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The Politics of Food and Diplomacy in the Imjin War (1592-98) By Nam-lin Hur, The University of British Columbia / Korea Colloquium Series Monday, January 31, 2011, 3:00 PM 11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA What dictated the 1592-98 war in Korea? In this talk, Hur suggests that the contours of this war and the historical change that followed... Read more »

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Here’s a neat article from the Nelson Daily about celebrating the Lunar New Year in British Columbia… http://thenelsondaily.com/news/general/welcoming-year-rabbit-—-bc-style-9460 To all our readers who will be celebrating this week, “Gong Hei Fat Choy!” and “Cung hỉ phát tài!“

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The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Canada wishes to draw the attention of the Sri Lankan expatriate community and well-wishers to the recent disaster in Sri Lanka due to the severe rainfall which continued for over three weeks. As a result, over a million people have been affected in Sri Lanka and around 284,000... Read more »

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The Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Québec is hosting an multi-faith exhibition entitled: DIEU(x): modes d’emploi / GOD(s): a user’s manual The exhibition runs from November 10, 2010 – September 11, 2011. For details visit their excellent mini-site: http://www.mcq.org/dieux/

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Grant MacLean’s new documentary about Chogyam Trungpa’s 1959 escape from Tibet premiered recently in Halifax. You can find out more about the movie, and watch it online, on the Shambhala Sun blog site: http://www.shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?p=20332

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