Pacific Rim Magazine

Langara College Publishing Program

2005 Issue

Contributors 2005

Abundance, Hope, Purification
Masthead 2005

List of contributors to the 2005 issue.

Community • Features 2005

Songkran–A Joyous Celebration Of Cleansing

Story Anne Price
Photos Francis Leclerk

A Joyous Celebration of Cleansing: The lunar new year makes a splash in Northern Thailand.

Features • Travel 2005

The Colder Side of B.C.

Story Richard Peel
Photos Curtis Hildebrand, Underwater Photography Courtesy of C.J. Chiarizia

The West Coast is becoming the hot spot for divers in the fall and winter.

Community • Features 2005

Family Portraits

Story Janet Baxter
Photos Sarah Race, Ted & Shannon Hougham

Families with children from China share their stories.

Art 2005

Spacious Simplicity: The Art of Don Li-Leger

Story Kate Coulson
Photos Vairdy Andrew

A Vancouver artist brings his canvas to life with Asian and Buddhist imagery.

Community 2005

The Future of E-Communication

Story Sherise Lacey

Vancouver-based InSpot Development’s new technology is blurring cultural boundaries.

Travel 2005

The Long Road Home

Story Julia Ronmark

Reverse culture shock plagues a Canadian after a year abroad.

Community 2005

Golden Synergy

Story Jollean Wingrave

Health care professionals evaluate the changing face of western medicine from a new perspective.

Community 2005

Sacrifices and Rewards

Story Meilynn Datayan
Photos Sarah Lomax

Does Canada’s Live-In Caregiver program deliver on its promises?

Community 2005

Grandmother – 150 Years of One Family’s History

Story Gregory Kero
Photos Courtesy of Gregory Kero

An amazing tale of triumph and tragedy that spans two centuries.

Community 2005

Inner Disarmament: Meditation as a Path to Peace

Story Richard Peel
Photos Janet Baxter

A Buddhist sage offers advice to a troubled world.

Art 2005

The Value of Empty: The Artwork of Youngsin Lee

Story Alison Pengelly
Photos Dylan Bruun

Youngsin Lee explores and challenges the definition of femininity through sculpture.

Environment 2005

Colour Me Koi

Story Philip C. Breakenridge
Photos Rebekah Storring

Vancouver embraces an eastern treasure.

Art 2005

Play the Dane: Breaking Acting Stereotypes

Story Rickie-Jocelyne Sandhu
Photos Photography by Tempest Photography, Head Shots By Ali Murray

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre shakes things up onstage.

Community 2005

Redressing the Past of the Lo Wah Kui

Story Warren A. Mailey
Photos Courtesy of Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 1773, Head Tax Document Courtesy of Linda Jang

Chinese-Canadians demand compensation for past injustices.

Community 2005

Turn On, Log In, Drop Out

Story Steve Quilala
Photos Steve Quilala

Is the online explosion affecting youth culture?

Environment 2005

A Price Too High

Story Brian Baxter
Photos Courtesy of Ib B. Hansen

An inhumane ritual threatens the global shark population.

Travel 2005

Discover the Pacific Rim

Photos Jim Balderson, Elena Kapulniik, Francis Leclerc, Beverly Whitcutt

Facts and vacation tips for the discerning traveller (China, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Thailand)

Food 2005

Worth Its Weight In Gold

Story Steve Quilala

What’s the deal with Kobe Beef?

Food 2005

Restaurant Reviews

Story Sherise Lacey, Philip C. Breakenridge, Alison Pengelly
Photos Tamara Slade, Jen Osborne, Allison Sato

Authentic Asian food for the urban diner.