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Father of Haida manga

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Haida Art, by Thomas Granade

Haida Art, by Thomas Granade

Red, a comic by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Courtesy of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

Red, a comic by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Courtesy of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

Manga, iStockphoto

Manga, iStockphoto

Story adapted from The Vancouver Sun

Level 2
March 2010
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is a Haida artist.
He was born in Prince Rupert, B.C. in 1954.
But Michael was raised in Haida Gwaii
The old name for Haida Gwaii is Queen Charlotte Islands.
(Click here for a map of Haida Gwaii.)

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Photo by Glenn Baglo, The Vancouver Sun

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Photo by Glenn Baglo, The Vancouver Sun

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And the winner of our Spring haiku contest is….

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Photo credit: blmiers2 (Flickr)

Photo credit: blmiers2 (Flickr)

Bahareh Sobhani, with the following haiku:

This new year, I will
paint all the walls in my room
The shade of your eyes.

Bahareh won a $25 gift card to White Spot. Congratulations!

Choosing between so many beautiful haiku was very hard. Check the slideshow below to see the readers who got honorable mentions in our poetry contest.


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Who am I? – an exhibition not to be missed!

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An exhibition of photography that presents the history of Chinese immigrants in Barkerville, B.C., will be taking place between December 11th and January 14th, 2013, at the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden - 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Who am I? - an exhibition of historical photography.

Who am I? – an exhibition of historical photography.

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