Author: Shirley Chen

Our Book Talks program brings to our audience an author, a translator, or sometimes an avid reader to share a book of their choice and facilitate discussions.

A Canadian Poet Laureate (2016-17),  Professor George Elliott Clarke is also a prize-winning novelist and screenwriter, a celebrated lyricist and librettist, an internationally recognized essayist and scholar, and a revered poetry recitalist and memoirist. Continue reading “EAWLC Book Talks with George Elliott Clarke: Where Beauty Survived”

Come to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the City of Mississauga with its Inaugural Poet Laureate through poetry, art, and film!

This free Zoom meeting is hosted by Anna Yin and supported by East and West Learning Connections.

Continue reading “Poly-Translation: From Art to Poetry to Film”

Continue reading “5 Poets Breaking Into Song (Tenth)”

Our Book Talks program invites an author, a translator, or an avid reader to talk about a book and facilitate discussions.

Join us for a thought-provoking evening with author Sheila White exploring The Letters, a novel based on the true story of her parents’ mixed marriage in Toronto in 1947 at a time when racist attitudes tried to keep Blacks and whites apart!

Continue reading “The Letters: Postmark Prejudice in Black and White – EAWLC Book Talks with Sheila White”

At our East&West Dialogue, guest speakers from different cultural
background come as volunteers, share their living experience, expertise,
thoughts and concerns, and have conversations with our audience.

Please come to meet our old friends, Ric Phillips and Wayne Henshall, who
have excellent insights on multi-cultures, relationship-building and
entrepreneurship through their distinguished national and international work
experience. Continue reading “East&West Dialogue with Ric Phillips and Wayne Henshall”

This Fall, we proudly bring the renowned communication skills trainer Ric Phillips to our audience for workplace culture and business etiquette coaching!

Ranked #13 Communication Professional in the World by Global Gurus 2022, Ric specializes in Leadership Development, Business Consulting, Public Speaking, Customer Service, Team Building, Executive Coaching, and Corporate Training. He will come to the East and West Learning Connections to gladly share his expertise, and answer audience’s questions.

Continue reading “EAWLC Lunch Hour for Business Etiquette Coaching: Effective Writing Tips for Business”

This lecture will be conducted in Mandarin.  For English introduction, please scroll down to the abstract in English.

《世說新語》是六朝(222-589)志人小說的代表，主要記載東漢至東晉間名士高流的言行舉止，由南朝宋臨川王劉義慶(403-444)及其門人編撰而成。

是次講座由香港樹仁大學中國語言文學系張喜儀博士擔任主講嘉賓，介紹《世說新語·賢媛篇》中女名士的嘉言軼事。

中文普通話線上公益講座

多倫多時間： 2023年11月3日週五晚上8-9:30

香港時間： 2023年11月4日上午8-9:30

Zoom註冊連結：

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvceirqD0vH9RxfyXV3QbUexB1cxd1ZCZD

歡迎大家前來聽講，一起瞭解魏晉時期(220-420)的社會風貌和女史令姿。

Continue reading “EAWLC Lecture: The Talent and Charm of Wei-Jin Female Literati /”

In our East&West Dialogues, guest speakers of different heritages volunteer their time and expertise to share life experiences, thoughts, and concerns with audience, and have a dialogue with them.

In this session, through poetry and conversation, Ayesha Chatterjee and Laboni Islam, two Bengali- Canadian writers will explore their roots in West Bengal (in modern-day India) and East Bengal (modern-day Bangladesh).  Continue reading “East&West Dialogue | Umbilical cords: Canadian Ties to Two Bengals”