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
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….
Love Letters
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…
I won’t tell you
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…
Imagining a Future-Proof Residence Building
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…
It’s in the Community: How COVID and Gentrification Challenge Chinatown
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…
This Just In: Gender Doesn’t Impede the Ability to Lead
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,…
“Cheap! Diligent! Faithful!”
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…
Whitecroft Filmmaker Wants to Teach You to Breathe with Forest Yoga
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…