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• On Sunday, November 26, 2017, Dr. Tzu-I Chung, History Curator at the Royal British Columbia Museum, gave an interesting and informative overview of several transpacific historical connections and their development in the 19th century, in her presentation, "Chinese Canadian Experiences in the 19th Century: Early Transpacific Material Culture in British Columbia", after a delicious buffet meal at Island Wok restaurant.

 

• On Sunday, January 28, 2018, Dr. Juana Du, Associate professor at Royal Roads University, presented her illuminating research on intercultural communication and understanding in her talk titled, "Intercultural Experiential Learning Through Community Collaboration and Development", after a wonderful buffet dinner at Purple Garden Restaurant.

 

• On Sunday, April 29, 2018, Grant Keddie, Curator of Archaeology at the Royal British Columbia Museum, gave a fascinating talk, "Chinese Material Culture in British Columbia". He discussed the early arrival of Chinese people to B.C. and of Chinese artifacts found in B.C., following a delicious dinner at Golden City restaurant.

 

• On Sunday, May 27, 2018, Jie Hua Morrow, director of the Traditional Chinese Opera Society of Victoria, gave a fantastic presentation, "Introduction to Peking Opera", about traditional Chinese Opera.  Her talk included demonstrations of how costume accessories were worn and of traditional dance moves. She also shared two online videos about Chinese Opera. The presentation took place in the private dining room at Island Wok Restaurant, following a delicious meal.