Category Archives: Week 9&10

Displacement and Gentrification

The many times I drove by Vancouver’s downtown eastside (DTES) I have committed the” unforgivable but not unprecedented oversight” as Blomley states in his book.  This week’s readings has allowed me to think about the different aspects of colonialism and … Continue reading

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Painted Tongue

One of the most dreadful memory of my life is the time that I transferred bus on east Hastings Street alone in midnight. I remembered how I tried to keep my distance from the people who were wandering around yelling incomprehensible words … Continue reading

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