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SUMMARY:LiterASIAN 2024
DESCRIPTION:LiterASIAN returns with established and emerging literary voices coming together for a month of commemoration\, celebration\, and conversation showcasing the resilience and growth of Asian Canadian voices in CanLit. With this year’s theme of re(dress) 2024\, the festival will include book readings\, writing workshops\, panel discussions\, and an afternoon dimsum with the authors. Full events schedule available online at literasian.com \nThis year’s featured authors include trailblazing Canadian writer Joy Kogawa (From the Lost and Found Department); politician-turned-author Ujjal Dosanjh (The Past is Never Dead); bestselling author Lindsay Wong (Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality); community worker and mentor Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio (Reuniting with Strangers); author and artist Keiko Honda (Accidental Blooms); and scholar and community researcher Angie Wong (Laughing Back at Empire). \nLiterASIAN will take place in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown located on the unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Musqueam\, Tsleil Waututh\, and Squamish people. Events will be held at the Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall\, Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, Centre A International Art Gallery\, and Floata Seafood Restaurant. \n\nEvent dates and times / locations: \nSaturday\, May 4 2024\n2.00pm – 3.00pm: From the Lost and Found Department with Joy Kogawa\nVenue: Japanese Language School and Heritage Hall \nSaturday\, May 4 2024\n4.00pm – 5.00pm: Laughing Back at Empire – Asian Canadian activism from the Asianadian to Ricepaper Magazine\nFeaturing Angie Wong & Todd Wong\nVenue: Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art \nSaturday\, May 4 2024\n6.00pm – 7.30pm: Between Bowls of Borrowed Rice: Harvesting Hope Through Storytelling\nFeaturing Ujjal Dosanjh\, Lindsay Wong\, Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio\, Keiko Honda\nVenue: Chinatown Storytelling Centre \nSunday\, May 5 2024\n12.00pm – 3.00pm: Wine and Words: Dim Sum with Authors\nFeaturing Joy Kogawa\, Angie Wong\, Ujjal Dosanjh\, Lindsay Wong\, Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio\, Keiko Honda\nVenue: Floata Seafood Restaurant
URL:https://britishcolumbia.com/event/literasian-2024/
LOCATION:Centre A
CATEGORIES:Art,Literature
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