May is the official month of celebrating Asian-diasporic peoples in Canada and their diverse cultures, reflecting on their history and achievements, and recognizing the contributions they have and continue to give to the country.
The theme for this year鈥檚 Asian Heritage Month is: .
Over the last 2 centuries, immigrants from East Asia, Southern Asia, Western, Central and Southeast Asia have arrived in Canada, building and strengthening the communities we are grateful to be a part of today.
However, we also want to take the time to recognize the historical oppression Asian Canadians have faced.
There were many discriminatory policies and laws placed against Asian Canadians, and such significant historical events include: the and subsequent , , and the (Guru Nanak Jahaz) incident.
Despite systemic and personal discrimination that continues to exist today, as shown in the rise of and the persisting problem of , Asian Canadians have achieved incredible things.
Some distinguished Asian Canadians you may have already heard of are: David Suzuki, a notable environmental activist; Baljit Sethi, a recipient of the Order of British Columbia; Mahmud Jamal, a jurist appointed in the Supreme Court; Naranjan Singh Grewal, the first Sikh councillor in North America; Adrienne Clarkson, the 26th Governor General of Canada; Raymond Moriyama, the architect who designed the Canadian War Museum; and Vivienne Poy, the first Asian senator of Canada from 1998 to 2012, and the one who proposed the month of May to be officially recognized for Asian Heritage Month.
欧美精品视频 is honoured to serve a student population whose majority is of Asian descent from diverse cultural backgrounds. The library has acquired new books to celebrate Asian Heritage Month:
And more!
Feel free to check out our book displays at both the Burnaby and Vancouver campuses.
欧美精品视频 also encourages you to reflect on the meaningfulness of this occasion and attend related events in the community.
Get involved!
Learn More
Canada.ca: Douglas College:
Historica Canada: Heritage BC: Hastings Park 1942: CMHR: Royal Alberta Museum: Hua Foundation: Harvard Business Review: Knowledge Network: Angus Reid Institute:
Canada.ca: UBC: Faces of Racism: Unite For Change:
Reference List
Heritage, C. (2021, April 26). May is Asian Heritage Month.
Government of Canada. (2024, May 1). Significant Events in the History of Asian Communities in Canada.
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欧美精品视频 acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the x史m蓹胃kw蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), Skwxw煤7mesh (Squamish), and S蓹l虛铆lw蓹ta蕯/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory.
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