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The Guardian
3 days ago
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- The Guardian
Kitchen gods and Chinese opera: views from the diaspora
The British Journal of Photography, in partnership with WePresent and Galerie Huit Arles, has announced the winners of OpenWalls Spotlight 2025. The international photography award champions both emerging and established photographers by exhibiting their work in the historic setting of Galerie Huit Arles alongside the prestigious Les Rencontres d'Arles photography festival. Work can be seen at Galerie Huit Arles from 7 July 2025 This year's theme, Traditions in Transition, invited photographers to consider how cultural rituals, identities and heritage evolve across time, place and generations. Judges picked a series winner and four single image winners The 2025 series winner is Anh Nguyen, for Kitchen God – a vivid, staged exploration of Vietnamese identity in diaspora. Drawing from the belief in omniscient kitchen gods who observe and report on domestic life, Nguyen reimagines these figures within the homes of Vietnamese youth living in New York City. Through stylised imagery and symbolic use of food, space and ritual, the series invites viewers to reflect on what it means to maintain – or reinvent – tradition in new cultural environments Nguyen: 'In Vietnamese popular mythology, every family is said to have three kitchen gods in their house. Their altars are placed by the stove to watch over the family, ensuring they treat each other well and that all matters of the home are in order' 'Growing up in Vietnam but having lived away from home and family for a decade, I began unpacking traditions and rituals I grew up with as performance to find ways to interpret them in my own life' 'Fifty years after the beginning of large-scale migration from Vietnam to the US, the immigrant experience of Vietnamese people of my generation is reshaping the narrative around our identity in America. By deciding what aspects of our culture to preserve and make our own, we serve as a living connection between cultures' 'The Kitchen God series uses the imaginative landscape of Vietnamese myths to explore the meaning of home-making to young Vietnamese people in New York City. What would a kitchen god see if they could look into our lives?' Dalia Al-Dujaili, British Journal of Photography's online editor and OpenWalls Spotlight 2025 judge: 'All the winning works are a testament to how migration and the diaspora shape emerging culture and subculture. Though we might lose old traditions when we move or evolve, we also gain something in return – we create new identities, we forge the unseen' Pandey: 'Bonita's story is a powerful and multi-layered one, deeply intertwined with personal, familial, and societal dynamics. Growing up in a village like Pali in Rajasthan, where rigid class, caste and veil systems prevail, her journey of gender transition becomes not just about individual identity but also about challenging foundations of deeply patriarchal societies, longstanding traditions and cultural norms' An image that documents New York City Chinese opera troupes in Manhattan's Chinatown. This project follows middle-aged and elderly performers – some professional from China and others amateur – who preserve this art form's tradition in the US as a centrepiece of their own identity Benson: 'This is a reflection of my father's arrival in the UK in 1990. He proudly wore my grandfather's suit, a privilege granted to the first generation of our family to leave Africa. Thirty-four years on, he wears the tie, days after making the decision to return back to a happier life at home. Homing in on my father's experience as a first-generation immigrant in the UK, the project is an ongoing documentation of his present life, a witness between two homes – Kenya and the UK' Kurunis: 'Greek Orthodox Easter Friday in the remote village of Olympos, Karpathos. Women of all ages adorn an epitaph with fresh flowers, in an ode to those from the community who have passed away that year. This is one of many cherished unique customs of the village, which persist even despite a gradual decline in the local population'
Toronto Sun
14-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
CRIME SCENE: Toronto woman, 31, accused of impersonating nurse at LTC homes
Police say Anh Nguyen, 31, of Toronto, is charged with two counts each of uttering a forged document, personation to gain advantage and fraud over $5,000. Photo by Toronto Police A 31-year-old Toronto woman is accused of fraud after allegedly impersonating a nurse to gain employment. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Toronto Police said the suspect was employed at various long-term care homes across the GTA between June 2020 and June 2024, but had done so by allegedly using the name and nursing credentials of another person. The suspect also allegedly fabricated 'several' documents to gain employment. Anh Nguyen was charged with two counts each of uttering a forged document, personation to gain advantage and fraud over $5,000. 'Investigators believe the suspect may have worked at additional locations under false pretenses,' Const. Laurie McCann said in a statement. McCann urged anyone who believes they may have employed the suspect or had contact with them in a professional capacity to contact police at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. MILTON MAN ACCUSED OF MAKING DEATH THREATS A 55-year-old Milton man is accused of making death threats online. Toronto Police said the suspect allegedly made posts on a social media platform on May 4 and 5 that allegedly included 'threats of harm directed at members of the community.' Alan Sharp has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and making indecent telecommunications. Anyone with information can contact police at 416-808-4842 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or Read More Toronto Maple Leafs Columnists NHL Sports World
CTV News
13-05-2025
- CTV News
Woman charged after allegedly using another person's credentials to work at GTA long-term care homes
A 31-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly using somebody else's nursing credentials to get work at long-term care homes in the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto police said the woman, who was employed at several nursing homes between June 2020 and June 2024, also allegedly fabricated several documents to gain employment. Their investigation led them to identify the suspect, locating her on Sunday. She has been identified as Anh Nguyen. Police have charged her with two counts of uttering forged documents, two counts of impersonation to gain advantage and two counts of fraud over $5,000. They have released a photo of Nguyen, as investigators believe she may have worked at additional locations under false pretences. Police are urging anyone who believes they may have employed the suspect or had contact with them in a professional capacity to contact them at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
