Asian Heritage Month Food Talk
“Pan-Asian Diversity: Once upon a time in Chinatown | The Evolution of Chinese Desserts”
Date: Wednesday May 21, 2025 | 7pm
Venue: North York Central Library, Toronto Public Library, 5120, Yonge Street, Toronto. Map
FREE ADMISSION | Please register here.
Speakers: Gordon Lam, President, Lem Si Ho Tong Society; Roy Wong, Vice President of the Wong’s Family Association; Chiyi Tam, Toronto Chinatown Land Trust, and Koby Song-Nichols, PhD candidate from University of Toronto Asian Studies. Produced by Professor Chef Leo Chan.
Join Gordon Lam, Koby Song-Nichols, and Chiyi Tam for a deep dive into the rich history and cultural significance of Chinese desserts. This discussion will explore the evolution of Chinese sweets in Toronto, from traditional to modern favourites.
Audience Q&A to follow.
About this event’s guests:
Event co-organizers: Asian Heritage Month—Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc.; Toronto Public Library; Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto; Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto; Chinese Canadian Photography Society of Toronto; Social Services Network; Cambridge Food and Wine Society
Asian Heritage Month Festival is partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Asian Canadian Artists in Digital Age is funded by Canada Council for the Arts Digital Strategy Fund.