Then it came to me, my little life. I remembered my life
the way an axe handle, mid-swing, remembers the tree.
& I was free.
— Ocean Vuong, “Wood Working at The End of the World” (2021)
Sassamat Lake, Port Moody, British Columbia. January 18, 2026. Photo by F.S.
book reviews
In ‘Future of Silence,’ Korean women’s voices resound across generations
Watch or listen to the first episode of Cover to Cover, which was launched on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022 along with the publication of this book review in the print edition of The Korea Herald.
Author Raphael Rashid with his book 우리가 보지 못한 대한민국 (“The Korea We Refuse to See”) at The Korea Herald studio in Seoul, South Korea, August 29, 2022. Photo by Beth Eunhee Hong. Image Source: The Korea Herald
UK journalist asks: What is the Korea we refuse to see?
The Korea Herald, pub. Aug. 29, 2022 (co-written with Culture Reporter Ga-young Park)
Watch or listen to our interview with Raphael Rashid for The Korea Herald’s Cover to Cover books podcast.
interviews
Xtra West, pub. Jan. 30, 2013
The moment I fell in love with Margaret Cho as a painfully shy and awkward teenage Korean Canadian immigrant nobody was watching this groundbreaking segment in “I’m the One That I Want” (2000).
Klezmer musician enters new territory with silent film score
Xtra West, pub. Apr. 12, 2013
Musqueam councillor Wade Grant’s intercultural outlook
The Vancouver Observer, pub. Nov. 19, 2012
Hong-Kong born Canadian citizen David T. Fung studied engineering and business in Quebec and Ontario before entering business. Photo by Beth Eunhee Hong for The Vancouver Observer.
David T. Fung’s tips for aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs in China
The Vancouver Observer, pub. Oct. 24, 2012
lgbtq
Update: Darren is currently thriving as Director of Health Services at the Health Initiative for Men. His courage still inspires me today. Source: checkhimout.ca.
Gay Asian youth more likely harassed: study
Xtra West, pub. Apr. 4, 2012
Our City of Colours poster in French featuring a same-sex female couple and in Vietnamese featuring a young Vietnamese man
Our City of Colours reaches out in more languages
Xtra West, pub. Nov. 6, 2012
LOUD scholarships support tomorrow’s queer leaders
Xtra West, pub. Sep. 27, 2012
women’s rights
Screenshot from “Sex Workers Hurt by Rescue in Cambodia – Movie Trailer” (YouTube, 1 Sept 2012). Used under fair dealing for commentary.
Stop rescuing sex workers, new film says
Xtra West, pub. Oct. 3, 2012
Photo by Beth Eunhee Hong for The Vancouver Observer.
Missing Women Commissioner Oppal survives uncomfortable pre-hearing
The Vancouver Observer, pub. Jan. 21, 2011
A flyer for Sister Watch on the wall of a local community centre in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in January 2011. Photo by Beth Eunhee Hong.
Sister Watch town halls continue at Carnegie
The Vancouver Observer, pub. Jan. 16, 2011
downtown eastside
Terri Williams stands at the site of an abduction she says she witnessed from her former residence in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in November 2010. Photo by Beth Eunhee Hong.
Downtown Eastside residents demand phones for safety
The Thunderbird, pub. Nov. 25, 2010
Native youth take on language stereotypes
The Thunderbird, pub. Apr. 20, 2011
Digital Fundraising drives Downtown Eastside Mission
The Thunderbird, pub. Oct. 26, 2010
who is canadian?
Illustration by Rob Machida. Source: VO
Ethnicity, Immigration and Becoming Canadian in Vancouver’s High Schools
The Vancouver Observer, pub. Mar. 23, 2011
22-year-old Joseph Posey stands near Commercial-Broadway Skytrain Station in April 2011, Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo by Beth Eunhee Hong.
Native in Vancouver’s high schools: new kids, new slang, new divisions
The Vancouver Observer, pub. Apr. 13, 2011
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