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Chinese Writer’s Project at the Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
Friday, 31 July, 2009 Crossing the Professional Threshold - a 14 week course for creative writers of Chinese descent developed by University of Bolton in conjunction with Chinese Arts Centre.+ read more...
It’s time to put British east Asian theatre in the spotlight
Friday, 07 November, 2008 David Tse Ka-Shing writes for The Guardian Theatre blog:Of the three largest ethnic minority groups in the UK, the British east Asian (BEA) presence in arts and culture is still the most invisible. Go to any subsidised theatre or turn on the TV and you'll know what I mean.
EastEnders, in 23 years of being broadcast, has regularly featured south Asian and black families but the only Chinese presence so far has been someone selling dodgy DVDs.
It's a far cry from the 100,000 or so British east Asians – the majority of them professionals – living and working in London.
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