Asian Heritage Month School Workshops 2025

Admission is free, but the workshops are for schools only.

Music workshop by Bo San Karantjans

Voices of Excellence: Asian-Canadian Musicians Who Inspire

Featuring internationally renowned Asian Canadian Artists Professor Chan Ka Nin, Alice Ping Yee Ho and Dr. Vania Chan
Program Hosted by Bo San Karantjas.

FREE ADMISSION / FOR SCHOOLS ONLY

Friday May 19, 2025, 9:45am-10:45am.

Join us for a live-streamed interview series spotlighting three celebrated Asian Canadian musicians and composers. Through short, engaging conversations, students will hear personal stories of resilience, creativity, and cultural pride—designed to inspire the next generation of artists and dreamers. 

Bo is an entrepreneur who represents the Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture in various educational initiatives.

Asian Heritage Month Virtual Storytelling Session with Catherine Little

FREE ADMISSION | FOR SCHOOLS ONLY

Thursday, May 15, 2025 , 9:45-10:45

In Endgame: The Secret Force 136 Alex’s imagination takes him to medieval Chinese battlefields as he learns to play Xiangqi (Chinese chess) with his great-grandfather, Tai Gong. In the months that they spend over the chessboard, Alex comes to understand the important strategies that guided Tai Gong and his decisions as he navigated life as a Chinese Canadian during the Second World War. In the process, Alex learns about the mysterious Force 136 and the sacrifices its members to build a better life in Canada.

Join author Catherine Little for a reading, discussion of her inspiration for writing her picture book, the history she learned and the reason she decided to include Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). There will be time for Q&A.

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.