Vancouver Chinatown

• Chinatown sausage company celebrated in film premiering at Vancouver Asian Film Festival

  The story of a historic Chinatown sausage company is just one of several films celebrating Asian heritage and cultural contributions to Canada that will premiere this month.

  Entertainment

  Nov 4, 2021
  
• ‘It brings back old memories’: New Chinatown cultural centre to share stories of resilience against racism

  The first permanent cultural space of its kind in Canada will feature more than 150 stories of early Chinese immigrants whose resilience against racism helped shape Chinatown.

  Perspectives

  Nov 2, 2021
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• ‘If it is lost, it’s lost forever’: Forum seeks feedback on future of Vancouver’s Chinatown

  Chinatown Reimagined is a three-day online event — Oct. 16, Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 — marking the culmination of a three-year process to explore a UNESCO designation.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
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• ‘Good to have hope’: Businesses prepare for Vancouver’s first-ever ‘Light Up Chinatown!’

  After being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the streets of Vancouver's Chinatown will be lit up next weekend in an effort to welcome people back to the historic neighbourhood.

  Features

  Sep 5, 2021
• Iconic Ho Ho Restaurant set to reopen in Vancouver’s Chinatown early next year

  The Ho Ho opened on Pender Street at Columbia in 1954 and was known for its bright neon sign - complete with a bowl of noodles and chopsticks - and its homestyle Cantonese cooking.

  Features

  Aug 9, 2021
• ‘It was really inspiring’: Nearly 200 volunteers show Chinatown love in annual community clean up

  Clad in waterproof gear and armed with trash pickers, close to 200 volunteers roamed the alleys, streets and sidewalks in the annual Chinatown Community Cleaning Campaign.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2021
• ‘It could be lost forever’: Community working on economic strategy to save Vancouver’s Chinatown

  "We will find ways to get people to come back": the community is forging ahead to try and make visitors feel safe again in Vancouver's battered Chinatown.

  Features

  Jul 28, 2021
• ‘We’ve really reached a tipping point’: Scarred by COVID, Chinatown leaders want city to remember its commitment

  Crippled by crime and street disorder, the current 'For Lease' landscape in Vancouver's Chinatown is littered with the scars of its COVID-19 battle.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2021
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• ‘It’s like a war zone’: Chinatown businesses say crisis on the ground needs urgent fix

  "It's heartbreaking to see people being driven away," Fred Kwok says, adding that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a proliferation of graffiti, vandalism and street disorder.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2021
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• ‘A zero-dollar effort’: No COVID-19 lifeline for Vancouver’s Chinatown, say community advocates

  Granville Island is set to receive $39 million in COVID-19 relief funding in 2020-2021 while Chinatown has been all but ignored in its recovery.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2021