Asian Heritage Month Across Canada (May 2005)
Halifax Asian Heritage Month:
http://asianheritagemonth.halifax.chebucto.org/events2005.htm
This is the sixth year that Halifax joins other North American cities in celebrating Asian Heritage Month. In sharing their heritage and culture with other Nova Scotians, Asian Canadians hope to promote better understanding and appreciation of the Asian Canadian community. Admission is free to all events.
Canada Council Author Reading
Wayson Choy reads from All That Matters
Thursday, May 19, 7pm
Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library (4)
Giller prize nominee All That Matters is the sequel to Wayson Choy's bestselling first novel, The Jade Peony. The novel follows the lives of the Chen family in Vancouver of the 1930's and 40's, through the childhood and adolescent experiences of "First Son" Kiam-Kim in a strict but caring Chinatown family.
Wayson Choy is the author of the award-winning memoir Paper Shadows.
Montreal Asian Heritage Month:
http://www.accesasie.com
This year marks the 10th Edition of Festival Accès Asie from May 4 to 19th. Since 2002, the month of May has been of?cially recognized as Asian Heritage Month by the Canadian Senate and since 2004 by the City of Montreal. In the last 10 years, Festival Accès Asie, bridging between 2 continents, has created a presence of an Asian cultural climate in Montreal in a rather innovative and surprising way offering a number of artistic discoveries. This year's theme " In the Twilight of the Crepuscule", Festival Accès Asie reveals the Asian cultural diversity with an eclectic program.
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month:
http://www.asianheritagemonth.net
In partnership with embassies, key cultural groups, and local and national organizations the Ottawa Asian Heritage Month Society (OAHMS) proudly presents a month-long showcase celebrating diverse Asian cultures through events highlighting their past, present and collective futures.
Cheuk Kwan's Chinese Restaurants: Song of the Exile on Thursday May 12 at 7:30 pm at Archive and Library Canada, 395 Wellington Street. Chinese Restaurants: Song of the Exile tells the stories of the Chinese diaspora through its most recognizable and enduring icon - the family-run Chinese restaurant. The film brings us into the lives of three extraordinary families in Israel, South Africa and Turkey, as they share moving stories of struggle, courage, displacement and belonging, and what it means to be "Chinese" today.
For further information about Chinese Restaurants, visit http://www.chineserestaurants.tv
Toronto Asian Heritage Month:
http://www.geocities.com/asianheritagemonth2005
http://www.asianheritagemonth.org
An EDUCATIONAL ROUNDTABLE is convened in celebration of ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH
Friday, May 20th 11:30am - 2:30 pm
Room 1170 Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George Street (immediately south of Russell Street)
High school teachers and students are invited to participate in an Educational Roundtable and discuss the following themes:
- Do the students feel they are included in the curriculum?
- How would the students like to see themselves reflected in the curriculum?
- How do educators interested in issues related to the Asian diaspora navigate themselves in the current system?
http://www.geocities.com/asianheritagemonth2005/roundtable.htm
Edmonton Asian Heritage Month:
http://www.asian.ca/heritagemonth
Karen Cho's film, In the Shadow of Gold Mountain, will be shown on May 14 at 2pm at the Stanley A. Milner Library.
Calgary Asian Heritage Month:
http://www.liverush.ca/en/calgary/eventscompany/dsp_calgaryphilharmonic.html#47
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the gala on May 20th at 8pm at the Jack Singer Concert Hall - Epcor Centre for Performing Arts, Calgary.
Vancouver Asian Heritage Month:
http://www.explorasian.org
Korean Canadian Composer Grace Jong Eun Lee will perform on May 12th at 7pm at CBC, 700 Hamilton Street, Vancouver.
Grace Jong Eun Lee is a composer and a performer whose compositions reflect a combination of Korean, Chinese (Erhu) and Western instruments (Flute, Clarinet, Piano, String, and Percussion). She is strongly influenced by the sounds of nature and often uses them in her works to convey the East Asian sense of space and emptiness.
Her sonic world is one of gentle, meditative space and tranquility. As a child, Grace played the Kayagum, a twelve-string zither, whose tone is said to embody the soul of the Korean people. Its silk strings are finger plucked, creating a serene tone of contemplation. Grace holds a unique position in both composing for and performing on the Kayagum. She is widely respected as the composer who opened a new chapter in the contemporary re-creation of Kayagum music.
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