Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society (SEACHS)

12/02/2025

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 🎄SEACHS is excited to announce an exciting event: 《Staircase Sounds: Celestial Strings, A Very Việt Christmas》. ✨️

Come join our Vietnamese Christmas performance on December 6th!

🕛 When: Saturday Dec 6th from 12pm noon - 1pm
📍 Where: Central Library
350 West Georgia St.
Grand Staircase - Level 8

SEACHS performers will be singing and dancing to your favorite Christmas tunes with a Viet twist (Vietnamese traditional instruments). Come have fun with us! 😉

🎟 Register for FREE tickets. Only 56/200 tix left, they’re running out fast!

🔗 Link:https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68eea39edff9d93e00cb0fea

11/14/2025

Have you ever heard traditional Vietnamese music? Come learn about this unique musical practice with the Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society!

Our first program in this new series of introductory classes features the đàn bầu, a one-string zither known as one of Vietnam’s most distinctive instruments.

We’ll learn about the history, technique, and culture surrounding this beautiful instrument with performer, composer, and educator Khắc Chí and the talented dancers and musicians of the Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society.

Through live performance, storytelling, and dance, participants will discover how the instrument has evolved — from folk life and court music to modern compositions and cross-cultural collaborations. By the end, audiences will leave not only moved by the đàn bầu’s haunting voice, but also with a richer understanding of Vietnamese music — its resilience, its beauty, and its enduring role in bridging past and present, homeland and diaspora.

These programs are designed to introduce new listeners to the sounds and cultural significance of traditional Vietnamese music, as well as create a deeper understanding of the history and techniques for long-time fans.

Have you ever heard traditional Vietnamese music? Come learn about this unique musical practice with the Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society! Our first program in this new series of introductory classes features the đàn bầu, a one-string zither known as one of Vietnam’s most distinctive ...

08/05/2025

Wishing our dear friends of Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society a meaningful, fruitful event.

Please see below details to join them in:

Our Halaran Offerings of Joy, Grief and Ceremony

Thursday, August 7, 6pm
Pandora Park
2325 Franklin Street
Vancouver, BC

This presentation is inspired by the Manobo ritual offering called Halaran.

Artistic Disciplines: Indigenous and Contemporary music, dance, martial arts, installation art, poetry, storytelling theatre and ritual.

This unique intercultural and interactive art installation performance has indigenous rooted storytelling with music, dance and martial movements of the urban IBPOC featuring experiences of Kwakwaka’wakw, Nisga’a, and Q***r Mixed Indigenous Filipino diaspora in their relations to land, water, air, animals and all ancestors.

Dancers revisit life stages, reconnecting and releasing in the ebb and flow between joy and grief exploring what healing is needed post Covid, and after April 26th Lapu Lapu festival tragedy.

Revealing deeper knowledge of healing in their ancestral roots with the land under the Artistic Direction of Babette Santos and art installation led by Bert Monterona, artist, Indigenous Manobo

Artist Collaborators• Bert Monterona, Babette Santos, Maranda Johnson, Billie Jeanne Sinclair, JR Guerrero, Michael Louw, Corrine Enojo and Kris Young and Kwakwaka’wakw advise by Elizabeth Wakas Huff

07/21/2025

A memorable, fun performance today at Fusion Festival, Community Stage in Surrey, BC. This year, we had the premiere of SEACHS Gen. III making their debut performance of Trống Cơm.

We treasure opportunities of celebrating culture with multi-generations; from professional artists to community artists, to children performing Vietnamese cultural dance and singing for the first time on stage!

Some guests joined us on stage with their colorful costumes from the Tây Bắc region for the group photo.

More photos and videos to come from this summer's performances! A wonderful day to celebrate beautiful British Columbia, Canada diversity.

06/28/2025

🧧 SEACHS is sending 3 members to this year's July 18-20, 2025 in Vancouver 🎤✨

🎥 Khanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese director & singer-songwriter based in Vancouver. In 2024, she led SEACHS' first film project, “NEPO BABY” which also marked her directorial debut. Khanh also works as a script supervisor on indie shorts & features across Vancouver. 🌟🎶

💼 Lillianne Peterson is a Vietnamese-Canadian powerhouse entrepreneur with 20+ years in real estate & investment across Canada. She is also a former actress (White Chicks, Stargate, Dead Zone, The Chris Isaak Show) making a bold return—this time behind the scenes. 🎭🔥 Drawing from her own extraordinary journey, Lillianne is bringing her story to life through “JADE”.

🎬 Ian Tan is a Malaysian-Chinese filmmaker based in Vancouver, known for award-winning shorts that explore masculinity through a Malaysian-Chinese perspective. A VIFF Catalyst and BITS Horror Lab alum, he is currently developing his horror short Karak into a feature film. 👻📽️

📣 Join us at EXNW
🎟️ Tickets at: exnw.org/tickets

🙏Thank you again to and for our continued partnership!

🎥💪

06/23/2025

✨THIS WEEK:

SEACHS will be performing at South Vancouver Neighbourhood House’s Multiculturalism Day Community Gathering!

Saturday, June 28, 2025
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sunset Plaza
Fraser x 48th Avenue

The FREE community event will include:
💃🏽 Cultural Performances
🍜 Food / Samplers from around the world
🎭 Traditional Crafts
🖼️ Community Art
🎲 Family-friendly games & more!

No registration is required, invite your families, friends and neighbours!

06/19/2025

Something beautiful is coming to the North Shore ✨

On Sunday, July 13, the heart of the Shipyards will come alive with the sounds, colors, and flavors of the world at Festivibe 2025, a multicultural celebration of community, culture, and connection.

SEACHS will be there performing!

HIGHLIGHTS:
Cultural performers 🎶
Global street food 🍲
Market vendors 🛍️
Vibrant Kids Zone 🎈

Creating a day that reflects the richness of the communities we’re proud to be part of. This is more than a festival, it’s a tribute to what makes us strong: diversity, unity, and joy ❤️🌍

📅 Save the date: July 13 | 12PM–10PM
📍 The Shipyards, North Vancouver

Brought to you by Amal Jarmakani & Kids Life Foundation, with love for community and culture.

For more information: https://Festivibe.eventbrite.ca

06/17/2025

Cambodian Cultural Centre Presents: ROOTS OF COMPASSION

A Commemoration of Resilience, Memory, and Artistry

The Cambodian Cultural Centre, a newly established non-profit organization dedicated to the celebration and preservation of Cambodian arts and heritage in Canada, is proud to present its inaugural community gathering: Roots of Compassion.

Saturday, July 5, 2025, from 12 PM to 3 PM (doors open at 11:30 AM)
Richmond Library and Cultural Centre, Minoru Gate
7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC

Held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge in 1975, this event invites audiences of all ages to honour the strength and beauty of Cambodian cultural identity. Through traditional dance, captivating photography, spoken word, and Cambodian cuisine, Roots of Compassion brings community together in remembrance and reflection.

Event Highlights:
Traditional Cambodian Dance
Featuring performances of Apsara and folk dances by from Tacoma, WA — a revitalization of a fading tradition.

Digital Photography Exhibit – Children of Kampuchea
Historic photos by French photojournalist Roland Neveu, one of the few who documented Phnom Penh’s fall, alongside curated community submissions that tell personal stories of heritage, survival, and resilience.

Live Poetry and Storytelling
Featuring readings by poets Rosemary Nowicki, Chris B. Patterson, and Sophea Heang, with narrative storytelling by Peter Heang and live music by Edgar Olaguer from SEACHS.

Cambodian Cuisine and Refreshments
Enjoy traditional Cambodian snacks, Phnom Penh sandwiches, barbecue skewers, coconut jasmine rice, and refreshing longan juice. Specialty beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) are available.

Event page for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/729260076443866/

To purchase event tickets, please visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/roots-of-compassion-tickets-1389818607869

06/14/2025

🌍 Where global stories and next-gen voices meet.
Join us at - a creative summit designed for filmmakers, content creators, animators, game devs, showrunners, streaming pioneers & more.

What can you expect? Inspiring speakers, powerful networking, pitching opportunities, and the chance to shape the future of our industry.

📍Vancouver | July 18-20, 2025
🎟️ Tickets at: exnw.org/tickets

Let’s build the future of entertainment — together.

05/31/2025

Join Srikandi Indonesia Vancouver for a fun time with Traditional Indonesian Dance Introductory Workshop 🇮🇩💃

🗓️ When: June 14th | 11 AM–1 PM
📍 Where: In Movement Dance Co, New Westminster
👯 Who: Open to everyone age 13+
💵 Fee: $20
📩 Register by June 10th by email at [email protected] or simply DM us here

💃 No experience needed — just bring your energy and curiosity to learn one of Indonesia’s most iconic dances!

🌸 LIMITED SPOTS — don’t miss out!