Jackie Wong

Vancouver

Senior Editor at The Tyee

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Articles

It’s Voting Day! Your Guide to the 2025 Federal Election

2 weeks ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

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A Memoir Shows Us How Music Can Change Our Lives

2 weeks ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

When subscribing to a newsletter edition you’ll also get early notice on Tyee events, news, promotions, partner messages and special initiatives. Further to the provision of the Personal Information Protection Act, personal information is kept confidential by TheTyee.ca and will not be sold, traded, released, shared or distributed to any other individuals, organizations or agencies without prior consent or notification.
In Everyday Moments of Crisis, Intimacy and Care

2 months ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

Many of us remember what we were doing when the 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern British Columbia last month. Or you might remember where you were when you received a phone call that changed your life. And you probably remember how time melted and bent afterwards, imbuing the everyday with a fuzzy, electric quality — even as it appears just as it was. This fact can be as cruelly dissonant as it can be comforting.
He Makes Short Videos That Restore Your Faith in People

2 months ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

Inder Nirwan’s video series, iNVANCiTY, offers welcome reminders of what’s going right in the world — at a moment we need them most. Next Wednesday, it will be five years to the day that the World Health Organization declared the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Five days later, B.C. provincial health officer Bonnie Henry declared a provincewide state of emergency as the number of COVID cases nearly doubled in one day.
Look Lively! It’s the Weekender Newsletter

2 months ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

What if you could have coffee every Saturday morning with Dorothy Woodend and other friends who tip you off to what’s current in arts and ideas? Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners CONTEST: Win a Pair of Tickets to Ice Dance Show ‘Murmuration’ One lucky Tyee reader will secure seats to a thrilling performance that explores collective movement. Done! Starting Saturday morning, March 1, the newest newsletter in The Tyee universe will be delivered to subscribers.
Are Household Pets a Human Flaw, or an Act of Hope?

Jan 17, 2025 | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

On Monday morning at 6:50 a.m., my seven-year-old son stood in the dark on a stack of books, inspecting the fish tank on a chest of drawers. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners Musician Dominic Miller Will Infuse Your Heart This January, Sting’s lead guitarist will perform in Vancouver for the first time. An honest question. “Has Fishy Fish always looked like that?” I turned on a lamp and stepped closer. The betta fish seemed different than the night before.
Sample the Magic of Poetry Merged with Sound and Video

Dec 27, 2024 | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

There's an ineffable magic that happens when people get together to express themselves creatively. This is the ethos of Vancouver’s poet laureate program, a public literary initiative that has operated since 2006 through a partnership between the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Writers Fest. It’s funded through an endowment from local philanthropist and author Yosef Wosk, and each laureate is installed for a three-year term.
Across Continental Divides, Teresa Wong’s Extraordinary Story | The Tyee

Oct 24, 2024 | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

Her new graphic novel explores her Calgary childhood, generational journeys and her parents’ escape from the Cultural Revolution.
Across Continental Divides, Teresa Wong’s Extraordinary Story

Oct 23, 2024 | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey Arsenal Pulp Press (2024) Some of our most important relationships exist beyond words, living instead in holding someone’s hand or preparing them a plate of sliced fruit. For many immigrant families divided by language and generational differences, silences and strained exchanges punctuated by fleeting moments of tenderness can characterize parent-child relationships.
Your Guide to the 2024 Provincial Election

Oct 17, 2024 | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

Whew! Almost there. When the results of the provincial election campaign roll in tomorrow evening, visit The Tyee for breaking news and further analysis over the weekend with room in the comments section for readers to weigh in. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners A Glimpse into the Vancouver Writers Fest’s Stunning Lineup Catch more than 120 authors over 85 events, including five by guest curator and bestselling author Kim Thúy.