They call themselves the Orchid Ensemble. Their music is heavily inspired by Asia, but with touches of western influence blended in. All of the members are conservatory trained in their respective instruments, they perform contemporary compositions created by a number … Continued
The ancient Chinese Oracle Bone collection in the Royal Ontario Museum is the biggest one outside of China. The collector and donator, Dr. James Mellon Menzies, was one of the most important archaeologist / historians with expertise on ancient Chinese … Continued
As part of Asian Heritage Month, we meet Montreal contemporary dance choreographer and dancer Julio Hong to talk about his new work ‘Yemayo’ and how his Sino-Haitian-Cuban heritage and his life in Canada are expressed in his work. https://www.rcinet.ca/patrimoine-asiatique-en/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2012/05/yemayo.mp3
Born in Hong Kong in 1984, Victoria Poon started swimming as a child. She continued to swim after she immigrated in Canada with her family. Now she is the Canadian 50M women freestyle record holder. Victoria Poon participated in the … Continued
Kim Phuc is best known as “the girl in the picture”, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo taken by Nick Ut in 1972 at the height of the Vietnam War. She was 9 years old then, napalm bombs were accidentally dropped on … Continued
Marc Montgomery, host of the RCI show The Link, talks to Kim Thuy about her award-winning first book called “Ru”. In the semi-autobiographical Ru, we follow the author from a privileged family in Hanoi, to the terrors of fleeing the … Continued
You are what you eat, so the popular saying goes. Columnist Rashi Khilnani introduces us to Toronto-based professor Julie Mehta who believes representations of food in Canadian writing have much to do with identity and belonging. Professor Mehta also explains … Continued
by Marc Montgomery https://www.rcinet.ca/patrimoine-asiatique-en/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2012/05/gaysouthasian.mp3 Dealing with being gay can be difficult for most people, but adding an ethnic background to the mix can make things even more colourful and, some artists argue, be good for one’s creative juices. A discussion … Continued