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Tag: Chinese culture

The ‘absurdist scheme of things’

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Author’s third book (and first novel) is a “confrontational exploration of both explicit and internalized racism, shame, and death, a scathing indictment of capitalism and certain traditions, and a middle finger to blandness.” What’s not to like? —Jessica Poon reviews Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies, by Lindsay Wong (Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2026) $27.95 / 9780735242418

#68 Won Alexander Cumyow

ESSAY: Canadian First:  The Life of Won Alexander Cumyow (1861-1955) by Janet Mary Nicol First published Dec. 28, 2016 * Canada’s west coast accommodated “two solitudes”—people of the dominant English-speaking community and those of Asian heritage.  One man who tried to bridge these separate, often hostile worlds was Vancouver pioneer, Won Alexander Cumyow.  He was…
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