by Contributor on Monday April 26 2021
Award-winning Nelson author, Diana Morita Cole, is a featured independent writer at this year’sn LiterASIAN festival: “GlobalASIAN: from Grassroots to Globalization.”
LiterASIAN is Canada’s premier annual Asian literary festival, which began in 2013. The organization was founded by the Canadian poet, Jim Wong-Chu, who wrote Chinatown Ghosts.
This year’s festival will present the works of Asian writers across the diaspora.
“The Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop has introduced a generation of writers to the literary world, and this festival sets a stage for both established and new literary talent to share their ideas and stories, as a celebration of their craft,” says Allan Cho, the current festival director.
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Vancouver poet Jim Wong-Chu honoured with Google Doodle
A Google Doodle featuring Jim Wong-Chu holding a book under a neon-lit scene of Vancouver s Chinatown honours the poet on what would have been his 72nd birthday.
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Posted: Jan 28, 2021 7:58 PM PT | Last Updated: January 29
The Google Doodle, illustrated by David Lu, features Jim Wong-Chu holding a book under a neon-lit scene of Vancouver s Chinatown.(Google)