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

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.
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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.

It was a lot of fun going for a stroll around Chinatown with Margaret Gallagher from CBC North by Northwest! The CBC NXNW on illustrating Chinatown will air tomorrow morning (Sat, May 17) on CBC Radio One.

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! But especially to my mom who is the most witty, tenacious, and bravest person I know! Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History is dedicated to Chinatown, but also to immigrants like my parents who have demonstrated immense resilience against all odds.

Signed copies of Chinatown Vancouver available at Massy Books in #ChinatownYVR. Each contains historical or philosophical quiz question. 🥟

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Evenings in #Vancouver

Hey all, my book is out on May 1! Pre-order Chinatown Vancouver from Massy Books and get a signed copy for 20% off.

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The handsome fishmonger makes a splash with his bucket full of fish.

#kidsbooks #books #illustration

Excited to kick off my first post with an announcement about my upcoming book - Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History. It’ll be in stores starting May 1!

Details about the book launch to come. And more info in the link in bio.

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