Events

KDocsFF: Big Fight in Little Chinatown - Sept 27th

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KDocsFF Community Outreach, in partnership with Chinatown Together (華埠團結), is hosting a community screening of Karen Cho's ‘Big Fight in Little Chinatown’ on Friday September 27th (Richmond campus, Wilson School of Design) to take action on this issues of neighbourhood gentrification and minority neighbourhood erasure. 

The event includes a screening of the documentary and a panel discussion featuring Chinatown elders, community activists, and KPU faculty (Clement Tong). 
A special Hakka Qilin (Chinese unicorn) dance performance to awaken our resistance and solidarity will open the event, which will also feature a speaker from the Punjabi Market Collective (Jag Nagra) to discuss gentrification in Vancouver's Indiatown. 
Cocktail buns and pineapple buns direct from Vancouver's Chinatown will be served with light refreshments. 
ASL interpreters will be on site for both dates.

Register for your free ticket on Eventbrite


Gabriela BC online talk - Strength in Solidarity

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The Asian Studies program will be hosting an online student talk, via Teams, next Thursday, September 12, from 3 – 4pm. 

Rousbel Rabanal, a second-year KPU accounting student, will outline the work being done by the BC chapter of Gabriela Philippines, a group that advocates for the rights and welfare of Filipino women, and its efforts to create transnational solidarity with other groups advancing women’s rights, combatting gender-based violence, and promoting social justice across borders. 

To join, follow this link -  bit.ly/GabrielaBC

 

 


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Declaration Month 2022 (2)

 

Declaration Month (February 2022)

To learn about the advantages of declaring a major/minor in Arts

#IDoDeclareArts and #KPUArts

 

 

 

 


Stop Anti-Asian Hate (Fall 2021):

Asian Studies & KDocsFF Screenings and panel discussions

Emergence:Out of the Shadows (Vinay Gridhar, 2021) on October 11, 1-4pm

KDocsFF Presents Emergence: Out of the Shadows


The Six (Arthur Jones, 2021) on November 19th

KDocsFF Presents The Six


Asian Heritage Month (May 2021)

To explore BC's Pan-Asian cultural and arts scene

For explore ASIAN events, see https://explorasian.org/

Sikh Heritage Month (April 2021)

To celebrate the contributions of Sikh Canadians

For Sikh Heritage Month BC events, see https://www.sikhheritagemonthbc.ca/


Declaration Month (February 2021)

To learn about the advantages of declaring a major/minor in Arts

#IDoDeclareArts and #KPUArts