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Chinatown advocate & aiya member, Lan Chan-Marples takes us on an anti-displacement tour of Edmonton's Chinatown where continual lack of community care threatens the survival of our beloved cultural space. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELUS STORYHIVE supports compelling, original stories told by creators from British Columbia and Alberta through production funding, training and distribution to new audiences. Find out more: https://www.storyhive.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: STORYHIVE Twitter - https://twitter.com/storyhive STORYHIVE Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/storyhive STORYHIVE Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storyhive/

aiya & friends pass the mic telling their favourite stories and memories of Edmonton Chinatown North. Use this knowledge to impress your local ctown Aunties next time you mahjong and/or dim sum! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELUS STORYHIVE supports compelling, original stories told by creators from British Columbia and Alberta through production funding, training and distribution to new audiences. Find out more: https://www.storyhive.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: STORYHIVE Twitter - https://twitter.com/storyhive STORYHIVE Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/storyhive STORYHIVE Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storyhive/

For the past seven months, I have been creating a docuseries centered around my personal journey of learning about our Chinatown here in amiskwaciwâskahikan. What started as a place in our city which I gravitated towards to get closer to my Hong Kong cultural identity, turned into a passion of mine that I feel I am still just starting to explore through art, documentation, and community building. Some people have asked me why I care so much about Chinatown. Well, I see Chinatowns as a symbol of the immigrant experience. Taking the ultimate risk and leaving your home to build a new, hopefully better, life for you and your family. And when I see Chinatowns in the dire states they are in across Turtle Island, with similar patterns of societal neglect, cultural erasure, and an imbalance of services provided for its residents and businesses, I can’t help but pay attention and ask questions. I have so many people to thank for supporting me on this experience of learning and connecting. Through all the joy and struggle, it has always come down to the people and I have never felt more of a sense of community than I have being in and working in Chinatown. This is a trailer for my six-part docuseries, 唐人街的㸃滴 A Portrait of Chinatown, that will be releasing in November 2022 on TELUS Optik TV supported by STORYHIVE Voices program. Co-produced with my unofficial mentor and collaborator, Shawn Tse. Follow http://www.instagram.com/jordhon for updates

八十八祝福唐人街持續十四秒 88 Fooks blessing Chinatown for 14 seconds shawntse.com

88 Blessings for Edmonton Chinatown www.shawntse.com

愛民頓 Amiskwaciwâskahikan 位於第6條條約 (Treaty 6) 領土，是Papaschase 的傳統領土以及 Métis 民族的家園。這視頻是在唐人街製作，旨在尊重並承認原住民的主權。在定居者與原住民群體之間建立更良好的關係，對於我們所有社群的健康至關重要。 Edmonton Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Beaver Hills House) is located on Treaty 6 territory, traditional territory of the Papaschase Cree, and in the homeland of the Métis Nation. This video was created in Chinatown with the intention of respecting and recognizing Indigenous sovereignty. Building better relations between settler and Indigenous groups is critical for the health of our communities.

On Feb. 2, 2019 at the Exhibition Premiere for Figure 一二三六八, Art Mentor Dr. Steven Aung blessed Cui Jinzhe to begin painting "Figure 六". "Figure 六" is one of four paintings by Cui Jinzhe inspired by the present day experiences and stories of Edmonton's Chinatown. "Figure 一, 二, and三" are the titles of the other paintings in the collection and each of them represent chronological eras of Edmonton Chinatown's rich heritage stories. See these paintings (including Cui Jinzhe painting "Figure 六" live), documentary film "Figure 八" by Shawn Tse, calligraphy blessings by Dr. Aung and more at our exhibition till Feb. 9, 2019. For more info: www.fb.com/yegchinatown