberals and scrutiny on corrupt practices, (anda big also financial a donor contributorto Robertson’s to including money laundering and Vision Vancouver.) So Trump is a timely reminder rampant in the frenzied real es- that the problem in Vancouver “shadowtate industry. flipping,” which are isn’t merely corrupt real estate The strategy of these defend- practices related to wealthy ers of the status quo has been Chinese investors, but rather two-fold. First and foremost, tell governments rolling out the red the public, ‘Nothing to see here, - please move along.’ Bob Ren- ers wherever they may be from. nie, the city’s ubiquitous “Condo Thecarpet problem to profiteering is the hyper-com develop- the problem as the solution, in- King,”sisting straight-facedlythat all Vancouver presents needs is to let developers like him build and sell more condos. Ear- lier this year, Rennie used his annual speech to the Urban De- velopment Institute to literally tell Vancouverites feeling the squeeze to please move along, suggesting people should just move to the suburbs if they can’t afford the city. Even more insidious, however, is how Rennie and others have used the very real phenomenon

Photo by Maciek Lulko attention from their industry’s Trump Tower Vancouver. oframpant anti-Chinese corruption. racism This to deflect type - of rhetorical strategy is why ing to the greed and whims of the debate over corrupt real es- modificationthe super-rich, of rather housing, than cater the tate practices involving foreign needs of the vast majority. capital from Chinese investors, But Trump, like the xenopho- exposed by pesky and persistent journalists and researchers, has should also remind us that reac- become so toxic, full of smears, bictionary advocates demagogues of Brexit can in thethrive UK, diversions, and accusations of when an out-of-touch establish- bad faith. ment allows inequality and inse- Anti-Chinese racism is a real curity to fester. And boy, has our and present danger, especially local establishment here in B.C. given the history of our province, ever allowed the housing afford- which included exploitation, seg- ability crisis to fester. regation, and outright exclusion of Chinese people. Racism should shining monument to our taste- never be ignored or denied. But As Trump Vancouver – that nor should it be cynically used doors on Georgia Street down- to divert from a much needed lesstown, and people greedy across elite B.C.’s – opens Lower its investigation and debate about Mainland are struggling like the real estate industry and the never before to keep a roof over housing affordability crisis. their heads. The problem isn’t foreign capi- This year’s homeless count in tal per se; the real problem is Vancouver was the highest in a decade, making a mockery of problem is that we have allowed Mayor Gregor Robertson’s now capital.the accumulation Or, more specifically, of capital the to almost forgotten pledge to elim- trump all other considerations. inate homelessness in the city The real problem isn’t where the wealthy investors are coming direct action housing protests from, but that we have an indus- bytook 2015. place Just in this Vancouver, weekend Burn new- try and government serving the aby and Abbotsford. In Victoria, interests of the wealthy above there’s a long-running “tent city” all else. housing squat demanding more Decent housing is a right, and affordable and social housing. Tens of thousands of families basic human need is the root live one paycheque away from ofthe the commodification crisis we’re facing. of What this joining the ranks without hous- we need to focus on are the real ing. A recently released study by problems of inequality, a lack of Vancity highlighted how renting well-paying jobs, and the ram- is no longer even an affordable - alternative to buying, noting, ing. Let that Trump tower on our “While weekly median wages skylinepant commodification remind you that we of housneed - tate corruption. If we don’t tack- grew by 6.6% in B.C. between leto bothfight festeringboth racism problems, and real and es 2011 and 2015, rents increased at we let the establishment invoke Vancouver.”a rate closer Or,to doublein other that words, – up racism to let itself off the hook, bythe 11.4%rent is ontoo averagedamn high. in Metro we’ll be creating the conditions Just in the past month, the B.C. for Trump-like demagogues in government has been dragged our municipal and provincial kicking and screaming to do the politics. Vol 16 No 24 | July 12–August 30, 2016 The Source 5

Word Search This bilingual word search was provided by reader Nicole Foucault. Retracing the B I S O N I F F U P N O I L A O P A N D A L A P M I Y e r c A N O I P r O c S N e M Cuban-Chinese connection r c P Y T h O N h r X M I M by Florence Hwang half a century. Their story is A O O P O O r c A e M U D I little known, or studied,” says to recognize its independence. Earlier this month, Kin-sheun Louie. Whenwas among the Republic the first of China countries was c B e I K c I I M N I L e N Louie from the Chinese Uni- - U r T P c N O B S I T e r G versity of Hong Kong and History of slavery in Cuba D A O I e U L I T D e L A O co-author of Transmitting As a world-leading producer of countriescreated after to recognize the 1911 the revolu new Chinese Medicine to Cuba: A By- sugar, tobacco and coffee, Cuba re- republicantion, Cuba wasgovernment. among the first A L Y T G J e S e r r L U N product of the 19th Century Coo- lied heavily on slaves from Africa “China became a socialist state D A O G N I D I r A I e G O lie Trade talked about the Chi- e O c T N e P r e S P Z A e nese-Cuban connection and century, explains Louie. Louie same path ten years later. For a L K A T O U c A N L A A J G the impact of migrant work- saysfor manpower the supply upof slaves until thefrom 19th Af- longin 1949 time, and Cuba Cuba was adopted a close ally the ers from China to Cuba. of Soviet Union and thus was O r L A N I D r A c T G e I and plantation owners turned hostile to China,” says Louie. S A L L I G A T O r A M U P Louie participated in a commu- rica became increasingly difficult nity dialogue as guest of the Pa- ALLIGATOR GAZELLE LION PUMA - BARRACUDA GECKO LYNX PYTHON seum of Migration (PCHC-MoM). BISON HAMSTER MITE RAT cific“We Canada host theHeritage community Centre, diaMu- COA IBIS MULE SARDINA logue and invited him to be a CARDINAL IMPALA ORIOLE SCORPION speaker in Chinatown after the COBRA JAGUAR PANDA SERPENT conference because we know COYOTE JUNCO PIGEON SOLE there are many local people DINGO KOALA PIPIT TAPIR with ancestors among the Chi- EIDER LEMMING PUFFIN TOUCAN nese migrants in Cuba,” says Winnie L. Cheung, president of SOLUTION: ______PCHC-MoM. (9 letters) Personal incentive Research is not the only con- Photo by KS Louie Chinese presence in Cuba. grandfather and father lived and He notes that it was only after workednection Louiethere. has Like to Cubamany – Chihis- the collapse of the Soviet Union nese migrants at that time, they went to Cuba without family. re-established close ties and Louie’s grandfather went back inthat 1990 today, that China’s the two investment countries in Cuba is substantial and diver-

theto HongCuban Kong revolution. in 1959 and his students pursue studies in Cuba, father“All of in them1966, sevenwere yearspretty after old sified.and Louie Several says thousand the Chinese Chinese ex- and poor. Most of them had perience serves as an important never gone back to their native reference for Cuba’s economic place after their arrival in Cuba. reform. They were generally little edu- cated and therefore not capable Current relations of leaving a record of their life According to Louie, there is now and experience,” explains Louie. Photo by KS Louie Kin-sheun Louie from the Chinese closer contact between China It wasn’t until after Louie’s University of Hong Kong. and Cuba in the diplomatic, com- mercial and economic arenas, that he became more interested their attention to China. Orga- and Cuba may well become Chi- inmother his family’s passed history away when in 2004 he nized migration from China to na’s major ally in Latin America. - In the past, Cuba was the des- sent back from Cuba to his moth- ter the opium war. That year, two tination for deprived Chinese, found 200 letters that his father Cuba began in 1847, a few years af who went there to make a liv- which turned out to be quite ing and seek out their fortune. differenter. Louie from went what to Cuba his ingrand 2010,- Theylots of were Chinese indentured workers labourers– around Today, Louie says, Cuba is the father and father told him; when 700employed total –with arrived a contract, in Havana. usu- destination of Chinese invest- he visited, there were only about ally of an eight-year duration, and ment. Previously, the impetus of were commonly known as “coo- exchange mainly came from the “After reading [the letters], I lies.” According to Louie, between grass-root level. Now it comes 300began Chinese to have people a great living curiosity there. from the capacity of the state. - were recruited and shipped to Louie believes Cuba is trying nese in Cuba. So I went to Cuba 1847Cuba as and a replacement 1874, 150,000 to “coolies”African to reform its economy and open to find out more about the Chi slaves. The anti-slave movement up, looking ahead to a change of He interviewed and compiled occurred shortly after the mid- leadership, post Castro broth- inan 2010,” oral history says Louie. of the remaining ers. migrants. Luckily, he spoke their playing the leading role. “Cuba may rely on China for - 1800s one in Europe, with Britain economic and technological aid, China-Cuba and China may seek to estab- dialect. Louie spoke to 40 Chi developing relations lish a stronghold in Cuba in its nese“They in Cubahave –been the oldest, cut off 96 from and Louie says that when Cuba be- overall strategy regarding Latin the youngest,outside world 70. for more than America,” says Louie.

came independent in 1898, China “Verbatim” from page 1 drop everything to come and ver experience. I have trouble pens that I write them while live here in Vancouver, where taking part in the general in- in Vancouver, a place of other- it is impossible to just come fatuation that the city seems to ness without precedent, where by chance. As a person with spark. I certainly understand all the world’s geography is the tendency to act on impulse, that a work in progress such represented. I would say that I was unaware of the socio- as this city, with its dynamism people here are Canadian al- demographic idiosyncrasies and constant reshaping, will most by default. Since so few of Vancouver and doubted the generate enthusiasm among its people were actually born here, reality of this kind, tolerant citizens. But I must admit that I it seems that to live here, more and calm welcome that the city miss having a conceptual foun- so than other places, is a career seems to offer to everyone. dation of homeland and na- choice. Aside from highlighting Based on my previous expe- tion, where there would be an the differences between Cana- riences abroad, I was ready to essence of cultural ideals and da and the USA, the question of systematically explain which values to preserve and pass national identity doesn’t seem nationality was behind my awk- on to new arrivals and future to propagate any attachment to ward accented English. Instead, generations. Oh well, don’t take the city and the country experi- me too literally. I suppose these enced by its inhabitants. When - are just the usual trials and all is said and done, people here Ievant find myselfwhether in aI haveposition an accentwhere tribulations that an individual are Canadian and that’s it, end orpeople not. So, find I itam completely just one of irrel the from the old continent must of discussion. crowd and for once I don’t see confront when he arrives in the However, I never cease to that as a sign of mediocrity. new world. be amazed by the countless That being said, I remain a people who have chosen to little divided about my Vancou- Translation Barry Brisebois 6 The Source Vol 16 No 24 | July 12–August 30, 2016 Exploring tradition organically by Roxy Sproule “I am interested in collabo- rating with the plants, which Métis artist and scholar Dylan emerges from knowledge that Miner will let plants tell their - part of the story in an art exhi- edge that is no longer held by liv- bition that will focus on tradi- wasing family in my familymembers,” – but he it’s says. knowl tional First Nations medicine. Where some historical projects Michif – Michin (the people, could rely on armchair research, the medicine) will open on August 5 at 6 p.m. in Gallery points out that colonization, mod- Gachet and occupy the space Michifernization – Michin and urbanization could not. Miner pre- until August 28. vented huge chunks of cultural

knowledge from being handed Photo by Dylan Miner AT Although the show will be a solo down to young Indigenous people. Garden at the Centre for Sustainable exhibition, Miner claims the “[For example], my grandfa- Food Systems at UBC Farms. credit is shared. According to ther’s grandmother was known In fact, it was amid harvesting him, there is a symbiosis present for her plant knowledge, as well birch bark in his home state of in his work. as her abilities to paddle a ji- Michigan that Miner found time “None of this would be possible imaan (canoe),” he says. to speak about his current proj- without the plants themselves,” But this is knowledge that ect and the role plants will have he says. Miner has had to seek out on in the exhibition. his own. Without information “I see the project as a collabora- Accessing a little on traditional medicine handily tion, with community members, documented past available in textbooks, Miner’s but also with the plants them- Miner knew he wanted to ex- research became highly immer- selves. The work in the show plore his people’s traditions of sive and creative. In seeking out includes a series of relief prints made of local medicinal and ed- Photo by Dylan Miner AT health and medicine, but he was information, Miner took cues Plants in and around Burrard Bridge. initially faced with a problem. from Mary SiisipGeniusz’ book, ible plants. The relief prints are Plants Have So Much to Give Us, printed with inks that I create a space to share tea and bannock into an activist context, spe- All We Have to Do Is Ask. from berries I harvest,” he says. and stories with others,” “I invest much of my life in Miner adds. “There will also While his previous work aimed this ongoing project,” he ex- A space to share tea, be very traditional artwork in cificallyto ‘challenge in a constructivepower and inequi sense.- plains. “Over the past few years, bannock and stories frames on the gallery walls.” ty,’ his focus has now shifted to I’ve travelled and worked with Plants’ natural habitat is not in However, just as the process embody the ethics and practices knowledge keepers and read a gallery, but viewers can ex- - that he wants to see in the world. books and spent lots of time in pect to be put in touch with the ploratory, so will the audience’s “The real work is about cre- the bush.” broader context in which the experiencebehind Michif of the – Michinwas show be active. is ex ating new social relationships Numerous conversations with work is rooted. and practicing Indigenous ways elders and hours of quality time “In some ways, the art exists Bringing history of being in the world. All of this with the plants themselves are before and after the actual ex- into the present happens before, during and after why Miner views plants less as hibition at Gallery Gachet. In the Despite its grounding in his- the show,” he says. objects to be featured in his work gallery itself, people will be able tory, the exhibition will not be

Photo by Dylan Miner AT and more as contributors who to interact with the work and an exercise in nostalgia. Miner For more information, Artist Dylan Miner. have actually guided the process. with one another. There will be please visit www.gachet.org.

explains how this project fits “Korean community” from page 2 year, is happening on August

ethnic festivals in Canada, the Koi inspires cross-national team 6 this year. One of the largest- tival is planning to host a wide by Yulia Kuman because of its ability to swim up- joined the team through the ex- strong enough connections, Koreanrange of Cultural activities Heritage celebrating Fes stream and against the current of change relationship that exists while maintaining the elegance The Powell Street Festival cel- a waterfall,” says team member between BCIT and Hawk Univer- of the structure,” says Schmidt. Two cornerstone events will ebrates its 40th anniversary Melody Giang. “In a way, we felt sity in Hildeshiem, Germany. Although Giang has previously Koreanbe a demonstration culture. of black on July 30th and 31st with fes- “Before the competition, we participated in design competi- tivities honoring Japanese- because it is all about bringing had been communicating with competition concert showcas- Canadian heritage. In collabo- thethat Japanese it fit well community with the festivaltogeth- them through email and Skype, large project. Schmidt says in belt taekwondo and a K-Pop- ration with design students in er, celebrating their culture and sending ideas back and forth,” additiontions, The toKoinobori formal iseducation, her first rea and Metro Vancouver. Germany, a BCIT undergrad keeping that tradition strong.” says Huser. summertime employment in ingOver talent the from years, both the South Cultur Ko- trio draws inspiration from al Festival has increasingly Japanese carp-shaped wind- Hatching the idea concept didn’t take long to mate- him develop a strong base in the broadened its audience, reach- socks for their winning struc- The project arose from the col- rialize.Between the five of them, the practicalthe construction concepts fieldof architec helped- ing out to people from numer- ture, The Koinobori. - “Just a few days,” laughs ture. ous cultural backgrounds to graduate students of design. The Schmidt. create a space of connection This year, Bing Thom Architects Canadianlaboration trio between at BCIT five consists under When asked if they expected The big reveal for Vancouver’s multicultural (BTA) presented students of de- of Melody Giang, a student of in- - The jury panel’s decision regard- community. sign and architecture with a con- terior design, and Emily Huser dents remain humble. - test to build an interactive public and Steven Schmidt, both in The“All Koinoboriof our classmates to win, did the really stu mous. For more information on the space to be unveiled at the festival. - good work, so it was hard to tell ing“Even The though Koinobori our presentation was unani Korean Cultural Heritage Festival, “In Japanese culture, the carp tural program. German students in advance,” says Huser. please visit www.koreanfestival.ca. symbolizes strength and courage their 3rd year of the architec The interactive installation it was the idea itself, the concept, resembles the body and tail of wasn’tthat actually as refined won,” as says some Schmidt. others, Kai Kattge and Sebastian Saure a carp, with a rubberwood skel- During the festival, the scales eton and cloth scales. will be temporarily taken down - and members of the community sign, whether that meant we will be welcomed to share their would“We werewin or confident not,” says in Schmidt. our de stories by writing or drawing on Festival goers are invited in- the cloth. side the structure, where they Window will be able to socialize on wood- was given a production budget, Until Dec 31, 2016 en seats and relax underneath The Koinobori design team the shade of the scales. will receive mentorship from The Window Gallery is a Bingawarded Thom a $1000 Architects cash prizeand Abaand- Roundhouse exhibition Swimming into problems ton Projects. The trio from BCIT space for artists who has plans to attend the grand explore the links between its kind for the team. community and creativity This“The experience project has was changed the firstquite of a in their work. WINDOW bit since initial conception, but the unveiling of The Koinobori at is located in the main idea is still the same,” says Giang. OppenheimerThe jury Parkteam at consisted11 a.m. on entrance on Pacific St. Schmidt, the team’s construc- Julyof James 30th. Brown and Shinobu Schedule of Artists tion whiz, names structural is- Homma from BTA, Gary Smith sues as the main obstacle dur- from Abaton Projects, Jeff Cut- Jul–Aug: Sharon Kallis ing the building process of The & Rebecca Graham, environmental arts lerand ofEmiko space2place Morita, Designexecutive Inc, Photo by Melody Giang Sep-Oct: Elizabeth Melody Giang and Emily Huser under the main body of their installation, Koinobori.material, but also connections Keltydirector McKinnon of the Powell of PFS Studio,Street Shefrin, embroidery The Koinobori. “It was hard to find the right Festival.

were a problem – we needed Vol 16 No 24 | July 12–August 30, 2016 The Source 7 Anime and Japanese culture

by Janmie Gunawardena and dramas, you can recognize the difference. The viewer gets Animation has the ability to an “awkward” feeling because provide an experience that you know it is false. is simply impossible in real- In animation, anything can ity. The expansion of Japanese happen. culture around the world, and “Animation, really, has no limit. into Vancouver, was main- Whoever draws the animations streamed through anime and can direct whatever is going to is described by SFU Anime happen,”says Baek. Club executives, Stephanie Wu Baek says his favourite genre and Chris Baek, as “very open of anime is ‘mecha’ anime, which and versatile to anyone.” is based on robots. A live action movie franchise he likes The three main aspects of Japa- to watch is the Transformers series. Unfortunately, there are western world include Japanese nesepop music, culture food influencingand animation. the its costly creation process. not many films like it because of Anime has no limits. There can be a plot about almost anything. “ Stephanie Wu, SFU Anime Club executive

“[Japanese pop culture] has While creating an animated brought a lot of cultures togeth- show is also costly, it is inexpen- er,” says Wu. and explosions. Exchange of culture sive“Anime compared has noto filminglimits. stuntsThere Anime culture reveals new can be a plot about almost any- worlds, ideologies, and philoso- thing. There are many different phies expanding the limits of types of stories,” says Wu. “You creativity. can live your fantasies through “J-pop is getting extremely anime. Real-life shows can’t al- popular. You see Caucasian art- ways give that.” ists incorporating Japanese culture in their music videos, such AniRevo in Vancouver as Avril Lavigne,” says Wu. Curiosity or nostalgia brings In Vancouver, Japanese cul- fans out for the three-day Anime ture is expanding through food. Revolution (AniRevo) held at the “There are sushi restaurants Vancouver Convention Centre around every corner, on every street,” says Baek. “A few years ago you only saw Japanese culture is widely (Aug.a few 5–7). [anime] conventions. But celebrated in Vancouver: Powell Street Festival; Nikkei Matsuri big anime conventions,” says now, in 2016, you have these

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by Alison Chiang production of West Side Story is For Alexandra Lainfiesta, a re- a veryAccording grounded, to Lainfiesta, raw and earthy TUTS’ cent grad of Studio 58, the de- show, all of which is due to direc- cision to move to Canada from tor Sarah Rodgers’ vision. Guatemala to pursue the per- “[Sarah Rodgers] is bringing forming arts was a ‘click away.’ a lot of truth to it. We are using The actress, who plays Anita Spanish in the musical like the in Theatre Under the Stars’ actual Puerto Ricans do, and the (TUTS) upcoming production core of the story is Romeo and of West Side Story, chose Van- couver as a place to study act- The TUTS production has ing and pursue a career in the Juliet,” Lainfiesta says. - performing arts. ing a diverse group of people closefrom Vancouver, to 30 cast membersGuatemala form and Mexico. were happening in Vancouver. “What’s great about big groups “ItSomehow was 2010, I clicked and the something Olympics is that we balance each other out [on the computer] and a Wiki- pedia page about Vancouver strong talented dancers, singers, popped up on my screen and I musiciansmagnificently and actors,“ in that she we says. have thought, ‘Oh maybe Canada!’” she says. Exhilarating music and songs West Side Story, an American worked with the production’s Lainfiesta, who previously musical set in 1950s New York We are using Spanish in the musical like the actual Puerto Ricans do, and the “ core of the story is Romeo and Juliet. Alexandra Lainfiesta, actress

City, tells the story of two rival- musical director, Christopher ling teenage gangs: the Jets and - the Sharks. The Jets are white stands the music so precisely Americans while the Sharks are King,but also says the King story. not only under ethnically Puerto Rican. When a “We’ve worked together be- relationship develops between fore; he knows my strengths a Jet and a Shark, the rivalry be- and vulnerabilities so there’s tween the two gangs escalates. an enormous sense of trust. Ev- ery performer works differently A grounded production and he got to know the kind of - performer that I am, how I learn esta says she had never seen a the music and songs, which is Priorlive performance to getting the but role, had Lainfi seen fantastic,” she says. snippets of the movie. But she West Side Story loves researching her roles and has an amazing, catchy score says playing Anita is a dream writtenLainfiesta by Leonardsays Bernstein. role. As Anita, she has two major “Anita is a very powerful, en- songs in the piece: America and A ergetic, sensual woman. She Boy Like That, the latter of which emigrated from Puerto Rico to is a duet with Maria, the lead fe-

the duet is one of the most New York City in the 1950s, and male character.exhilarating, For exciting Lainfiesta, fe- male duets she has ever heard in her life. “It’s two women who have strong but different views on a subject, and the music and

It has truly been singingan honour really to fit bein. able to sing this

says. Whenduet,” she Lainfiestasings, she

but also remembers findsthe ultimate it really objective. exciting “I try not to focus solely on sounding good but that the story is coming across. It’s more pres- sure because we are actors

Music, dancing and songs move– we are the storytellers,” story along while she says. hint- Photo courtesy of Tim Matheson Photography ing at the upcoming narrative. Jennifer Gillis as Maria and Matt Montgomery as Tony in West Side musical unique. Story. Lainfiesta“I’d love believesto see itpeople makes who the there was a lot of discrimination. don’t usually go to theatre to Anita is someone with thick skin come see West Side Story - pecially those who can identify themselves with what it is –like es andto Anita a big heart,”as she toosays moved Lainfiesta. to a to move from one country to an- veryLainfiesta different says culture she can and relate envi- other and make a life with new ronment. beginnings, or anyone who un- “The story of West Side Story fortunately has been affected by is very relevant today with the war gangs and losing people to ongoing discrimination in the States and separation between Latinos and ‘white’ Americans,” violence,”For more information, says Lainfiesta. please visit www.tuts.ca.

says Lainfiesta. Vol 16 No 24 | July 12–August 30, 2016 The Source 9

July 12–August 30, 2016 by simon yee gold powder to a solid surface, more at this day-long celebration providing a thin coating of gold. Put on some shades, lace up some Originating in Northern Africa, to check out the food pavilion; comfortable shoes and get out the technique spread to Europe bothof all traditionalthings Korean. and Don’t contempo forget- of the house! There are plenty and Asia, and has formed the ba- of activities to see and do right sis of many artifacts, including here in town. Art galleries, music sculpture and painting. Spanish rary Korean foods* * *will be served! festivals, theatrical productions, gold-gilder Ana Diaz-Drew and Vancouver Queer Film Festival - Japanese painter Etsu Inoue’s Aug. 11–21 ebrations are just a small sample exhibit at the Vancouver Chinese Various Venues in Vancouver offilm the screenings many events and and cultural festivals cel Garden showcases the Chinese www.queerfilmfestival.ca happening in and around Vancou- method and interpretation of this ver. Make the most of this hot and ancient art form. fabulous summer! Make some amazing summer memories and * * * theSince lives the and 1980s, lived this experiences film festival of see all of you in September! Vancouver Folk Music Festival queerhas showcased people. Bothfilms illuminatingthe dramas July 15–17 and documentaries tells stories * * * Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver of queer and LGBT people’s strug- Eastern Echoes Photo courtesy of Amanda Strong www.thefestival.bc.ca A screenshot from Four Faces of the Moon. gles with loneliness, homopho- July 1–Aug. 31 bia, bullying, adolescence and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical - The short examines the themes of Kaleidoscope: Celebrating activism around the world. Catch Chinese Garden, Vancouver tries on seven stages is how the reclaiming language, nationhood 125 Years of Arts & Culture www.vancouverchinesegarden.com VancouverOver 60 acts Folk from Music over Festival 18 coun will and cultural practice with refer- July 23, 12 p.m.–10 p.m., Pose, showing at the Vancouver ence to the buffalo. July 24, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. the centerpiece gala film, Strike a Gold leaf gilding covers a number diverse styles of music, from Afro- Town Centre Park, Coquitlam a Q&A with dancers Jose Gutierez beatcelebrate and Americanatheir 39th year. to Mongolian Listen to * * * www.coquitlam125.ca Playhouse at 6:30 p.m., featuring prairie and Senegalese soul at this Surrey Fusion Festival of techniques for applying fine internationally renowned festival. July 23–24 - Xtravaganza and Kevin Stea after Be sure to check out the artisan Holland Park, Surrey - the film. * * * market and folk bazaar and en- www.surreyfusionfestival.ca scope,Coquitlam a two-day turns 125music, years. storytell To cel- 13th Annual New West joy the many food vendors set up ingebrate, and the arts city festival. will host Local Kaleido visual Cultural Crawl around the beachfront. The mingling of myriad world and performance artists will per- Aug. 13–14, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. cultures returns to Surrey’s Hol- form spoken word, choral and Various locations throughout * * * land Park for the ninth time. Fea- pop-up theatre, for both adults and New Westminster Four Faces of the Moon - children. Artisan markets, food www.newwestculturalcrawl.com July 21–Aug. 20 bazaars and street art will comple- grunt gallery, Vancouver continents,turing over 35there pavilions will beand some exhi- ment the park’s atmosphere. Be Save the date for a visual arts cele- www.grunt.ca thingbitions for hosting everyone cultures to see, from eat, andfive sure to check out the Story Project, bration and self-guided tour cele- do. Check out live performances, a live performance featuring origi- brating New Westminster’s diver- Pay a visit to the grunt gallery to nal stories from new and experi- re-enactors at the festival. Be enced Coquitlam storytellers. neighbourhoods. Artists will host Amanda Strong’s latest animated sureKids to World, catch and the Surreymusic pioneerof Maxi artisticsity and demonstrationscultural character showing in five short,check outFour Indigenous Faces of the filmmaker Moon, a Priest, one of the world’s most * * * their creative process through- four-chapter story examining the successful reggae fusion per- Much Ado About Nothing out the city, such as a paint-out Métis, Anishnaabe and Cree peo- formers today. July 29–Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. at Queens Park on Saturday, a Photo courtesy of Etsu Essence Inoue Refreshing the Spirit (2014) by Etsu ple’s history through the lens of Performance Works Outdoor live performance at the Plaskett Essence Inoue. her own personal family history. * * * Stage, Vancouver Gallery on Sunday, and in their www.carouseltheatre.ca respective studios on both days. The celebration will open with a Bard on the Beach is not the only Shakespeare production in the city. Why not give Carousel The- p.m.reception For more on Aug. information 12 at the for Anvil lo- atre’s Teen Shakespeare Program cations,Centre Community check out their Art website.Space at 5 a chance to dazzle and delight with their interpretation of Much * * * Ado About Nothing, set in the Ratha Yatra Aug. 20, 3 p.m.–8 p.m. (Yoga); their acting chops and give us a Aug. 21, 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m. glimpse1970s. Teens at some ages of 13–18the emerging test out (Parade & Festival) performers of tomorrow. Second Beach, Vancouver (Parade at Beach Ave. & Howe St.) * * * www.vanrathfest.com Vancouver Bach Festival Aug. 2–12 Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver Ratha Yatra, a multi- Vancouver culturalFeel the festival bliss at named the 43rd in honour annual www.earlymusic.bc.ca of the Hindu celebration of trans- porting deities on spoked-wheel Early Music Vancouver will be chariots (called rathas in San- putting on the works of the Ger- skrit) on a journey (termed yatra, man Baroque composer Johann also in Sanskrit). There will be a Sebastian Bach on various days at yogic session led by some of Van- Christ Church Cathedral in early couver’s top yoga instructors on August. Listen to Bach interpret- Saturday. The parade and festival ed through musical forms such as will take place on Sunday, featur- jazz, chorale, cello, keyboarding ing the rathas, and culminating and violin, in appreciation of this with live music, dance and theatre. musical genius. The festival fea- tures Bach’s monumental Mass * * * in B Minor, which plays at UBC’s Americas Masters Games Chan Centre for the Performing Aug. 26–Sept. 4 Various venues throughout Vancouver Arts on Aug. 5.* * * americasmastersgames2016.com Korean Cultural Heritage Festival: The Dynamics of Modern Korea ever Americas Masters Games Aug. 6, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Vancouver will host the first Swangard Stadium, Burnaby amateur athletes coming from www.koreanfestival.ca aroundthis August. the world Cheer whofor over will 7,500com-

- and badminton to tennis and vol- tural Heritage Society will put leyball.pete in This 24 sports, nine-day from event archery will For the 15th time, the Korean Cul host opening and closing cere- cultural achievements, with food, monies, social events and nightly performanceson a festival celebratingand entertain Korean- medal ceremonies. There will ment. There will be Taekwondo also be live music, beer gardens and a health and wellness expo in competitions, art exhibitions, tra- the downtown core. Check their ditionalblack belt festival demonstrations, games, and K-popmuch website for more details. 10 The Source Vol 16 No 24 | July 12–August 30, 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier

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hat we are seeing is col- There will be another BIG tivities including: building net- oping and designing the SPOTA Wlaborative public art in International Jazz Festival. It PRINT PROJECT at Dr. Sun Yat- works, promoting understand- - andbrought the together 2016 TD local Vancouver and na- ing and enhancing cooperation rectors, Ester Rausenberg and woodcut print using a genuine tional professional artists who This will also be a collaboration between local, national and RichardMosaic wereTetrault. C3 co-artistic di steamroller,action to produce ordinarily a 4’ byem 8’- worked collaboratively on the Sen Plaza July 29, 30, 31 & Aug 1.- international artists and arts The Radius Mural located at ployed in paving streets, as a giant prints. The team includ- junction with the Chinese Cultur- organizations by facilitating ex- the Firehall Arts Centre repre- press. This event, BIG PRINT ed: Mariko Ando, Ben Bonner, albetween Centre. SCWOP,Chinese C3,Canadian but in and con changes of artists, developing senting the Aboriginal, Chinese PROJECT, took place on Gran- Bobbie Burgers, Leonard Brett, First Nations artists will carve and brokering creative collab- and Japanese communities that ville Island over the Canada Taiga Chiba, Ian Forbes, Saskia wood blocks and use a steamroll- orative projects, and promoting converge in the Downtown er as a press. They will produce awareness of the role of the or- Eastside. ganization.” Dayprints weekend, produced July in this 1, 2, fashion. 3, 2016. Tarling,Jetten, Barbara and Richard Klunder, Tetrault. Arnold on paper to be displayed on‐site. Some of their projects along Video Stories on Black Strathcona FourIt is one prints, of 11 differenttwo on cloth woodcut and Shives,The print Kelly being Shpeley, produced Tracey in 4’With X 8’ both woodprints BIG PRINT on PROJECTS, cloth and with other collaborators in- which can be watched online: two on paper were created for this picture was designed by there will be silent auctions that clude: www.blackstrathcona.com – The Strathcona Property highly informative and BIG PRINT PROJECT’S theme woodcut of crows straddling well as the artists. Owners and Tenants Association entertaining! waseach Musicof the 11and woodcut the City prints. and is Kellyover the Shpeley. mouthpieces It’s a surrealistic of trom- willIt’s benefit important nonprofit to note groups the role as part of the TD Vancouver In- bones. There are more pictures (may not be installed yet), a trib- It’s worth a visit to the C3 website on The Source website, among their website: (SPOTA)ute celebrating Mosaic the at 658 association’s Keefer St. which provides an inspirational It is a production of Creative them a giant grizzly bear stand- of“An C3 exciting in these Vancouver-based projects. From efforts in stopping the freeway education in itself: www. Culturalternational Collaborations Jazz Festival Society 2016. ing erect and playing a harmoni- society dedicated to stimulat- from being built through their creativeculturalcollaborations.com - ca entitled: Coastal Harp by Bar- ing, developing and executing - rary Works on Paper (SCWOP) unique art projects and ac- strumental in conceiving, devel- Don Richardson (C3), The Society for Contempo community in the late 1960’s. In bara Klunder.

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