Ricepaper Magazine
16.1 – Generations
15.4 – Flashback: 15 Years at Ricepaper (back issue)
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Ricepaper 15.2 Representasians (back issue)
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“In this issue, Margaret Inoue explores the political representations of photographers Leonard Frank (Canadian) and Ansel Adams (American) respectively; a photo installation was recently mounted at the Japanese Canadian National Museum, which brought back memories, mixed emotions, and the impact of Japanese internment around World War II. By extension, Cheryl Caballero tackles the representation of Asian women, and the connection between western patriarchy and sexual stereotyping. On a slightly lighter note, Amy Chow covers the results of 25@25: Canada’s Future with Asia, a timely youth video contest that was hosted by the Asia Pacific Foundation. Joni Low looks at the various Asian visual art-makers who had their fifteen minutes of limelight during the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, and Jenny Uechi writes about the influence of native-speaking foreigners in her long-standing “JennyPop” column. Last but not least, we bring back Jim Wong-Chu’s “Artifact,” the historic column that revisits interesting facts and stories from the past.” – Ricepaper
Ricepaper 15.1 Trade Routes (back issue)
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“In this issue, Candice Okada explores Brendan Tang’s futuristic ceramics: works of art that allude to the effects of war and colonization on people, while paying attention to the influence of Japanese anime and manga on contemporary media. Stephanie Lim contributes a feature profile on Huang An-lun, a composer whose Chinese roots and musical aesthetics have been warmly welcomed in Canada. And writer Amy Chow unpacks the issues surrounding human trafficking and the sex trade, in “One is Too Many.” In these pages, you’ll also find “Journey of a Thousand Miles,” a visual collage and literary nod to the explorers and writers who have traveled the Silk Route—arguably the longest and most prolific of historic trade routes.” – Ricepaper
Ricepaper 14.4 The Gender Issue (back issue)
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“In this Gender issue, Stephanie Lim uncovers the gendered and cultural expectations of marriage; Amy Chow profiles Fumie von Dehn, a collector of traditional kimonos and an accomplished designer in her own right; dance choreographer Alvin Tolentino shares his views about dancing through gender; and May Q. Wong offers us an intimate, heart-felt story of a daughter’s love and endurance. Illustrator Chloe Chan closes the issue with a full back-page rendering of a Buddhist deity that is both thoughtful and challenging.
Also in this issue, Fiona Tinwei Lam interviews Gillian Sze about Fish Bones, her latest book of poems. Speaking of poetry, you will also find some risky yet relevant new works by Kenji Tokawa and Chris Gatchalian, plus a short but touching new film script by Alphonse Leong.” – Ricepaper
Ricepaper 14.3 Space:Culture:Place (back issue)
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“We are pleased to offer our readership these diverse and collective reflections on space, culture, and place. Delve into these pages and enjoy new poetry by Fiona Lam, Changming Yuan, and Phuong Nguyen; a dramatic play excerpt of Mixie and the Halfbreeds by Adrienne Wong and Julie Tamiko Manning; and Uncle Kazu’s Bellybutton, a short bedtime story by Kentaro Ide. Learn about the debates taking place in and around historic Chinatown, and follow Ophelia Wan across the country with Chinatowns Across Canada. Gain the insider’s perspective with in-depth profiles on award-winning Moriyama & Teshima Architects; the mediations of multi-talented Jin-me Yoon; and forthcoming projects by the inimitable Sook Yin-Lee. In all of the contributions, concepts of Space : Culture : Place recur and mesh.
We’re very pleased to offer two new columns. Writers-in-Dialogue brings together poet and English scholar Ray Hsu with Fiona Lam, who discuss the processes and nuances of Enter the Chrysanthemum, Lam’s latest book of poetry. And, in another addition to our coverage, Mieko Ouchi’s official Alberta Theatre Report looks at what’s happening in the diverse cultural scene of Edmonton and Calgary. You can expect some consistency from columnists like Jim Wong-Chu’s Artifact and Jenny Uechi’s Jenny Pop, and a healthy dose of Asian-inspired theatre, literary, and film reviews from here and abroad.” – Ricepaper
Ricepaper 14.2 The Aesthetics Issue (back issue)
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Ricepaper 14.1 The Translation (back issue)
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