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From Sojourners to Citizens: Alberta's Italian History brings to life the untold story of Italian...
Ten years after her picture on a magazine cover made her nationally famous as The...
The Archeology of a Good Ragù offers a unique take on the recovery narrative. A...
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The poems in The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak explore the many identities, both visible and invisible, that a body contains. With influences from pop culture, the Bible, tech, and Hong-Kongese history, these pieces reflect and reveal how the stories of immigrants in Canada hold both universal truths and singular distinctions. From boybands that show the way to become “the kind of girl a girl could love” to “rich flavours that are just a few generations of poverty away,” they invite the reader to meditate on spirituality, food, and the shapes love takes.
"“ WHEN YUHUA HAMASAKI WENT HOME” //
when a Chinese drag queen
finally /
sashays into the Drag Race workroom
our ancestors clutch their jade pendants but /
no one says anything because /
our men have been painting their faces and
singing in soprano since /
the Six Dynasties //
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when my grandma performed /
in 粵劇 1 /
she... "
