User:Asian Canadian Wiki
Arts Group Developer
Who Are We
We are a collective of like-minded Canadians who believe in the democratization and accessibility of information sharing.
- Rob Parungao: Coordinator
- Elena Kusaka: Coordinator
- Festival Accès Asie: Moderator
- Heeseung Ko: Contributor
- Adrienne Vicente: Contributor
- Speranza Spiratos: Contributor
- Xi Feng: Contributor
- Florence So: Website Networker
- Mike Chan: Logo Designer
Contact: team@asiancanadianwiki.org or write on our Discussion page.
Setup and ongoing guidance provided by David Mason of zooid organisation.
Why Asian Canadian Wiki has formed
Accès Asie, aka Montreal Asian Heritage Festival 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 and other future possibilities.
In September 2010, Accès Asie hosted a national Asian Heritage Symposium in Montreal. Building into, during and after the symposium in a participatory national momentum, Accès Asie initiated an Asian Canadian wiki to connect networks.
The symposium offered 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.
www.asiancanadianwiki.org exists to facilitate communication, to further connections from the symposium and to cultivate a democratic information sharing network with Asian Heritage month organizations, artists and cultural organizations while increasing the profile and visibility of all Asian Canadians.
Mandate
Asian Canadian wiki is a website dedicated to promoting Asian Canadian community and is a database of all things Asian Canadian - from artists, scientists, leaders, to cultural centres, community organizations to festivals.
Who Is Asian?
The definition of "Asian" is defined geographically and applies to people who come from or whose ancestors come from, for example :
East Asia
Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore
South Asia
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Central & Middle Eastern Asia
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan, Armenia
Canada Council of the Arts
This project is made possible by Canada Council of the Arts.