The Westcoast Calligraphy Society is an enthusiastic group of people with a common bond–a love of all things calligraphic. Members share their knowledge of design, colour, illustration, bookbinding, paper making and our other talents with everyone interested in the art of letters. Many of its members teach beginning and more advanced calligraphy throughtout the Lower Mainland. The Society began life in September 1978 as the Society for Italic Handwriting, B. C. Branch. As the Society grew and its members’ interests expanded, the focus broadened to all types of calligraphy and in June 1986, the name was changed to Westcoast Calligraphy Society.
“A Pocketful of Rhymes” has been shown at venues in the Lower Mainland. Between October 4 to 30, 2011, at the Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, B.C. Between January and February 2012, at the Fleetwood Library, 1986 – 84th Avenue, Surrey, B.C.
Live-in For Literacy’s Room to Read UBC is HIRING!
It is a charity group with a strong focus on the equal access to education. We believe that changing the world starts from educated children. Please visit the Room to Read website for more information on our causes: http://www.roomtoread.org/.
One of the largest student campaigns at UBC, Live-in for Literacy involves students camping out at the Irving K Barber Learning Centre to raise money and awareness for approximately a week. This Live-in for Literacy initiative occurs on 10 Canadian campuses nation-wide. We will also be hosting several other events and fundraisers throughout the year.
*What are the positions available?*
Events Coordinators (5) –> Help initiate and organize our events and fundraisers!
Sponsorship Coordinators (2) –> Help us gain support from local organizations!
Marketing Coordinator (1) –> Help us get the word out about our causes and initiatives!
*What can you expect?* The commitment is usually about 2-5 hours a week, with more hours required for fundraisers, especially during the Live-in for Literacy week in January. We ask that you attend all weekly meetings, and take initiative where possible. We always encourage creative ideas and we love cupcakes!
*How can you apply?* Simply send an updated resume to RoomtoReadUBC@gmail.com, indicating which position(s) you are interested in. Deadline for applications is November 15th.
*Any questions?*
Email us at RoomtoReadUBC@gmail.com, and we will get back to you as soon as we can!
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP), an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, has been awarded a Programs and Services Merit Award by the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA). The award was presented at the annual BCLA conference in April. The awards committee noted that the organization was impressed with the project’s scope and its ability to connect communities across the province through their histories.
The BCHDP, launched in 2006, provides matching funds for digitization projects that provide free online access to B.C.’s unique historical material. In 2007, funding was awarded to 17 successful program applicants from around the province; that number increased to 21 in 2008. For more information, please visit www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca.
Congratulations to University Archivist Chris Hives, and his team members Bronwen Sprout and Rob Stibravy, who developed and administered the program. Congratulations also to the adjudication team members: Pat Roy, George Sipos, Mark Jordan, Chris Ball, Patrick Dunnae and Simon Neame. Thank you all for your vision and commitment.
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Dr. Henry Yu is a Vancouver speaker at the 2nd Annual Asian Heritage Month National Video Conference presented by VAHMS as part of explorASIAN 2012 in partnership with IKBLC and the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC. Dr. Henry Yu will be presenting his involvement and experience with a $1.2 million multi-media platform: Chinese Canadian Stories.Dr. Yu is the Principal for St. John’s Graduate College (UBC) and Director of the Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies (INSTRCC). Outside of UBC, Dr. Yu serves as Co-Chair for City of Vancouver’s “Dialogues Between First Nations, Urban Aboriginal, and Immigrant Communities in Vancouver” as well as a founding member of the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC.
Biography
Professor Henry Yu is currently the Principal of St. John’s Graduate College, UBC’s international graduate college, and served as its Associate Principal from 2005-2009. A Founding Board Member of the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia http://www.cchsbc.ca, Prof. Yu continues to serve on the Board of Directors and actively engages his UBC students in community history projects through CCHSBC.
In 2012, Prof. Yu was honoured for his work with a Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Select Articles Available at UBC Library
Yu, Henry. (2011) “The Rhythms of the Trans-Pacific” and “The Intermittent Rhythms of the Cantonese Pacific,” in Donna Gabaccia, Dirk Hoerder, editors, Connecting Seas and Connecting Ocean Rims: Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans and China Seas Migrations from the 1830s to the 1930s. (Leiden: Brill, 2011). [Link]
Yu, Henry. (2011). “Nurturing Dialogues between First Nations, Urban Aboriginal, and Immigrant Communities in Vancouver,” in Ashok Mathur, Jonathan Dewar, Mike DeGagné, editors, Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation through the Lens of Cultural Diversity. (Ottawa: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2011):300-308. [Link]
Yu, Henry. (2009). “Global Migrants and the New Pacific Canada,”International Journal. (Autumn, 2009):147-162. [Link]
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. C.E. Gatachalian will be reading from his new book, “Falling In Time.” Gatchalian is a playwright, fiction writer, poet, editor, and teacher. He is an alumnus of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing program, and the author of three books: Motifs & Repetitions & Other Plays (2003), which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award; a chapbook of poetry, tor/sion (2005); and Broken, a suite of one-act plays. Gatchalian was the recipient of the 2005 Gordon Armstrong Playwrights’ Rent Award. His work has been produced on stages in Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg and New Zealand, as well as radio (CBC) and television (the Bravo! Channel).
Author’s Titles at UBC Library
Gatchalian, C. E. (2012). Falling in time. Winnipeg: Scirocco Drama. [Link]
The Westcoast Calligraphy Society is an enthusiastic group of people with a common bond–a love of all things calligraphic. Members share their knowledge of design, colour, illustration, bookbinding, paper making and our other talents with everyone interested in the art of letters. Many of its members teach beginning and more advanced calligraphy throughtout the Lower Mainland. The Society began life in September 1978 as the Society for Italic Handwriting, B. C. Branch. As the Society grew and its members’ interests expanded, the focus broadened to all types of calligraphy and in June 1986, the name was changed to Westcoast Calligraphy Society.
