14 October 2020 | 7:00 p.m. Event Poster With Dr. Lien Chao Welcome: Mr. Gregory McCormick, Toronto Public LibraryOpening Remarks: Mr. Justin Poy, Honorary Patron, Asian Heritage Month-CFACI; Professor Leslie Sanders, York University Lien Chao (poet and author) reads from her latest collection of bilingual poetry Salt in My Life, published by Mawenzi House Publishers…

28 September 2020 | 7:00 p.m. EDT Event Poster With Professor Chef Leo Chan Opening Remarks: Mr. Justin Poy, Honorary Patron, Asian Heritage Month-CFACI The Mid-Autumn Festival is a signature celebration that showcases the culinary and cultural traditions of the Chinese community. Celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, it is sometimes…

The video was integrated into Social Services Network’s relaxation and mindfulness activities, including virtual programs that was supporting up to 70 seniors daily via the Social Services Network Virtual Platform. Co-Organizers: Asian Heritage Month—Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc.; Toronto Public Library; York Centre for Asian Research, York University; Asian Institute at the Munk…

01 August 2020 | 2:00 p.m. Event Poster Presenters: Patria Rivera, Joe Rivera Moderator: Dr. Lien Chao Patria Rivera is a Filipino-Canadian poet, writer and editor. She is the author of four poetry books and two chapbooks, including Puti/White (2005), The Bride Anthology (2007), BE (2011), and The Time Between (2018). Her poetry collection, Puti/White,…

11 July 2020 | 2:00 p.m. Presenters: Irene Hung and Lien Chao “This Spring Is Not Normal”In the chilly, gloomy spring of 2020, deadly COVID-19 rapidly spread out in the world. Two Canadian artists, Lien Chao and Irene Hung, started their multi-media artistic collaboration as their way to fight COVID-19 during at-home quarantine and practising…

31 May 2020 | 2:00 p.m. Event Poster Expanding the Cultural Understanding and Digital Awareness of Students: The Arts and AI Project with the Toronto Catholic District School Board, IBM, York University, Artists The apple box in Aunt Susie’s basement: Portraits of Chinese Families in Canada with Dora Nipp and Hilary Chang, Multicultural History Society…

Workshops were held at the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board in 2019. Co-Organizers: Asian Heritage Month—Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc.; Chinese Canadian Photography Society of Toronto; WE Artists’ Group; Social Services Network Asian Heritage Month Festival is partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department…

26 May 2019 | Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto Event Poster FEATURE: 3 Seconds DivorceWinner of the Audience Award at the 2018 Reelworld Film FestivalDirector: Shazia Javed  An age-old practice allows Muslim men in India to divorce their wives unilaterally by simply stating the word talaq three times consecutively. The only way for a…

01 June 2019 | James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School Fifteenth Annual Asian Heritage Month Education Roundtable at Toronto Catholic District School Board Pathways and Scholarships, Mental Health and Wellness, Immigration and Family 101 workshops Filipino Mass and Cultural Expose, Cultural exhibits and educational performances12 June 2019 | St. Robert Catholic School Co-Organizers: Asian Heritage Month—Canadian…