Here's a collection of all of the Georgia Straight's Asian- and Asian Canadian– related coverage, including anything related to East, Southeast, and South Asian people and cultures. You can also follow us on Twitter at @GSasianCdn. 

Movie Reviews

Hong Kong relationship drama My Prince Edward follows one woman's search for personal freedom

Oct 19

A woman needs to figure out how obtain a divorce for her sham marriage—and it’s only a matter of time before her boyfriend finds out.

Sex & Romance

Gurpreet Singh: Love story of Kareena and Saif shares many similarities with that of Meghan and Harry

Oct 17

India doesn't have a royal family, of course, but Bollywood A-listers with famous lineages are the next closest thing in that country.

LGBT

Canadian director Deepa Mehta adapts Shyam Selvadurai’s gay coming-of-age novel Funny Boy for Netflix

Oct 17

Deepa Mehta co-wrote the Funny Boy screenplay with author Shyam Selvadurai and shot the film on location in Sri Lanka.

Provincial Election

Climate scientist Devyani Singh hopes to topple David Eby in Vancouver–Point Grey

Oct 17

She faces a challenge almost as steep as a receding Himalayan glacier.

Dining Features

Sun Bo Kong vegetarian restaurant proves that delicious dim sum can exist without meat

Oct 15

The BBQ Pastry Rolls are preposterously close to the real deal.

Finance

Momentum grows to force corporate boards and pension-plan trustees to disclose climate risks and opportunities

Oct 13

The Canadian Climate Law Initiative offers pro bono sessions to corporate and pension-plan boards on corporate governance strategies to address this issue.

Dining Features

Orizumé chef Hiroshi Hoshiko elevates sushi with the art of culinary education in Vancouver

Oct 13

There’s sushi—and then there’s sushi.

Politics

Jane Thornthwaite apologizes; Bowinn Ma responds to "deeply uncomfortable characterization" of her conduct

Oct 11

Ma stated that she deliberately speaks closely with an elder who is very hard of hearing—but that was overlooked in the B.C. Liberals' in ascribing sexualized motives in her interactions with hard-of-hearing former MLA Ralph Sultan.

Commentary

Martyn Brown: “Low Ball” Andy Wilkinson’s B.C. Liberals strike with gutter-attack only they could think is funny

Oct 11

Today, Twitter is on fire with a viral video targeting Bowinn Ma, the NDP candidate in North Vancouver–Lonsdale.

Politics

B.C. Liberal candidate Jane Thornthwaite generates outrage over social media for comments about NDP's Bowinn Ma

Oct 11

Some have said that the videotaped comments are difficult to watch.

Television

Mindy Kaling gives birth to a son after keeping pregnancy secret during pandemic

Oct 10

The news coincided with the release of her latest series of essays.

Living

Enjoy catchy K-pop covers and free films during the virtual Korean Culture Week

Oct 9

From October 12 to 16, Canadians are invited to take part in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver.