Donna Seto
@donnaseto.bsky.social
Writer | Artist | Nerd
Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History (available May 1, 2025).
www.donnaseto.ca
Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History (available May 1, 2025).
www.donnaseto.ca
Floata was more than a restaurant, it was a place where working class families like mine went to spend time together. “At seven in the morning, I don’t want to eat dim sum, but I’m scarfing down my har gow and siu mai, because it was our family time together,” said Seto, a local writer and artist.
"Vancouver loses 'a culinary community centre' with sudden closure of Floata Seafood Restaurant" feat @donnaseto.bsky.social as told by Dan Fumano via @vancouversun.bsky.social
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Vancouver loses 'a culinary community centre' with sudden closure of Floata Seafood Restaurant
Often called Canada's largest Chinese restaurant, its size and layout allowed it to fill a crucial role as a community hub in Chinatown.
vancouversun.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Floata was more than a restaurant, it was a place where working class families like mine went to spend time together. “At seven in the morning, I don’t want to eat dim sum, but I’m scarfing down my har gow and siu mai, because it was our family time together,” said Seto, a local writer and artist.
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We’re delighted to introduce these featured authors for the 2025 Festival! #VWF2025
• Thomas Schlesser
• Coltrane Seesequasis
• Donna Seto @donnaseto.bsky.social
• Sheung-King
• Merilyn Simonds
• Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
• Thomas Schlesser
• Coltrane Seesequasis
• Donna Seto @donnaseto.bsky.social
• Sheung-King
• Merilyn Simonds
• Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We’re delighted to introduce these featured authors for the 2025 Festival! #VWF2025
• Thomas Schlesser
• Coltrane Seesequasis
• Donna Seto @donnaseto.bsky.social
• Sheung-King
• Merilyn Simonds
• Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
• Thomas Schlesser
• Coltrane Seesequasis
• Donna Seto @donnaseto.bsky.social
• Sheung-King
• Merilyn Simonds
• Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Hey all, I’m running a watercolour workshop on Aug 16 for Light Up Chinatown. Limited spots available. Learn some beginner tips & tricks and hear the story behind my book.
August 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Hey all, I’m running a watercolour workshop on Aug 16 for Light Up Chinatown. Limited spots available. Learn some beginner tips & tricks and hear the story behind my book.
Ovaltine Cafe
Coloured pencils on gray paper, 6x8
Coloured pencils on gray paper, 6x8
July 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Ovaltine Cafe
Coloured pencils on gray paper, 6x8
Coloured pencils on gray paper, 6x8
Before the Taste of China Seafood Restaurant began dishing out mouth watering plates of eggplant tofu, chow mein, and clams in black bean sauce, 338 Spadina Avenue in Toronto was home to the United Bakers Dairy Restaurant, a Jewish eatery serving food with E. European roots. #torontochinatown
June 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Before the Taste of China Seafood Restaurant began dishing out mouth watering plates of eggplant tofu, chow mein, and clams in black bean sauce, 338 Spadina Avenue in Toronto was home to the United Bakers Dairy Restaurant, a Jewish eatery serving food with E. European roots. #torontochinatown
Guess who is a #1 Bestseller along with the PM?! Perhaps this is a sign we should swap ideas, esp about infrastructure.
#books #chinatownYVR
#books #chinatownYVR
June 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Guess who is a #1 Bestseller along with the PM?! Perhaps this is a sign we should swap ideas, esp about infrastructure.
#books #chinatownYVR
#books #chinatownYVR
It’s all about the East Van upbringing! Time for a rematch though @ayan604.bsky.social!
A great honour to have interviewed @donnaseto.bsky.social about her now bestselling book on #chinatownyvr and growing up in #Vancouver in the 1990s!
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
Here's a link to the VPL talk youtu.be/9Jh3O3gytYQ?... and the receipt 👇👇👇
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
Here's a link to the VPL talk youtu.be/9Jh3O3gytYQ?... and the receipt 👇👇👇
June 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It’s all about the East Van upbringing! Time for a rematch though @ayan604.bsky.social!
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Too many books? I think what you mean is not enough bookshelves.
June 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Too many books? I think what you mean is not enough bookshelves.
Thanks @ayan604.bsky.social! And thanks VPL for giving us the space to talk about growing up in East Van! You can now watch our conversation about the secrets of East Van kids (maybe that should be my next book)… we spill the beans on highschool, racism, class, work…
A great conversation with @donnaseto.bsky.social + her new book "Chinatown Vancouver", growing up in #Vancouver, attending Vancouver Technical (Go Tech!) in 1990s
Thanks @sfuurb.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social @sfuhistory.bsky.social @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social
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Thanks @sfuurb.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social @sfuhistory.bsky.social @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social
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Donna Seto: Chinatown Vancouver | Culture @ VPL | May 24, 2025
YouTube video by Vancouver Public Library
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May 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Thanks @ayan604.bsky.social! And thanks VPL for giving us the space to talk about growing up in East Van! You can now watch our conversation about the secrets of East Van kids (maybe that should be my next book)… we spill the beans on highschool, racism, class, work…
Wing’s Noodles is a staple in Montreal’s #Chinatown and known for manufacturing products like cookies, noodles and wonton wrappers. It started in 1897 as an import/export business known as Wing Lung & evolved into manufacturing Chinese food products with bilingual messages in the late 1960s.
May 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Wing’s Noodles is a staple in Montreal’s #Chinatown and known for manufacturing products like cookies, noodles and wonton wrappers. It started in 1897 as an import/export business known as Wing Lung & evolved into manufacturing Chinese food products with bilingual messages in the late 1960s.
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Here at downtown Vancouver library on sunny day with a full house to hear author and artist Donna Seto speak on her tremendous new book on Chinatown Vancouver. Her writing is excellent, her illustrations superb & just a fascinating conversation on the importance of place for children and legacies.
May 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here at downtown Vancouver library on sunny day with a full house to hear author and artist Donna Seto speak on her tremendous new book on Chinatown Vancouver. Her writing is excellent, her illustrations superb & just a fascinating conversation on the importance of place for children and legacies.
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I wish conversation between Donna Seto & Andy Yan was being recorded. There is a fullness and honesty about the immigrant experience & biases.Donna also has a doctorate in political science.At the Vancouver Public library talking about the new illustrated book by Donna called “Chinatown Vancouver”
May 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I wish conversation between Donna Seto & Andy Yan was being recorded. There is a fullness and honesty about the immigrant experience & biases.Donna also has a doctorate in political science.At the Vancouver Public library talking about the new illustrated book by Donna called “Chinatown Vancouver”
Thanks Amanda for this awesome sketch of me and Andy talking at the VPL!
I drew @donnaseto.bsky.social and the moderator @ayan604.bsky.social during their talk
May 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thanks Amanda for this awesome sketch of me and Andy talking at the VPL!
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A great honour to be sketched by @amandawtwong.bsky.social with @donnaseto.bsky.social at the "Chinatown Vancouver" book talk
May 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A great honour to be sketched by @amandawtwong.bsky.social with @donnaseto.bsky.social at the "Chinatown Vancouver" book talk
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It was an absolutely super talk,I really enjoyed the reading from your new book. I will never look at balloons the same. Your talk & your book show that Chinatown is not merely a past collection of wonderful buildings but a cultural touchstone of tremendous importance. Thank you for this great work.
May 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It was an absolutely super talk,I really enjoyed the reading from your new book. I will never look at balloons the same. Your talk & your book show that Chinatown is not merely a past collection of wonderful buildings but a cultural touchstone of tremendous importance. Thank you for this great work.
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A full house at today's @donnaseto.bsky.social #Chinatownyvr book convo!!!
May 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A full house at today's @donnaseto.bsky.social #Chinatownyvr book convo!!!
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I met @donnaseto.bsky.social at her talk at the library about her new book "Chinatown: Vancouver"!
May 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I met @donnaseto.bsky.social at her talk at the library about her new book "Chinatown: Vancouver"!
The awesome Amanda Wong illustrated @ayan604.bsky.social and I at the VPL! That VT jersey!!
I drew @donnaseto.bsky.social and the moderator @ayan604.bsky.social during their talk
May 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The awesome Amanda Wong illustrated @ayan604.bsky.social and I at the VPL! That VT jersey!!
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A final block of tickets to @donnaseto.bsky.social's #Chinatownyvr book convo has been released for tmw (Sat, May 24)!
#vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #asianheritagemonth #ahm
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#vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #asianheritagemonth #ahm
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Donna Seto: Chinatown Vancouver
Local writer and artist Donna Seto created a colourful illustrated history of the buildings in Vancouver’s Chinatown, celebrating the richness, diversity, and vibrancy of the Chinese community. With m...
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May 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A final block of tickets to @donnaseto.bsky.social's #Chinatownyvr book convo has been released for tmw (Sat, May 24)!
#vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #asianheritagemonth #ahm
vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67f84...
#vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #asianheritagemonth #ahm
vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67f84...
It was such a pleasure to talk to Joseph Planta from The Commentary! We had a good laugh about the nostalgia of Chinatown that only East Van kids of our generation would get… like it was cemented in time! Have a listen. #chinatownyvr @joeplanta.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It was such a pleasure to talk to Joseph Planta from The Commentary! We had a good laugh about the nostalgia of Chinatown that only East Van kids of our generation would get… like it was cemented in time! Have a listen. #chinatownyvr @joeplanta.bsky.social
Contest extended to next Sat, May 24! Because there have been so many amazing entries! Get yours in!
Win a copy of my new book, Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History from CBC NXNW. Details at the end of the segment. The draw is at the end of the show tomorrow!
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher | Live Radio | CBC Listen
CBC Radio host Margaret Gallagher meets creative people from all around the province. Hear about their passions and inspirations. You'll visit artists and in their studios, musicians and performers ba...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Contest extended to next Sat, May 24! Because there have been so many amazing entries! Get yours in!
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CBC Gem is spotlighting Asian voices and stories for Asian Heritage Month—because public broadcasting means everyone deserves to be seen.
Watch here: tr.ee/XINzD4ECt6
#SaveTheCBC #RepresentationMatters #AsianHeritageMonth #PublicBroadcasting
Watch here: tr.ee/XINzD4ECt6
#SaveTheCBC #RepresentationMatters #AsianHeritageMonth #PublicBroadcasting
May 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
CBC Gem is spotlighting Asian voices and stories for Asian Heritage Month—because public broadcasting means everyone deserves to be seen.
Watch here: tr.ee/XINzD4ECt6
#SaveTheCBC #RepresentationMatters #AsianHeritageMonth #PublicBroadcasting
Watch here: tr.ee/XINzD4ECt6
#SaveTheCBC #RepresentationMatters #AsianHeritageMonth #PublicBroadcasting
Win a copy of my new book, Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History from CBC NXNW. Details at the end of the segment. The draw is at the end of the show tomorrow!
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher | Live Radio | CBC Listen
CBC Radio host Margaret Gallagher meets creative people from all around the province. Hear about their passions and inspirations. You'll visit artists and in their studios, musicians and performers ba...
www.cbc.ca
May 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Win a copy of my new book, Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History from CBC NXNW. Details at the end of the segment. The draw is at the end of the show tomorrow!
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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“The great thing about these buildings: some of them have been there for over 100 years. They’re still there. We can do something about it.” 🏙
Vancouver’s Chinatown Gets a Fresh Burst of Colour | The Tyee
Donna Seto’s illustrated history invites the next generation to see the neighbourhood in a new light.
thetyee.ca
May 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM