christina | 李嘉明

operations & special projects @huafoundation // @josspaperlib // alum @ubcgeog & @ubcacam // 開平+台山 diaspora // pup enthusiast // she/they

[christina | 李嘉明 @knothappening]

feelings while working under colonialism/capitalism/racism/many other forms of violence & oppression, AND a global viral pandemic (cc @_jackiewong):

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

Like many Chinatown seniors, Ms. Liang raised her grandkids, moved out on her own, got a job (washing dishes), then started binning to help with the bills.

Because of their age and marginality, they're often the target of abuse.

My @TheTyee story:
https://t.co/3BoODUMCLu

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

Thx for reading "Fresh off the Shelf"!

My @TheTyee series was long in the making, and a thrill to meet the transformative trailblazers who put cultural staples back on the table for diasporas in Canada.

All six parts here: https://t.co/GNdZY5khaO

s/o editor @_jackiewong

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

🥘 Sweat, sacrifice, and innovation go into making non-western cultural products in Canada.

Yet there is a lack of recognition about how these staples satisfy our diverse diets — and model sustainable supply chains.

Last in my @TheTyee series.
https://t.co/UOHb2Iy7ca

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

🥛 Nanak Foods of Surrey took Indian dairy products global.

But before they did, Vancouver's first gurdwara had to make ghee a century ago by simmering butter. And families boiled and curdled jugs of milk to make paneer.

#5 of my @TheTyee series.
https://t.co/Xx3kfJlFwi

[hua foundation @huafoundation]

Attn local food movement! Friend of the org & local foodways expert (from🥭to🧋) @bychrischeung's latest series unpacks how we think about 'local' food production. What does it mean when the 'international foods' aisle is stocked w/ products from the far flung region of ...Delta?

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

What to eat when your cultural staples aren't in Canada?

I present "Fresh off the Shelf," a six-part @TheTyee series on the consuming work that diasporas put in to source ingredients, machinery and knowledge to put food products back on the table.

Part1:
https://t.co/oVKPoQBpVC

[hua foundation @huafoundation]

On behalf of the Language Access Project coalition, we excited to launch Language in Practice | A Toolkit for Equitable Communications. This resource is best viewed on desktop (or larger screens) https://t.co/n7392J6KE8

[hua foundation @huafoundation]

Join us on March 30 from 4-5:30pm @ Creekside Community Centre + virtually on Zoom to celebrate the launch of the Language in Practice toolkit.

We welcome you to gather with us for an afternoon of speakers, stories, and snacks.

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

There are 12,788 affordable homes in and around Chinatown and the DTES.

Of them, 5,269 are for seniors.

Of them, 1,577 are in buildings with Chinese affiliation.

Of them, only 504 offer services — with long waitlists.

My @thetyee story.
https://t.co/u3UymsrNsF

[elaine su | 苏依泠 @elainesoup]

An absolute wealth of new/newish Lunar New Books this year! What a gift, after years and years of using the same books because publishers never released new ones. So much diversity of identity & experience depicted here!

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

Cool event from @huafoundation and @UBCACAM this Thursday on translator kids!

(Can I... claim to have coined the phrase? See: https://t.co/OzrMLi3zUX)

https://t.co/nMTJoJPaEy

[hua foundation @huafoundation]

Join us virtually or in-person on Jan 12 for a discussion panel + dialogue session highlighting the work of translator kids, in partnership with @UBCACAM
https://t.co/T5Nu5G9N9l

[Christopher Cheung ✍️ (Find me on Bluesky!) @bychrischeung]

Broadway's beloved Congee Noodle House to reopen February, sources say.

[Astro Poets @poetastrologers]

It’s still Scorpio season & Scorpios rule

[CBC British Columbia @cbcnewsbc]

Vancouver Coastal Health says a beloved shop cat at a grocery store in Vancouver's West Point Grey neighbourhood is no longer allowed to be in the store. https://t.co/Ycmjpiz5QA

[elaine su | 苏依泠 @elainesoup]

This has been such a joy & I really want to be able to provide books for all families. If u have any capacity, this project would be incredibly grateful for donations. 💛📚 Putting books into the hands of kids is my most favourite thing!!

https://t.co/hRQTosDKsK

[gender of the day @genderoftheday]

Today's gender is exhausted.

[Jackie Wong @_jackiewong]

Congratulations to @HarrisonMooney on your stunning new book. We're all dusty over here at @TheTyee https://t.co/ojpMfkJ28B

[joshua @joshua_bote]

everything but the bagel seasoning is just furikake for white people