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Thank you UBC Learning Exchange for coming on a walk with the Cross Cultural Walking Tours!
📸 Highlights from Cross Cultural Walking Tours at the Fire Dragon Festival on September 30, 2023!
🙏🏽 Thank you to Fire Dragon Festival for inviting us to participate!! Many thanks to all of our participants, tour guides, and community partners:
Chinese Canadian Museum
Live Educate Transform Society LET'S
Massy Books
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會
with Jemimah Balabyekkubo and Viplav Bhaskar!
Thank you for the free passes, Chinatown Storytelling Centre!
Thank you Vancouver Foundation's Donor Services Team for coming on a walk with the Cross Cultural Walking Tours!
“Carmel shared so much of the rich history of the Strathcona neighborhoods with our team. A super-informative and fun way for our team to learn together and discover together. Lots of curiosity sparked too, with lots of interest from folks to come and explore some more.”
~Craig Hikida, 2023, Donor Services, Vancouver Foundation
🔥🐉🎉👣Cross Cultural Walking Tours is excited to offer two tours during the Fire Dragon Festival on Sunday, September 24, 2023 and !!
FOR MORE INFO & TO REGISTER FOR THESE FREE TOURS➡️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/fire-dragon-festival-presents-cross-cultural-walking-tours-tickets-705495515077
There's lots more happening at the Fire Dragon Festival, please visit for the full schedule: https://www.firedragonfestival.com/
Join the Cross Cultural Walking Tours during the Fire Dragon Festival for this exciting 4km tour
Thank you WildBrain Studios for coming on a walk with the Cross Cultural Walking Tours!
“Joining Cross Cultural Walking Tours was a wonderful experience for our team. It gave us an opportunity to bond through a very unique experience of gaining a deeper understanding of many historic areas of the DTES and Chinatown. Our tour consisted of individuals who grew up in Vancouver as well as newcomers and everyone learned so much. We loved the experience of hearing from different tour guides and each brought a personal touch to the stories they told. I wholeheartedly recommend experiencing the Cross Cultural Walking Tour for any group, it was a memorable experience and introduction to many historic sites, organizations and businesses that we are excited to explore further.”
~Alex Goodman, 2023, WildBrain Studios
More info on Saturday's event at Museum and Archives of North Vancouver! Cross Cultural Walking Tours is honoured to be included with this fine lot! Looking forward to nerding out with each of them at Panel Discussion: Sharing Q***r History!
No need to register - just show up :) Pay what you can at the door!
When was the last time you were in North Vancouver? It's just a seabus ride away!
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Thank you Heritage BC for inviting Cross Cultural Walking Tours' Carmel Tanaka and Vancouver DeTours' Alasdair Butcher to co-facilitate a workshop on "Diversifying Heritage Walking Tours Through a Decolonial Methodology" on May 27, 2023 at the 2023 Annual Heritage BC Conference in Chilliwack, BC!
A workshop highlight included inviting participants to produce a spontaneous tour, which had us "paddling" across the province to learn about sites that are important to many diverse communities. It was a fun, meaningful exercise and one that we hope folks will carry with them as they continue their journey in heritage work.
Many thanks to Kamala Todd for recommending the two of us to Heritage BC! It was a wonderful partnership and we are grateful for being connected.
➕First, the good news - Cross Cultural Walking Tours will be offering a workshop on "Diversifying Heritage Walking Tours" at Heritage BC's upcoming conference together with Vancouver DeTours on May 27! See the attached post for more details.
➖Second, the disappointing news - there will not be a May festival this year. Despite our efforts, Cross Cultural Walking Tours have not been able to obtain liability insurance for our walking tours. 😲 No insurance company will provide the coverage we need as an unincorporated casual annual festival with the odd private/corporate tour here and there. It's shocking that we are considered an extreme sport... 🤯
🙏Third, the hopeful news - at this time, we are still able to offer corporate tours for clients who are able to cover their own liability insurance and show proof of coverage. We're in talks about offering Cross Cultural 🏳️🌈Q***r & Trans🏳️⚧️ Walking Tours at Vancouver Pride Society's East Side Pride in June, and our regular tours at Fire Dragon Festival in September (grants pending).
📣We are not giving up, as this is part of our livelihood and we'd LOVE to continue! That being said, we do not have any interest in becoming yet another non-profit or becoming a tour operating business, but are open to the idea of becoming a social enterprise program of an existing charity or joining an existing tour operation, so we can continue collaborating together in the way we know best - Cross Culturally. If this would be of interest to any of our community partners or fans of our work, please get in touch by email: crossculturalwalkingtours [at] gmail [dot] com
Thank you all for your support. We hope to bring back our festival in 2024, provided we can find a way around this systemic barrier!!
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Original post by Heritage BC on March 25, 2023:
Attend the Workshop on Diversifying Heritage Walking Tours Through a Decolonial Methodology.
Heritage walking tours help historical societies, museums and more engage locals and visitors with the built and intangible environments that make up our communities. As the heritage sector embraces the principles of diversity and reconciliation in the narratives that we share, our walking tours are an important place to diversify the stories we tell about place and community. Join our facilitators for a workshop built to help you start this process, and begin taking actionable steps to incorporate diverse stories in your tours through a decolonized lens.
Learn more about the program and schedule of sessions and panels here: https://buff.ly/3KTQM6n
Interested in attending the Annual Heritage Conference in May? Click here to register: https://buff.ly/3YZouLr
One of the highlights for the Cross Cultural Walking Tours this year was the Q***r & Trans walks during Pride Month. It brought together voices from diverse 2SLGBTQIA+ communities who were collaborating for the first time.
It is wonderful to have long-standing CCWT community partner Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會 host a meeting for CCWT Community Partner JQT Vancouver with Parliamentary Secretary of Gender Equity Grace Lore to discuss important issues impacting all of our communities. This is a perfect example of how communities can cross-culturally help one another. At the end of the day, "no one is free until we are all free".
We look forward to having Grace join us for a Q***r & Trans Cross Cultural Walking Tour in the near future!
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JQT Board Member Aviva Rathbone and Carmel Tanaka (Founder of JQT Vancouver and Cross Cultural Walking Tours) met with Government of British Columbia's Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Grace Lore to discuss:
1) the need for financial core support for diverse q***r/trans community groups, who are supporting their communities as volunteers;
2) ensuring public dollars benefit the entire community, especially q***r trans youth, elders and all those who exist on the periphery and are doubly+ marginalized;
and 3) the urgency to end the use of NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) in the community non-profit sector in BC.
We sent Grace home with some “light” bedtime reading, a freshly printed report of our Twice Blessed 2.0 community needs assessment in partnership with JFS, which can be viewed online here: https://www.jqtvancouver.ca/twice-blessed-2
We also look forward to having Grace join us on a future Q***r & Trans Cross Cultural Walking Tours - a program that JQT is proud to be a part of in addition to 30+ community partners!
Special shoutout to CCWT’s community partner Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會 for hosting this meeting in your beautiful heritage Cantonese classroom and for your long-standing support of celebrating diversity together!
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There is A LOT of news coming out of the DTES. Here is an overview of some of the big topics. Please do click on the links below so you can do a deeper dive.
1) A rash of fires has been plaguing SROs (single-room occupancy buildings) across the DTES. The causes of these fires are still under investigation. Whether or not it's arson, people have been killed and dozens upon dozens are being displaced and its having a devastating impact on the DTES community. There are tons of articles on the web when you search: "Fires in Chinatown DTES 2022". SRO Collaborative is working with the displaced tenants on shelter and housing, and other immediate needs.
2) The fires have also damaged DTES establishments such as a church, a market, and most recently, the much beloved Gain Wah Restaurant. CCWT's community partner Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街 has set up a fire relief fund here: https://gofund.me/ab49ac98
3) The opioid crisis continues to take the lives of loved ones in the DTES and beyond. We hear of people dying daily. As of May 2022, the death total was already at 940 (this number is depressingly much higher now). Learn more here: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/07/18/bc-coroner-fears-opioid-crisis/
4) On a positive note, Hogan's Alley Society announced that they "have reached an agreement with the City of Vancouver to create a Community Land Trust and a mixed-use redevelopment for the site in Strathcona." Read more here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-vancouver-signs-deal-to-turn-former-site-of-hogans-alley-into/
This is not an exhaustive list of everything that's going on in the DTES, but it is a cross selection of important news that is affecting many of our community partners. When Cross Cultural Walking Tours does walks, our tour guides and participating organizations often change from month to month, as it reflects the reality and current state of the people who live in this neighbourhood, one that is continually in flux.
On September 9, a fire broke out in a historic building in … Youth Collaborative for Chinatown needs your support for Fire Relief Fund for Beloved Chinatown Restaurant
Thank you Jewish Independent for featuring our Q***r & Trans Cross Cultural Walking Tours IN YOUR JULY 22 ISSUE!!! Happy Pride :)
Read the article here: https://www.jewishindependent.ca/walking-tours-celebrate-pride/
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Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
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Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
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Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter
Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會
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Highlights from the Cross Cultural Q***r & Trans Walking Tours held on June 26, 2022 with representatives from Q***r Arts Festival, Massy Books, Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods, JQT Vancouver, Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Sher Vancouver, Forbidden Vancouver’s The Really Gay History Tour, and diverse 2SLGBTQIA+ community voices!
Photo credit: Ari Fremder, Matt Cooper, and Cross Cultural Walking Tours
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Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
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Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
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Saint James Music Academy
Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter
Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會
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Highlights from the Cross Cultural Q***r & Trans Walking Tours held on June 19, 2022 with representatives from Q***r Arts Festival, Massy Books, Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods, JQT Vancouver, Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Sher Vancouver, Forbidden Vancouver’s The Really Gay History Tour, and diverse 2SLGBTQIA+ community voices!
Photo credit: Ari Fremder, Greg Sanchez, and Cross Cultural Walking Tours
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Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
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Building Bridges with Rwanda "BBR"
Knowledge Network
Binners’ Project
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Carnegie Community Centre
Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街)
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society)
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
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Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
PCHC-MoM Society
Powell Street Festival
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The Punjabi Market
Saint James Music Academy
Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter
Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會
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Thanks to CRRF’s anti-racism funding, we are able to offer subsidized tickets for our June 19 & 26 tours for all ticket buyers moving forward!
Apply discount code "ccwtpride2022" for 50% off tickets (without the quotation marks) at this link:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vancouverheritagefoundation/705115
If price is a barrier, please email us at [email protected]
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Massy Books
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Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
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Building Bridges with Rwanda "BBR"
Knowledge Network
Binners’ Project
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Carnegie Community Centre
Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街)
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society)
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
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Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
PCHC-MoM Society
Powell Street Festival
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The Punjabi Market
Saint James Music Academy
Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter
Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會
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Thank you, Ohana Oliveira from Canadian Race Relations Foundation, for wishing us a Happy Pride and for supporting our program!
As a result, we are able to offer subsidized tickets for June 19 & 26 with a 50% discount code:
ccwtpride2022
GET YOUR DISCOUNTED TIX HERE:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vancouverheritagefoundation/705115
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Massy Books
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Sher Vancouver: LGBTQ South Asians and Friends
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The Vancouver Heritage Foundation
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
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360 Riot Walk
Building Bridges with Rwanda "BBR"
Knowledge Network
Binners’ Project
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Carnegie Community Centre
Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街)
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society)
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
lost+found (.a.chambers, + )
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
PCHC-MoM Society
Powell Street Festival
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The Punjabi Market
Saint James Music Academy
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Thank you, SFU's Community-Engaged Research Initiative and Alana Gerecke, for featuring the Cross Cultural Walking Tours! Read the interview here:
https://www.sfu.ca/ceri/blog/2022/An-Interview-with-Carmel-Tanaka-of-Cross-Cultural-Walking-Tours.html
The Body Archives workshop organized by community partner lost+found co-run by Alana and Justine A. Chambers was an incredible experience and one that continues to weave into our tours today!
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Knowledge Network
Binners’ Project
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Carnegie Community Centre
Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街)
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society)
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
lost+found (.a.chambers, + )
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
PCHC-MoM Society
Powell Street Festival
project 1907
The Punjabi Market
Saint James Music Academy
Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter
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A former CERi fellow reflects on the year in work, loss and pandemic life.
Thank you Spice Radio 1200AM for inviting Cross Cultural Walking Tours' Founder Carmel Tanaka and one of our community partners Karn Singh Sahota from Sher Vancouver: LGBTQ South Asians and Friends on the radio earlier today to share news of our upcoming Cross Cultural Q***r & Trans Walks in celebration of Pride Month!
There are still a handful of tickets left on June 19 and 26. Buy your tickets here: https://q***rartsfestival.com/cross-cultural-q***r-trans-walking-tours/
Listen to the radio segment here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-244969524-696484203/carmel-tanaka-and-karn-sahota-on-cross-cultural-q***r-and-trans-walking-tours
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Viplav Bhaskar
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
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360 Riot Walk
Building Bridges with Rwanda "BBR"
Knowledge Network
Binners’ Project
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Carnegie Community Centre
Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街)
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society)
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
lost+found (.a.chambers, + )
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
PCHC-MoM Society
Powell Street Festival
project 1907
The Punjabi Market
Saint James Music Academy
Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter
Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會
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CARMEL TANAKA, FOUNDER OF CROSS CULTURAL WALKING TOURS AND KARN SAHOTA, OUTREACH MANAGER, SHER VANCOUVER TALK ABOUT THE CROSS CULTURAL Q***R AND TRANSWALKING TOURS AND THE ONGOING PRIDE MONTH AND IT'S
Happy Pride! We are so excited to be hosting "Cross Cultural Q***r & Trans Walking Tours" on June 19 & 26 from 2-4:30PM with representatives from:
Q***r Arts Festival
Massy Books
Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods
JQT Vancouver
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
Sher Vancouver: LGBTQ South Asians and Friends
Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours' The Really Gay History Tour
and diverse 2SLGBTQIA+ community voices!
Ticket includes free admission to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden!
GET YOUR TIX TODAY: https://q***rartsfestival.com/cross-cultural-q***r-trans-walking-tours/
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Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
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Building Bridges with Rwanda "BBR"
Knowledge Network
Binners’ Project
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Carnegie Community Centre
Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街)
Chinatown Storytelling Centre
explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society)
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
lost+found (.a.chambers, + )
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
PCHC-MoM Society
Powell Street Festival
project 1907
The Punjabi Market
Saint James Music Academy
Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter
Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會
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Jun 19 & 26 | 2pm Q***r Arts Festival partners with Cross Cultural Walking Tours in celebration of Pride Month for two Cross Cultural Q***r & Trans
Highlights from our Lunch + Learn with Knowledge Network on May 29, 2022 for a screening of "British Columbia: An Untold Story" at Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會 and with representatives from PCHC-MoM, Wongs’ Benevolent Association and Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association.
If you missed out, you can watch all four episodes here: https://www.knowledge.ca/program/british-columbia-untold-history
Photo credit: Jeffrey Wong
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It's time to meet our tour guides for our Cross Cultural Q***r & Trans Walking Tours in June in celebration of Pride Month! Take a moment to learn about each one!
🏳️🌈REGISTRATION OPENS AT 9AM TOMORROW🏳️🌈https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vancouverheritagefoundation/705115
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Thanks to CRRF’s anti-racism funding, we are able to offer subsidized tickets for our June 19 & 26 tours for all ticket buyers moving forward! Apply discount code "ccwtpride2022" for 50% off tickets (without the quotation marks) at this link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vancouverheritagefoundation/705115 If price is a barrier, please email us at [email protected] Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods Canadian Race Relations Fdn / Fondation canadienne des relations raciales Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours (The Really Gay History Tour) @harmonyleahb (IG) Jewish Independent JQT Vancouver @karnsinghsahota25 (IG) @kimberleylw (IG) Massy Books Queer Arts Festival @requeeringhistory (IG) Sher Vancouver: LGBTQ South Asians and Friends @tesiccat (IG) The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden @viplavbhaskar Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall * 312 Main 360 Riot Walk Building Bridges with Rwanda "BBR" Knowledge Network Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Carnegie Community Centre Chinatown Generations (formerly, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街) Chinatown Storytelling Centre explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver 雲高華漢升體育會 Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia lost+found (@justine.a.chambers, @alana_gerecke + @choreo_publics) Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Powell Street Festival project 1907 The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society of Architectural Historians - Marion Dean Ross/Pacific NW Chapter Wongs' Benevolent Association 黄氏宗親總會 Follow us on Instagram: @crossculturaltours #CrossCultural #CulturalHeritage #StrathconaVancouver #WalkingTours #VancouverBC #QueerTrans #PrideMonth
Thank you to the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada for inviting the Cross Cultural Walking Tours to give a virtual walking tour at your "Architecture in the Clouds" conference on May 30, 2021! Here is a recording of the full one-hour Q&A with historian extraordinaire John Atkin and CCWT's Carmel Tanaka! Auto-captioning is available. 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Aynsley Wong from Wongs' Benevolent Association answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Jasper Sloan Yip from explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
PART II - Remember when CCWT Program Coordinator Carmel Tanaka read her great-grandmother's protest letter earlier this month? This is a follow up to that. In this video filmed in May 2021, Carmel sets out with her friend Trisha Roberson from the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre for the first time in search of her great-grandmother's Vancouver house located at 1864 W. 8th Avenue, which was listed in the protest letter and confiscated during the Japanese Canadian internment. Here's a link to "PART I - Kameda Protest Letter" video to refresh your memory: https://youtu.be/RD5YbFD4-9s 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here are the Glass sisters, Liana & Emily, who volunteered back in 2019 with the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is John Endo Greenaway from the Geppo-Bulletin (Instagram @bulletin_geppo) answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Join Peter and Iris on "A Tour Through Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with Binners’ Project" in partnership with Cross Cultural Walking Tours and learn about the resiliency of this community through a resident’s lens. Binners’ Project fosters social and economic inclusion, builds community resilience and stronger networks, and engages on sustainability issues. Through our programs, we empower binners as part of the circular economy -- building a community from the bottom up. Our initiatives aim to: >build community capacity >raise awareness >create employment programs Learn more at https://www.binnersproject.org/ 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Bruno Dias from Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Lorraine Lowe from Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Kor Kase from Afro Van Connect answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Libby Griffin from AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Blair Galston from the Pacific Regional Council Archives of the United Church of Canada answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
Here is Gulzar Nanda from The Punjabi Market Regeneration Collective answering "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Are you a partner organization or a past CCWT participant and would like to share your experience by answering this question? Then please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
The Cross Cultural Walking Tours invite all of our partner organizations and past participants to send in a short 30-sec video answering: "What do the Cross Cultural Walking Tours mean to you?" :) Here is Sophie Munk from PCHC-MoM Society doing just that! Got a video to share about CCWT? Please send to [email protected] 360 Riot Walk Afro Van Connect AUUC Strathcona Ukrainian Hall & Performing Arts Society - Vancouver Binners’ Project @bulletin_geppo (Instagram) Chinatown Storytelling Centre City of Vancouver - Cultural Services Dragon Boat BC Elimin8hate Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden explorASIAN (Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society) Heritage Vancouver Society Jewish Independent Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Musqueam Indian Band Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre PCHC-MoM Society Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives Powell Street Festival The Punjabi Market Saint James Music Academy Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada The Vancouver Heritage Foundation Wongs' Benevolent Association Youth Collaborative for Chinatown - 青心在唐人街
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