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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. | 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. | ||
2001: Senator Vivienne Poy declared the month of May as Asian Heritage Month in the Senate. | |||
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. | 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. | ||