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ACAM Dialogues Podcast
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The ACAM Dialogues is a series of student-focused dialogues events that began in 2017 and continues today. The Dialogues is hosted annually by student staff members of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies (ACAM) program. With events and projects ranging from discussion events, symposiums, panels, multimedia productions, and social drop-ins, the Dialogues draws from topics that emerge in student discussions towards collective learning and community-building. This podcast was made possible by the Chan Family Foundation’s generous support. // LEARN MORE: acamdialogues.arts.ubc.ca
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Behind “The Paper Trail”: An inside look at the feature films and exhibit design (Part 2)
May 14, 202400:28:24Tap to summarizeThis week is part 2 of our mini-series looking behind-the-scenes at the creation of "The Paper Trail" exhibit, featured at the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver's Chinatown. As a part of the exhibit for the in remembrance of the 100 year anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, two documentary short films, "Remembering Chinese Bachelors" & "Stories of Repeal and Reunion" were produced to highlight the narratives of those who were affected. In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Chen and Victoria So, two INSTRCC research assistants who worked on the films to the questions: What was the process of making films for the exhibit? And how did the exhibit spaces get designed? Gavin Luke / At First Light / courtesy of
Transcribe →Behind “The Paper Trail”: What goes into creating a museum exhibit? (Part 1)
Apr 29, 202400:32:38Tap to summarizeThe Chinese Canadian Museum (CCM) opened in Vancouver’s Chinatown on July 1st 2023, 100 years after the passing of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act (also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act). Its feature exhibit The Paper Trail to the 1923 Exclusion Act holds the identity documents that individuals of Chinese descent were forced to carry and the personal stories behind them. This week’s ACAM Dialogues podcast episode is part 1 of a series of two mini-episodes where we do a deep dive into the behind-the-scenes of the Paper Trail exhibit. In part 1, we speak to Naomi Louie and Andrew Sandfort-Marchese, who worked as members of the Archival Biographies Team at CCM to explore the questions: What goes into the planning of something like the Paper Trail exhibit? And why does it matter? Gavin Luke / At First Light / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Transcribe →Episode 16: Y-Dang Troeung - scholar, mentor and friend
Mar 27, 202400:56:54Tap to summarizeThis episode is in remembrance of Y-Dang Troeung who was a beloved teacher, researcher, friend, mentor, advocate, colleague and community member in the ACAM orbit. Her first book, Refugee Lifeworlds: The Afterlife of the Cold War in Cambodia was published in August 2022, and her memoir, Landbridge: Life in Fragments was published posthumously. Prior to her passing in November of 2022, she also had been developing a course on public intellectualism with a few members of her cohort at the Peter wall Institute for Advanced Studies. This episode contains interviews with MV Ramana, Olivia Lim and Lindsey Palmer, and is meant to be a part of a larger on-going dialogue about Y-Dang’s legacy as a scholar and teacher as we continue to examine her work and remember her.
Transcribe →Episode 15: Our migration stories with ACAM student staff
Feb 29, 202400:47:31Tap to summarizeThis week's episode is a roundtable discussion with the ACAM student staff: Emily Law, Kaitlyn Lee, Vanessa Lee and Victoria Sin. We discuss identity, our migration stories, and the work we do at ACAM. We also have a message left by Szu Shen, ACAM's Program Manager for our ACAM voicemails on joy segment!
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