Gem – CBC’s audiovisual platform celebrating Canada’s Asian heritage
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Meet the founder of North America’s largest South Asian Film Fest
Sunny Gill is the founder of IFFSA Toronto, the largest South Asian film festival in North America Over the past few years, CBC Toronto has been a proud sponsor of the International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) Toronto. Last year, … Continued
Asian Heritage Month in Ottawa: A virtual celebration of diversity, art and culture
Finding new ways to celebrate from binge-watching Korean movies to playing Mahjong online The month of May is Asian Heritage Month. Although the celebrations look quite different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this month is an opportunity to … Continued
17 books to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. To celebrate, here’s a list of 17 works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and comics by Canadians of Asian descent. The Library of Legends by Janie Chang In The Library of Legends, 19-year-old Hu Lian and her … Continued
COVID-19 has put a harsh spotlight on the anti-Asian racism that has always existed in Canada
We can stop the trajectory of anti-Asian racism in Vancouver Most of us are disgusted by overt acts of racism: death threats spray-painted on cultural sites; unprovoked physical and verbal attacks. Read the full article here.
Still plenty of ways to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, ‘expand your world view’ during pandemic
Asian Heritage Society says month also includes efforts to address increase in hate after COVID-19 Asian Heritage Month 2020 is unlike any that we have experienced in the past 18 years of the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba. Founded to celebrate … Continued
The first all-East Asian comedy show in Canada
RICE: The Asian Comedy Showcase is really for everyone, Asian or not. A year ago, Vong Show organized and hosted the very first all-East Asian comedy show in Canada. Since then, the RICE showcase continues to fill up every month. … Continued
Dr. Tanaka: promoting Japanese Indie bands to Canadians
Vancouver-born Steven Tanaka trained for years for a complex medical career to become an anesthesiologist. He practices at St Joseph Hospital in Toronto. But one suspects that he secretly wanted to be a rock star. In some ways he now … Continued