Author Talk: Stories of Food, Culture and Migration

We will talk about two new books for local foodies: Very Vancouver: Uncovering the Soul of a West Coast City and One City, Many Kitchens: Burnaby’s Global Cookbook, and discuss how food connects our diverse community. Moderated by Rose Wu from the City of Burnaby Community Planning Division. 

This event is part of the Building Community Through Cultural Exchange Project, which aims to foster greater understanding, connection and knowledge of Burnaby’s diverse communities. Presented in partnership with Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table, City of Burnaby, Burnaby Together, Burnaby Family Life and Burnaby Village Museum. One City, Many Kitchens: Burnaby’s Global Cookbook was released in partnership with United Way BC.

Christopher Cheung is the author of Very Vancouver: Uncovering the Soul of a West Coast City and Under the White Gaze: Solving the Problem of Race and Representation in Canadian Journalism. He has worked as a reporter at The Tyee, Metro and The Vancouver Courier and has received two Webster Awards, BC’s top journalism prize. He was born and raised in Vancouver, where he still lives.

Jane Lemke is the Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. She has worked in various museums in the Lower Mainland. Her educational background includes a Master of Arts degree in History and a Master of Museum Studies degree. Her research focus has been on trauma and memory and its role in shaping Canadian identity. Jane is also the managing editor of Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby and Our Stories at 50: Fifty Years at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Parnyan Rostaqi worked as a pharmacist instructor for more than twelve years in her native Afghanistan before seeking asylum in Canada in 2022. She is a single mom of three and considers herself an Afghan woman who has always been supported by men in all her goals. She is a home cook, using cooking to connect with people in Canada through her food. She believes cooking is a connection, a message of love and a meditation.

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