Wen Zhai, Author at Capilano Courier

Even your worst neighbour won’t make your bad look good Wen Zhai // ContributorTiffany Zhong // Illustrator The COVID-19 pandemic has made the long-standing racism and hate crimes against Chinese […]

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The Pains and Gains of Massy Books

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How a small Vancouver independent bookstore weathered the storm of a global pandemic Wen Zhai // Contributor A lot of corporations, big and small, shuttered in 2020 due to COVID-19. […]

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Culture

Love Letters

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During this Valentine’s Day season, we focus on our non-human loves Amy Asin // Illustrator Love letters: A romantic’s dream or a nightmare for someone with bad penmanship. Our contributors […]

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Literature

I won’t tell you

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Wen Zhai // Contributor Valeriya Kim // Illustration OkI will tell youabout the wild apple treesand how I racedagainst squirrels and antsto taste the fallen apples I will tell youabout […]

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Opinions

Imagining a Future-Proof Residence Building

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CapU’s new residence should be built thinking of its impact on the future, not just in the moment Wen Zhai // ContributorMICHELLE LUSSIER // Illustrator In October, HDR Architecture Associates released new renderings […]

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Culture

It’s in the Community: How COVID and Gentrification Challenge Chinatown

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A new generation of Chinese-Canadian community leaders are working to protect Vancouver’s Chinatown Wen Zhai // Contributor Grace Choi // Illustrator The pandemic has made life difficult for all, but […]

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Opinions

This Just In: Gender Doesn’t Impede the Ability to Lead

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In order to create gender equality in society, it needs to begin in House first Wen Zhai // ContributorLillian Zhang // Illustrator Due to gender stereotypes perpetuated by patriarchal societies, […]

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Culture

“Cheap! Diligent! Faithful!”

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Marlene Yuen honours the resilience and hard work of early Chinese immigrants by exploring Chinese Canadian labour histories in the Grunt Gallery Wen Zhai // Contributor Canadians often consider racism […]

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News

Whitecroft Filmmaker Wants to Teach You to Breathe with Forest Yoga

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CapU film instructor Dasha Novak aims to bring the community together amid COVID-19 and to give back to nature Wen Zhai // Contributor Alison Johnstone // Illustrator COVID-19 reminds us […]

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Opinions

The Politics of Phone Plans

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Canada is in the dark ages when it comes to data plan prices Wen Zhai // Contributor One of the biggest culture shocks I’ve had when moving to Canada was […]

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Why Canadians can’t ignore the rising anti-Asian racism and hate crimes in the US