Asian Heritage Month-CFACI | Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMACCH)


The History of Asian Heritage Month

People, All Asian, Asian Heritage, Events

Asian Heritage—Motion to Declare May as Month of Recognition
(Debated Tuesday, May 29, 2001)
The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy

Asian Heritage—Motion to Declare May as Month of Recognition
(Adopted Thursday, December 6, 2001)
The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy

Québec Stand Firm

Twentieth Anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement | Reflecting the Past in the Present—In the Present—Imagine the Future
by Grace Eiko Thomson

Home Away from Homeland
by Tushar Inadkat

“Christianity helped the newcomers. It gave them great assurances.”
by James Chong

Impact of Multiculturalism, Cultural Diversity and Changing Demographics on Richmond Public Library’s Multilingual Services
by Wendy Jang

Social Development, Community Engagement and Humanitarian Works

Association for the Canadians of Pakistani Origins (ACPO)

Dr. Moises D. Cabatu

Chinese Canadian Legends Award

Indonesian Arts & Cultural Centre

Rita Jethi

Dr. Prakash Joshi

Kampang Ku Radio

Zulfikarali Kassamali

Verinder N. Khanna

Rabis Khedr

Dr. Abdul Qaiyum Lodhi

Philippine Advocacy Through Arts and Culture (PATAC)

Dr. Dilip Senn

Tejal Shah

Larry N, Shyu

Dr. Stephen Siauw

United Indonesian Canadian Society (UNICAS)

Indu Varma

Reverend Soo Han Yoon

Statistics Canada (2006) Community Profile

Statistics Canada (2006) Toronto Visible Minority Populations

City of Toronto (2008) Toronto’s Racial Diversity

City of Toronto (2008) Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles

City of Toronto (2008) Immigration, Ethnicity & Language and Households & Income Profiles – map and index

The Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMAACH) was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.