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Accès Asie (aka Montreal Asian Heritage Festival) is hosting a national Asian Heritage Month(AHM) symposium for Fri., Sat. Sun. Sept. 17, 18, 19, 2010 in Montreal. Building into, during and after the symposium in a participatory national momentum towards an network, Accès Asie is | Accès Asie (aka Montreal Asian Heritage Festival) is hosting a national Asian Heritage Month(AHM) symposium for Fri., Sat. Sun. Sept. 17, 18, 19, 2010 in Montreal. Building into, during and after the symposium in a participatory national momentum towards an network, Accès Asie is spearheading an Asian Canadian wiki, www.asiancanadianwiki.org. Documents, notes and comments, of the symposium will be available on the wiki for all to access and to add. | ||
Accès Asie has identified a need to connect Asian Canadian cultural communities and artists who may be working in isolation, in order to encourage cross-regional, cross-provincial and cross-community exchanges such as resource sharing, collaborative strategies, touring possibilities, funding options etc. | Accès Asie has identified a need to connect Asian Canadian cultural communities and artists who may be working in isolation, in order to encourage cross-regional, cross-provincial and cross-community exchanges such as resource sharing, collaborative strategies, touring possibilities, funding options etc. | ||
Revision as of 23:47, 28 July 2010
| Presenter | Festival Accès Asie |
|---|---|
| Location | Montreal |
| Home page | http://www.accesasie.com |
| Start date | 17/09/2010 |
| End date | 19/09/2010 |
Asian Canadian Wiki is not an official schedule information source. Please verify all event details.
History of Asian Heritage Month in the United States
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) is celebrated in May to commemorate the contributions of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in the United States. Congress passed a joint Congressional Resolution in 1978 to commemorate Asian American Heritage Week during the first week of May. This date was chosen because two important anniversaries occurred during this time: the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in America on May 7, 1843 and the completion of the transcontinental railroad (by many Chinese laborers) on May 10, 1869. In 1990 Congress voted to expand it from a week to a month long celebration and in May 1992, the month of May was permanently designated as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.”
History of Asian Heritage Month in Canada
1995: The first Asian Heritage Month (AHM) meeting in Toronto was initiated by Toronto Asian Heritage director,Saheed Khan. This event was supported by the Canada Council Head of Music section, Gary Christall, and included AHM partners from Vancouver, Jim Wong Chu, Zainub Verjee, Toronto’s Desh Par Desh team and Accès Asie’s team with Janet Lumb, Bernard Nguyen and Attif Siddiqi.
2003: A four-day meeting occurs between Montreal Asian Heritage Festival with the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month group. This exchange meeting was supported by Canada Council through its Outreach section and included William Lau as a representative from Toronto’s Little Pear Garden Collective.
2005: Accès Asie organized a national AHM team meeting in Toronto that was sponsored by the Harbourfront Centre with representatives from Asian Heritage Month groups from Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal and Calgary.
2006: A teleconference call was organized with Senator Poy and with Asian Heritage Month groups across Canada consisting of representatives from Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Halifax and Ottawa.
Asian Heritage Symposium 2010
Accès Asie (aka Montreal Asian Heritage Festival) is hosting a national Asian Heritage Month(AHM) symposium for Fri., Sat. Sun. Sept. 17, 18, 19, 2010 in Montreal. Building into, during and after the symposium in a participatory national momentum towards an network, Accès Asie is spearheading an Asian Canadian wiki, www.asiancanadianwiki.org. Documents, notes and comments, of the symposium will be available on the wiki for all to access and to add.
Accès Asie has identified a need to connect Asian Canadian cultural communities and artists who may be working in isolation, in order to encourage cross-regional, cross-provincial and cross-community exchanges such as resource sharing, collaborative strategies, touring possibilities, funding options etc.
The symposium will offer discussion and coaching activities led by speakers who are known for their leadership in the respective areas of cultural strategy, fundraising strategies and diversity-equity policy implementation.
The Asian Canadian wiki is to develop the connections and shared information from the symposium, facilitate communication and cultivate a democratic, information sharing connection with Asian Heritage month organizations, cultural communities and artists increasing the profile and visibility of Asian Canadians across Canada.