25 May 2017 | 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | York University
Welcome
Dean Ananya Mukherjee-Reed, Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University
Justin Poy, Honourary Patron, Asian Heritage Month-CFACI
Presentations
Rudhramoorthy Cheran, University of Windsor
Harini Sivalingam, Graduate Program in Socio-Legal Studies, York University
Nedra Rodrigo, York Centre for Asian Research
Saruka Pararajasingham, 2016 N. Sivalingam Award Recipient in Tamil Studies, York University
Dance performances
Abhineyakshetra School
Anoshinie Muhundarajah
Slam poetry and spoken word
Renee Vettivelu
Kayal Vizhi
Organizers: York Centre for Asian Research, York University; Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University; Asian Heritage Month–Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc.; Toronto District School Board; York Region District School Board
Co-Organizers: Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto; Social Services Network
This project is funded in part by Canada 150 Funds from Government of Canada, York University and by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada