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ShimmyCocoPuffsss – what he learned growing up
ShimmyCocoPuffsss has been around for a while making funny vids. He’s from Chatham, Ontario and here he tells us what he learned growing up. Expect funny and childish, shimmy style!
JeffreyFever and Chengman dancing together
I’m sure the fangirls will enjoy this one where the two Asian Canadian youtubers do some dancing with each other. Repping the east is JeffreyFever from Montreal and repping the west is Chengman from Vancouver.
Tyler Ham Pong interview with AsiansonFilm.com
Asian Canadian actor, model, writer Tyler Ham Pong talks about his recent projects, Dreamer in Exile and In the Big City with the website AsiansonFilm.com
Check out part 1 of the interview
For part 2 of the interview go here.
Sign the petition to have Larry Kwong recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame as the first player of color to play in the NHL
There’s a petition to recognize the first player of color to ever play in the NHL. He was Chinese Canadian and born in Vernon, BC, Canada. You can sign the online petition here and join the facebook group. For more about Larry Kwong you can start with this post by UglyChineseCanadian or watch this video feature about him by CBC’s The National. The one and only game he played (where he only played one shift) on March 13, 1948 was against the Montreal Canadiens at the forum.
If you think it was because Kwong wasn’t good enough then you should read the New York Times article which contains a couple of quotes from Hall of Famers who describe his great talent. Dickie Moore said, “Larry was a heck of a hockey player. He was a good skater, a good puck handler. He could score goals. What more do they want?” Jean Beliveau said, “Larry made his wing men look good because he was a great passer. He was doing what a center man is supposed to do.”
Kwong will be turning 90 this year and I hear that there’s a new documentary that’s in the finishing stages. Lost Years was perhaps the first to bring attention to Larry in documentary form.

Millions – trailer (redux)
This trailer for Millions was posted back in November 2012 but as far as I know the first episode has not been released yet. I must say this trailer is very promising and I’m looking forward to this Asian Canadian web series.
Être Chinois au Québec: un ‘road movie’ / Being Chinese in Quebec: a road movie bilingual film screening in Montreal Friday February 15!
Screening of the film “Being Chinese in Quebec” takes place Friday February 15 starting at 7pm at the Montreal Chinese Community and Cultural Center. Only a small donation is requested.
Here’s an excerpt from the facebook event describing the documentary:
“The film “Being Chinese in Quebec: a road movie” is finally ready to be presented to the public! The feature documentary is directed by Malcolm Guy and William Ging Wee Dere and produced by Productions Multi-Monde.
The documentary follows Bethany Or and Parker Mah, two young members of the community who have decided to call Quebec their home, as they set out across the province to explore their identity and their roots”
A Sorry State by Mitch Miyagawa
A Sorry State is a 47-minute documentary on the meaning of government apologies.
With three Canadian government apologies to his parents and stepparents for past racist actions, filmmaker Mitch Miyagawa has the most apologized-to family in the country—maybe even the world.
But what do they mean, to his parents, his young children and to his country? A Sorry State chronicles his life-changing journey of discovery.

