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Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

by Kogawa House | Sep 30, 2018 | WIR - William Tham Wai Liang | 1 comment

Guest Post by William Wai Liang Tham Leanne Dunic’s collection of lyric-poetry drew on her heritage and defied conventions. It piqued my interest when I first heard her reading from it last year. Yet I waited until recently to read it, finally opening the book on the...
[Word Vancouver] Opening New Frontiers

[Word Vancouver] Opening New Frontiers

by Kogawa House | Sep 24, 2018 | Events, WIR - William Tham Wai Liang | 0 comments

The Art of Self-Publishing & Traditional Publishing Presented by: Historic Joy Kogawa HouseWhere: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th AveWhen: September 28, 2018. 7:00 PM  to 9:00  pmWith: William Tham, Vincent Ternida & Cynda YeastingEventbrite...
Podcast: A literary evening with Monia Mazigh & Barâa Arar

Podcast: A literary evening with Monia Mazigh & Barâa Arar

by Kogawa House | Sep 16, 2018 | WIR - Monia Mazigh | 0 comments

By Victoria Fenner (visit rabble.com to listen to Monia Mazigh and Barâa Arar’s podcast.) “Being a person of colour, being a Muslim woman who wears the hijab, or being anyone who identifies publicly with a minority group, that identity becomes politicized...
The Othering of Immigrants in Canada

The Othering of Immigrants in Canada

by Kogawa House | Sep 1, 2018 | WIR - Monia Mazigh | 0 comments

Guest Post by Monia Mazigh This column was originally published at rabble.ca. This summer, I completed a writer’s residence in the Marpole community of Vancouver, B.C., at the Historic Joy Kogawa House. It is a privilege to be in a place that saw some of the...
Welcome to writer-in-residence Christine Lowther

Welcome to writer-in-residence Christine Lowther

by Kogawa House | Nov 15, 2016 | Announcements, WIR - Christine Lowther | 0 comments

Poet and non-fiction author Christine Lowther has left her float home near the small coastal community of Tofino to live comfortably at Historic Joy Kogawa House for the winter. While in residence from now till January 30, 2017, Lowther is developing a new work of...
Court Approves Sale of Kogawa House

Court Approves Sale of Kogawa House

by Kogawa House | Nov 3, 2016 | Announcements, Life at the House | 0 comments

Vancouver, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) on Friday, October 28, received Supreme Court of B.C. approval to transfer the Historic Joy Kogawa House to the City of Vancouver. Located in Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood, the house is the childhood home of...
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