Editing Ginger Garden (section)

=Welcome to Wikis Ginger Garden 2015=

La version en français suivra.

Asian Canadian Wiki in collaboration with the Simone de Beauvoir Institute presents 

Wiki`s Ginger Garden 
Thurs. August 27, 2015, 5-9 pm, free 
Simone de Beauvoir Institute, MU 101, 2170 Bishop, Montréal


Wiki`s Ginger Garden is an intimate public potluck gathering to eat, drink, meet and discuss around informal presentations of arts, education, and community-based projects in an open space conducive to sharing and exchanging information and ideas. Ten presenters who identify themselves as Asian / mixed-race will present their most recent work / project in 5 minutes followed by a Q & A period of 5 minutes. The event includes open time for public announcements, spontaneous presenters, and discussion. "Asian", in this context, includes people of mixed race whose ancestry is rooted in any Asian country. All are welcome!

Wiki`s Ginger Garden facilitates serendipitous discoveries and cross-disciplinary connections and captures the power of creativity and the imagination. Presentations are video documented with permission and posted to the Asian Canadian Wiki Ginger Garden page: 
http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Ginger_Garden

Presentations from previous years are also viewable.
The Asian Canadian Wiki is a database of all things Asian Canadian. Advocating and advancing self-representation, the Asian Canadian Wiki team is dedicated to working to end all forms of discrimination, including racism and stereotyping.

Bring your own plate, utensil, cup etc. to reduce waste as well as a food item to share. 
See you there!!
The Asian-Canadian Wiki team

Contact:
team@asiancanadianwiki.org



Asian Canadian Wiki en collaboration avec l'Institut Simone de Beauvoir Institute présente 

Wiki`s Ginger Garden 
Thurs. August 27, 2015, 5 -9 pm, entrée libre
Institut Simone de Beauvoir, MU 101 2170 Bishop, Montréal 

Wiki`s Ginger Garden est un rassemblement et un repas collectif, intime et publique qui se veut un espace ouvert, propice au partage et à l'échange de l'information et des idées, pour boire, manger, réseauter et discuter autour d'une série de présentations informelles de projets artistiques, éducatifs, académiques et communautaires. Dix invités, s'indentifiant tous comme étant asiatiques ou métissés, présenteront leur travail / oeuvre / projet dans 5 minutes, suivi d'une période de questions de 5 minutes. Il y aura également du temps alloué à la discussion, aux annonces, et aux présentations spontanées. "Asiatique" comprend dans ce contexte toute personne métissée dont les origines se trouvent dans un pays d'Asie. Tous sont bienvenus.

Wiki`s Ginger Garden facilite la découverte et les connexions interdisciplinaires et se puise du pouvoir de la créativité et de l'imagination collective. Les présentations seront documentées en vidéo, avec permission, et archivées en ligne à la page web du Asian Canadian Wiki.
http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Ginger_Garden 

Les présentations des années précédentes y sont aussi disponibles.
Asian Canadian Wiki est une base de données de tout ce qui porte sur l'identité et le patrimoine des canadiens d'origine asiatique. Notre équipe prônons la juste réprésentation par soi-même, et luttons pour mettre fin à toute forme de discrimination, racisme, et stéréotypes.
On vous invite d'apporter des ustensiles, des tasses, etc., afin de minimiser les déchets de ce repas collectif ainsi qu'un plat à partager.
Au plaisir de vous voir!!

Asian-Canadian Wiki team


Communiquer:
team@asiancanadianwiki.org

==Kakim Goh==

MC: Kakim Goh-Visual Artist and Curator

Born in Singapore; lives in Montreal
Kakim Goh holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University. As a visual artist who creates interdisciplinary painting, performance and video installations, Kakim has been exhibiting in Mexico and Quebec since 1993, most notably at MAI, the OBORO New Media Laboratory and la Maison de la Culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal. He is the Curator of the Visual Arts Program and Vice-President of the Board of Directors at Festival Accès Asie, an organization that promotes Asian arts, cultures and histories in Quebec and Canada.

Kakim Goh - Artiste visuel et commissaire 

Né à Singapore; vit à Montréal
Kakim Goh détient un baccalauréat en arts visuels spécialisé en peinture et dessin de l'Université Concordia. En tant qu'artiste visuel qui crée des installations interdisciplinaires combinant peinture, vidéo et performances, Kakim expose ses œuvres au Mexique et au Québec depuis 1993, et plus spécifiquement au MAI, au Laboratoire des nouveaux médias OBORO ainsi qu’à la Maison de la culture du Plateau Mont-Royal. Il est le commissaire d'exposition du programme en arts visuels et vice-président du conseil d'administration du Festival Accès Asie, un organisme qui a pour but de promouvoir les arts, les histoires et les cultures d’Asie au Québec et au Canada. 
http://www.kakimgoh.com/



==Khadija Baker==

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Khadija was born and educated in the town of Amoude, Syria.  She studied Interior Design, receiving a Master’s degree in 1999 from the University of Damascus, Syria. Since 2001 she lives and works in Montreal, Canada. She had a BFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University/ painting & drawing, and completed her MFA/Open Media at the same university in 2012.

Khadija Baker is a multidisciplinary artist who creates installations that combine video, digital art, sound and animation.  Her work explores social and political themes related persecution, displacement and memory. Having worked with a variety of media such as painting, fibers, and video/moving images, her current research combines these practices to create intimate site-specific sculptural installation environments that engage the senses (sight, sound, and touch.)  Her work breaches the divide between artist, art and public, creating an active space of participation, exchange, understanding and storytelling.
http://www.khadijabaker.com/



==Shahrzad Arshadi==

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Shahrzad Arshadi, a Montréal - base multidisciplinary artist and human rights activist, came to Canada as a political refugee on December 24, 1983. In the past two decades, Shahrzad has ventured into different fields of photography, film, sound and performance, enabling her focus on issues of memory, culture and human rights. 

She is an affiliate - Community Representative and Core Member at Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling.  Also Students Coordinator and Coordinator for  “Fighting Marginalization” youth film workshops since 2008.  
In 2011 Shahrzad write and direct an experimental sound theater performance called: “It Is Only Sound That Remains” based on the life of Ziba Kazemi. This play has been on stage in Montreal and Toronto many times.

Her latest creation is “Dancing For Change” a documentary film, a story about secular and socialist women of the Islamic world, their ideals, activism, and visions for a better world. It focuses on six Kurdish Iranian women from three different generations. These women live with their male comrades in a mountain camp where they organize and have been fighting the Iranian fundamentalist Government since the past 36 years.
In a society where state and family violence against women is common, they are engaged in political and military training, writing, reading, broadcasting, dancing, and singing in order to make their voice heard against any kind of injustice. Most of these women have left their home and joined the Kurdish–Iranian underground organization, due to the extreme oppression they have been subjected to in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
"These women are not silent!"  
Dancing For Change -Trailer 3:29 minutes, https://vimeo.com/127649507
http://www.shahrzadarshadi.com/



==Komachi, Kayo Kasuhara==

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Komachi Montréal est une troupe de danse folklorique japonaise spécialisée dans les danses Bon ou Bon Odori (danse pour la fête des morts selon les rites bouddhistes). Ce type de danse est pratiqué partout au Japon; surtout lors des Matsuri (festivals d’été). Komachi Montréal se spécialise dans les danses folkloriques de style Minyō. C’est un style qui exprime la joie de danser, de faire la fête ou se donner du courage pour travailler. Certaines danses sont touchantes tandis que d’autres sont humoristiques. Comme toutes danses folkloriques, les danses japonaises ont été transmises de génération en génération par la tradition orale. Ainsi, de nos jours, chaque ville ou région du Japon possède ses propres danses et chaque groupe de danse (Ren) interprète la danse à sa façon en y mettant sa touche personnelle. De par les enseignements de Mme Kayo Yasuhara, les danseurs apprennent des danses qui se transmettent depuis des siècles. Komachi Montréal tente de présenter des danses provenant des quatre coins du Japon afin de faire découvrir la grande diversité de la culture japonaise à son public.
http://www.komachimontreal.com

Nicolas Marion
Nicolas is the member of the Yume-Mirai which is the previous group of Komachi Montreal, since 2009. He has some experience of teaching English in Japan, and he organise many activities related to Japanese culture. He is one of the main member of Komachi Montréal. And he is taking care of filming of 'Koi sure Fortune Cookie' project'.

==Chanho Bang==

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Chanho Bang is a director, cinematographer and editor, who was born in Mississippi, and raised in New York, Seoul and Montreal. Chanho is the director of the acclaimed HONEST PEOPLE which was nominated at the short film corner, 67th Cannes Film Festival. He is currently developing several film projects through his production company Chivalric Pictures based in Montreal, Quebec. Also, he is co-directing with Joseph R. Taylor on a mid-length documentary, ALGON.His works reflect his detail oriented personality and his ability to embrace a larger picture. His love for people is also another aspect that makes him enjoy his work.
https://vimeo.com/chanhobang



==Farah Fancy==

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Farah Fancy is an arts manager, performer and artist who for over 15 years, has been using the arts as a mechanism to teach about equality, rights, personal histories, self actualization and community bridging. She is rooted in working with cross cultural populations to promote the arts to a diversity of communities and to outreach to new audiences to overcome emotional and cultural barriers. 
With an interest in creating conversations using the arts to cultivate a deeper understanding of those within and without our communities, Farah co-founded Le Groupe Herencias.  Their mandate is to use the arts for the promotion, exchange, and acceptance of identity, culture and heritage through creation, art education, research, training, and creative arts therapies. Her personal mission is to bring attention how the ordinary can become extra-ordinary.  Through her company she manages choreographer, Julio Hong; music group, Rumbakwa; theatre research and performance ensemble,Rencontres/Encounters ; and the Afro Cuban Association of Montreal.  Farah also is a public speaker for organizations who uses the arts as a means to strategize for economic development, goal setting, re-visioning, or for those who want an experience simply for the love of the arts. 

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https://www.linkedin.com/pub/farah-fancy/59/589/454


==Wai Yin Kwok==

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Wai-Yin has always worked in arts, culture, film and broadcasting since she graduated in Communications in Hong Kong and pursued French studies in France. Learning to speak different languages is her passion, she is particularly obsessed with grammar, spelling, subjunctive and gender of nouns, that's how she became a freelance Translator and Interpreter. Working as an Interpreter at the Health and Social Services of Montreal and teaching Chinese-Canadian Cantonese, she has accumulated a lot of thoughts and stories to share, this is how the idea of hosting a podcast emerged. Born to be socially engaged, even in art, she innately chose flamenco dance to express all kinds of human oppression. www.waiyinkwok.net

Through the podcast, we'd like that the different realities and experiences of the Chinese community be heard. Reducing cultural misunderstandings and advocating for mutual comprehension and tolerance, firstly in Quebec, then extended to other societies/ countries, became my mandate since I started working at the social services with the Chinese community. 

http://beingchinese.org/



==Irem Bekter==  

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Multidisciplinary artist Irem Bekter was born in Istanbul, grew up in England and graduated from Elmhurst Ballet School in Camberley, perfected at the Royal Academy of Dance and obtained a Masters degree in theatre from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. In 1984, 
she moved to Argentina, where she began a prolific career. While pursuing a career in theatre, on television and in film, she discovered and studied the Argentine music and ‘zapateo’. She perfected her vocal technique in traditional song and soon was merging voice and dance into her own uniquely personal vision. She  preformed as a guest artist in Mercedes Sosa’s concerts En Familia and Al despertar. She toured Argentina presenting her own creations. The journalist Pablo Gorlero, mentions Irem Bekter as one of the artists that has influenced the landscape of 
musical theater in Argentina.

In 2008, arrival in Quebec, she founded the Irem Bekter Quintet which was programmed at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in 2010, followed by a first album Primero. The group multiplied its stage presence with a tour of over 35 concerts. A grant from CALQ in 2013, allowed her to perfect in Turkish music with Ismail Fencioglu and percussion with Ziya Tabassian (Constantinople).Irem is in the second phase of creation of the show VERTIGE EN 4 TEMPS on tour as of October 9, 2015.

Artiste multidisciplinaire, Irem Bekter est née à Istanbul, a grandi en Angleterre, puis obtient un diplôme de l’École de ballet Elmhurst à Camberley, se perfectionne à l’Académie Royale de danse et obtient une maitrise en Arts dramatiques du W.Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts à Londres. En 1984, elle s’installe en Argentine, où elle découvre la musique argentine et le zapateo, qu’elle étudie. Elle perfectionne sa technique vocale en chant traditionnel et juxtapose voix et danse vers la création. Elle est artiste invitée aux concerts En Familia et Al despertar de Mercedes Sosa.  Elle présente son propre spectacle en tournée argentine. Le journaliste Pablo Gorlero, mentionne Irem Bekter comme l’une des artistes ayant influencé le paysage du théâtre musical en Argentine. 

En 2008, arrivée au Québec, elle fonde le Irem Bekter Quintette qui est de la programmation du Festival de jazz de Montréal 2010, suit un premier album Primero. L’ensemble multiplie ses présences scéniques avec une tournée de plus de 35 concerts. Boursière du CALQ, en 2013, elle perfectionne les musiques turques auprès d’Ismail Fencioğlu et les percussions avec Ziya Tabassian (Constantinople). Elle est en phase de création du spectacle VERTIGE EN 4 TEMPS présenté en tournée à compter du 9 octobre 2015.
http://www.irembekter.com/



==Yellow Noise==

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Yellow Noise is a Canadian based online/print platform that seeks to highlight young Asian identifying peoples in the West who push the boundaries of artistic and political expression. Recognizing the diversity of backgrounds encompassed by this label of “Asian”, we seek to open dialogue on what it means to be Asian in Western society today and to honour/acknowledge the multiplicity of perspectives involved. There will be both a focus on maintaining a sense of harmony within the community as well as solidarity with other groups of people of colour. The overarching mission of Yellow Noise is to provide a platform by Asian-identified youth for Asian-identified youth to negotiate the hybridity of identity we experience in a white-dominant society, with a particular focus on the intersection of issues of class, gender, and ability.
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Sam Lu
Sam Lu was born in Wuhan, raised in Vancouver, and now currently based in Montreal. He is interested in the political and socio-historical backgrounds and contexts of artistic creation. He is invested in the creation of an Asian-American/Canadian cultural identity through the arts, a space for much needed dialogue within this cultural context.

tïna-hanäé
tïna-hanäé is the real name of 23-year old, bay-area by way of
miami-transplant¬¬––and roughly translates to “we are in the process
of blooming.”

after attending school in the heart of silicon valley and becoming
disenchanted with misplaced values and contemporary myths of futurism,
she decided to take the future into her own hands; she followed the
readings of a fortune-teller in a basement in michigan, and took off
to montréal to experience her first winter.

she is currently working on a first E.P. a vision of ecofuturism that
aspires toward a visible, accessible, critically hopeful future @ the
intersection of ecological x social realms.


Sam Lu was born in Wuhan, raised in Vancouver, and now currently based in Montreal. He is interested in the political and socio-historical backgrounds and contexts of artistic creation. He is invested in the creation of an Asian-American/Canadian cultural identity through the arts, a space for much needed dialogue within this cultural context.

https://www.facebook.com/YellowNoiseMag?fref=ts
http://www.yellownoise.ca/



==Carolyn Fe==

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I am a Filipino Blues Singer and would love to share my experiences as an Asian in the music industry.
Carolyn Fe has been an active performance artist in Montreal for over 25 years; from contemporary dancer, actress, theatre producer and now her latest project, Carolyn Fe Blues Collective – a Blues band with musicians from all corners of the world.  Aside from being the lead singer/songwriter of the band, she oversees all the business aspects required to keep the band working and self-producing albums. To date two out of the three albums released have garnered industry acknowledgements and awards. The latest being an Achievement Award from the Filipino Community not only in the artistic realm but also as a role model in promoting a positive image of Filipino-Canadians. In all her artistic endeavours, Carolyn Fe combines her business savvy so that she can pay it forward to the causes and events that are close to her heart. 
http://www.carolyn-fe.com


==Tianmo Zhang==

Tianmo Zhang is an M.A. candidate in art history at Concordia University and holds a B.A. in art history and communications from the University of Ottawa (2010-2014). Her thesis focuses on the role of tradition and cultural signifiers in contemporary Chinese ink painting, with emphasis on the exhibition Unscrolled at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Since 2013, she is the founder of Z Art Space, a curatorial project space dedicated to promoting contemporary Asian art in Canada and supporting local student initiatives.


Presentations:

Ethnocultural Art Histories Research (EAHR) is a student-driven research community based within the Art History Department of Concordia University (Montreal, Qc). Since summer 2011, EAHR has facilitated opportunities for exchange and creation in the examination of and engagement with issues of ethnic and cultural representation within the visual arts in Canada. EAHR is open to students and faculty invested in engaging with issues of cultural representation and ethnocultural art histories research across various disciplines and communities.

https://www.facebook.com/EAHRConcordia/info?tab=page_info

Z Art Space is a curatorial project gallery dedicated to promoting contemporary Asian art in Canada and supporting local and international artists and student initiatives. Through its programming, the gallery seeks to provide a platform for discursive projects around issues of identity politics, globalization, and complex narratives of the East/West binary. Founded in 2013, the gallery is located in Montreal’s Little Burgundy district, between Saint-Henri and Griffintown.

http://www.zartspace.com


==Margaret Elizabeth Nielsen==

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Born in Ellwangen, Germany, lives in Montréal, Canada.Photography as a mean of communication fascinated her since early adulthood.
Influenced by classic photojournalism, she started to explore photography as an autodidact from scratch, working for years only in black and white. This allowed her to develop an experience in darkroom techniques as well as analog photography.

After having worked as a freelance photographer and assistant for many years, she started her career as a photo editor and account manager in a German photo agency. Various travels brought her to Asia and a sabbatical allowed her an extended stay in Afghanistan, where she could teach 
women basic photography. Her work about China has been exhibited with the support of the Goethe-Institut in Germany.

Her recent projects involve darkroom techniques as well as the reuse of found material. Her current project 'A Nepalese Photo Studio' is comprised of a selection of 'found photography' that she acquired from a family-run photo studio in Nepal. The images were taken by 2 
photographers, father and son, who specialized in portraiture, street scenes, events and snippets from daily life. The material dates from the late 40s till the end of the 90s and provides insight into daily life and the history of a small Newari town and its inhabitants. The exhibition will be presented by Festival Accès Asie (www.accesasie.com) from April 27 to June 04, 2016 at La Maison de la Culture Frontenac, Montréal.
www.margretnielsen.wordpress.com


==Veena Gokhale==

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Veena Gokhale is a freelance journalist, fiction writer, communications professional and informal educator. She is also a foodie who gives bilingual (English-French) Indian cooking classes – easy, veggie, gluten-free, yummy food! She wants to get people together, cooking and sharing over a relaxed dinner. Her classes feature the regional cuisine from her home-state Maharahstra that she has been making for the last 20 years. 

Apart from attending classes in her spacious, downtown, transit-accessible apartment, you could also have her give a class to you and your friends in your own kitchen! 
http://www.veenago.com/slurrrrp/


Event Day Schedule 2015

3 pm-set up room, check technical needs, computer, screen, projector, arrange tables, decorate, ensure entrance and exit are easily accessible, put up signs, volunteers are welcome

5-6 pm-welcome, visit, eat, drink 

6-begin, Kakim Goh, MC intro

6:05-Shahrzad Arshadi & 5 mins. Q&A

6:15-Komachi & 5 mins. Q&A

6:25-Khadija Baker & 5 mins. Q&A

6:35- Chanho Bang & 5 mins. Q&A

6:45- Farah Fancy & 5 mins. Q&A

6:55-Shahin Parhami & 5 mins. Q&A

7:05-MC-break, 20 mins.

7:25- MC, parking lot, spontaneous announcements

7:35- Emily Gan & 5 mins. Q&A

7:45-Wai Yin Kwok & 5 mins. Q&A

7:55-Irem Bekter & 5 mins. Q&A

8:05-Yellow Noise & 5 mins. Q&A

8:15-Carolyn Fe & 5 mins. Q&A

8:25- 12th presenter & 5 mins. Q&A

8:35 –MC, break, 20 mins.

8:55-13th presenter & 5 mins. Q&A

9:05 pm-14th presenter & Q&A

9:15- MC, parking lots, spontaneous announcements, presenters, last words

9:25 pm-enjoy
 
9:30 pm-clean up

10 pm-clear out