About
Co-Presented by the EDIO Office at UTM and Hart House Black Futures, Laugh, Cry Cringe is pleased to support and present important stories from unique and inclusive perspectives that deepen our shared understanding of diverse cultural narratives.
Pacific Immigrants’ Stories – Undoing the Silence is an opportunity to broaden our knowledge and create space for dialogue around histories that may be different from our own. Through performance and storytelling, Bernice Hune will share journeys experienced by Cantonese elders to undo the silence and create new stories placing non-European settlers in shared Canadian history.
If you require an accommodation to join this session, please contact UTM's Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office at [email protected]
This is an In-person only event taking place at UTM.
Light refreshments will be provided. Registration Required.
Speaker
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Bernice Hune
Born in Toronto, Bernice heard songs and stories in Cantonese – elders telling ancient folk tales as well as personal stories about building the CPR, paying the head tax and the struggle for the rights of full citizenship.
Bernice is a visual & performing artist. She acted at Theatre Passe Muraille, co-hosted a CBC radio program and then unraveled her identity in the art studio. The voices of Cantonese elders emerged in painted text, brushed on paper & cloth that were exhibited in private & public galleries. In due course, Bernice developed a storytelling repertory: retelling folktales from Asia & creating new stories steeped in Canada’s Pacific immigrant history. Bernice performs at schools, libraries, museums & festivals - highlights include: TD Canadian Children’s Book Week Tour in BC, the Canadian Museum of Immigration-Pier 21 in Halifax as well as the Singapore International Storytelling Festival.
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