A Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani

Henry Yu on A Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani, Roundhouse Radio

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Every Wednesday morning for the last four months I've been joining Minelle Mahtani on her show Sense of Place on Roundhouse Radio (FM 98.3), a new station in Vancouver that is producing some great provocative programming. It's been a joy talking with Minelle and some of her guest hosts on air, and I look forward now to every Wednesday morning at 11am! I'm on just after she finishes her weekly segment with my friend Zool Suleman, one of our city's most knowledgeable immigration and refugee lawyers, so I've been enjoying listening to their conversation as I travel to the Roundhouse Radio studio near the harbour.

Bio of Minelle and her show description below these links to recent shows (which I'm happy to say have been sponsored by the Museum of Vancouver's current exhibit "Your Future Home: Creating the New Vancouver"...)

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani

 

Click links below or listen to all episodes on-demand at (scroll the right hand side menu): http://cirh.streamon.fm/listen-pl-219

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (November 18 2015)

Professor Henry Yu joins us to talk about revitalization in Chinatown, what heritage means to Vancouverites and what development means for the neighbourhood – yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Sense of Place – Professor Henry Yu

UBC Professor Henry Yu is an expert on Asian / Canadian history. He brings us the story of the fight over 105 Keefer in Chinatown, and the future of it as a heritage area. Henry Yu is Minelle’s guest on Sense of Place this morning.

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Dec 2, 2015)

Guest host Carol Thorbes speaks with UBC historian Henry Yu about historic First Nations and Chinese settlements up the Fraser River.

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Dec 17, 2015)

Guest host Jen Moss speaks with UBC History Professor Henry Yu about the fight to re-zone 105 Keefer Street in Vancouver’s Chinatown.

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Dec 23, 2015)

Guest host Carol Thorbes speaks with Henry Yu, a UBC historian, on the narrative of white supremacy and foreign investment in Vancouver. Read Henry’s Mainlander piece

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Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Jan 6, 2016)

Minelle speaks to UBC History Professor Henry Yu about what he thinks should be built at 105 Keefer Street, an empty lot in Chinatown that is the proposed site of a controversial condo development.

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Jan 13, 2016)

Minelle speaks with historian Henry Yu about the similarities and differences between Vancouver’s & Honolulu’s Chinatowns.

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Jan 20, 2016)

Guest host Jen Moss speaks with UBC History Professor Henry Yu about the evolution of Chinese food in North America and closer to home – in Vancouver.

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Jan 27, 2016)

Guest host Carol Thorbes speaks with UBC history professor Henry Yu about midwife Nellie Yip, and Dr. Madeline Chung, who delivered over 6,500 babies in Vancouver during her career (including Dr. Yu himself...).

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Feb 3, 2016)

Guest host Jen Moss speaks with Henry Yu, history professor at UBC about ‘Vancouver specials’ and what was great about living in one

Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani – Henry Yu (Feb 10, 2016)
Guest host Jen Moss speaks with Henry Yu, UBC professor of history about the intricacies of the Lunar New Year.
Sense of Place with Minelle Mahtani - Henry Yu (Feb 24, 2016) Professor Henry Yu speaks with Minelle about race and the media.

A Sense of Place

My passion and work is in cultural and feminist geography, and understanding how race works in the city.  Vancouver is rich with fascinating people and stories. Sense of Place is for Vancouverites who are ready to dive deep into a world of greater understanding.  Oh, and I also just happen to love pop culture, particularly TV dramas.
I understand the value and importance of place and belonging.  It’s what citizens long for. Unfortunately, isolation and marginalization continue to exist in Vancouver. Why? We'll find out. The reality is, locations hold meaning.  And histories.  By connecting with our communities, we connect with each other.
I intend to look beyond the obvious, to question even the seemingly good work. We'll be edgy, provocative & pithy.  How do we chart out creative serendipity in our city? With that framing, I’ll take you through conversations with ‘unlikely allies’, ‘tempered radicals’ and those facing major personal ‘turning points’.

About Minelle

Minelle is an author, journalist and Associate Professor of Human Geography and Planning, and the Program in Journalism at University of Toronto-Scarborough. She has written two books: Mixed Race Amnesia: Resisting the Romanticization of Multiraciality and Global Mixed Race. She has worked in the not-for-profit sector in Vancouver for the former firm IMPACS – Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society - and sits on the steering committee of UBC’s journalism school. She is former President of the Association for Canadian Studies and has won several awards, including a Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award for her contributions to journalism. She is a former CBC TV journalist who worked on The National. Minelle took a sabbatical from University of Toronto to take on this exciting role at Roundhouse Radio. She's enthusiastic about what Roundhouse represents - inspiring active community citizenry. Roundhouse’s commitment to solutions-oriented programming echoes Minelle’s own professional passions – to encourage a heightened sense of human flourishing for all Vancouver residents. "Roundhouse hopes to be a conduit for so many underrepresented groups in this city. As a person of colour, of mixed race descent, I’m obviously supportive of that project. I’m personally committed to entertaining audiences, but also educating and inspiring listeners to shed light on the complexities of city life today."