Lo Wah Kiu (Workshop) / 老華僑劇場（系列工作坊).

Join for a participatory #theatre #workshop inspired by the work of #DowntownEastside #documentarian and organiser Sid Chow Tan! From organizing with the #Chinese #HeadTax and #ExclusionRedress movement to documenting countless actions against #gentrification and #displacement - Sid’s #art of #activism captured a spirit of class-consciousness, humour, and #solidarity. His vast archive depicts four decades of the struggles, victories, celebrations, and everyday lives of #DTES and #Chinatown communities and organisers. In these introductory workshops, participants will be introduced to theatre techniques that will connect themes from the Sid Tan archives to our lives and neighbourhood issues today.

Please note, these workshops are 3 hours long.

Free admission and no theatre experience necessary! Pre-registration required. Refreshments will be served. #Cantonese and #Mandarin interpretation will be provided. These workshops are presented with gratitude and in solidarity with the many friends, organisers, community television volunteers and staff who made possible the production, broadcast, and archive of Sid’s videos.

Saturday, November 8th, 4pm-7pm.
401 Main Street, #VancouverBC.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lo-wah-kiu-workshop-tickets-1749159536259

#AsianMastodon #ChineseCanadians #ChineseInBC #VancouverHistory #VancouverChinatown #BCAsianCommunities #ChineseCommunities #Cultural #ChineseImmigrants #AsianImmigrants #YVR #InteractiveTheatre #CulturalArts #CulturalConnections #Educational #Theatrical #Archival #AsianActivists #HumanRights #AntiRacism #ChineseHistoryInBC #ChineseActivists

The story of the Jewish and Chinese immigrants in NYC mixes in a beautiful way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_4jdexsLg

I have only one place where I disagree with the video, and one amendment.

Firstly, this idea of "Safe Treyf" is really more "Don't Ask Don' Tell" than really being safe, and it's not generally recognized as a thing. Jews were and are very accustomed to inspecting food for being Kosher. After all, we have to inspect rice and grains before cooking them!

Secondly, it wasn't just Jews wanting to eat Chinese food. Chinese restaurants in NYC sometimes courted their Jewish customers with menu items like "kreplach", instead of wontons, making Chinese food appear more familiar.

#ChineseFood #ChineseImmigrants #NYC #JewishImmigrants #Mazeldon

The #Tsinoy community has contributed much to the nation’s history since the first wave of #ChineseImmigrants moved to #Manila from #Fujian province in the 1500s.

Despite these rich ties, anti-Chinese sentiments have been growing among #Filipinos in recent years as #Beijing ramped up its aggressive actions against Philippine ships in the disputed #SouthChinaSea.

Why the loyalty check?: Chinese-Filipinos fear prejudice fuelled by #AliceGuo case, South China Sea row
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/why-the-loyalty-check-chinese-filipinos-fear-prejudice-fuelled-by-alice-guo-case-south-china-sea-dispute

How a thriving #ChineseCommunity was built despite #racism & #hardships.

For the #Chinese community of #Newfoundland & #Labrador it's a thriving community built in spite of racism, hardship & #discriminatory government policy.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7204696

#AsianMastodon #ChineseDiaspora #ChineseCanadian #ChineseHistoryInCanada #ChineseImmigrants #ChinesePioneers

#MarijuanGrowHouses #China #ChineseImmigrants #Exploitation #KnowWhereYourWeedComesFrom

Some excellent reporting here, and this issue goes back to 2018 and before.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1239854106/how-the-chinese-mafia-came-to-control-much-of-the-illicit-marijuana-trade-in-the