Friday September 18, 2015
Hip Hapa Hooray! Award Reception
Lawrence Hill
Margaret Gallagher
Tamo Campos
FORTUNE SOUND CLUB
8PM-10PM
admission by Donation
Hip Hapa Hooray! is Hapa-palooza Festival's 5th anniversary celebration and Awards Night, which recognizes outstanding community members of mixed heritage. This year's Hapa-palooza award recipients are:
- Lawrence Hill - Lifetime Achievement
- Margaret Gallagher - Community Builder
- Tamo Campos - Humanitarian Achievement
Join us and our award-recipients for an evening of mixed drinks and celebration! Featuring live music with Vancouver artist David Morin and tunes with DJ Yurie.
Event co-sponsor: Eclipse Awards.
Hip Hapa Hooray! Award Recipients
Lawrence Hill: LifeTime Achievement
Lawrence Hill is a Canadian novelist, essayist and memoirist best known for his 2013 Massey Lectures Blood: The Stuff of Life and his critically acclaimed 2007 novel The Book of Negroes, which has been adapted into a mini-series for CBC Television.
Margaret Gallagher: Community builder
Actively involved in community outreach, CBC Radio Host Margaret Gallagher has tirelessly donated her time and efforts to many Vancouver events. She has hosted dozens of events for a variety of arts and community groups, including: UBC & SFU Alumni Associations, Asian Heritage Month, The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Folk Music Festival and Hapa-palooza Festival.
Tamo Campos: Humanitarian Achievement
Humanitarian and environmentalist, Tamo Campos is the founder of Beyond Boarding, a group of snowboarders making positive change. Beyond Boarding is a grassroots organization that strives to stand up against environmental and social injustices, working together as a collective to raise funds for front line communities, raise awareness and take action to move towards a better future.