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The intent of this site was to gather like-minded Asian Canadians from arts and cultural communities to participate in a [http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/National_Asian_Heritage_Symposium_2010 Asian Heritage Symposium in Montreal] in 2010. Within the interests, objectives and goals before the symposium,  Asian Heritage Month activities, and many other Asian Canadian initiatives, and organizations, self-representation was, is, and continues to be  a key pertinent component of the ACWiki.  

Locating Asian Canadian artists, arts organizations, communities and centres was a challenging process. We realized that connecting these communities required more research and development. There was no unified single database, contact, organization or central location to connect with the various individuals and organizations for the symposium that first began as a need to contact and inform arts, cultural and community based organizations and individuals across Canada. Essentially, resources, contacts, organizations etc., were gathered within our networking circle. The intent of this ACWiki was to provide access for all to connect, learn, discover, share and exchange.  

The asiancanadianwiki.org was soon created by compiling renowned artists, established artist organizations, and re-usable third-party information into a online resource. Spearheaded by Festival Accès Asie, the site was created by a small team of dedicated volunteers to realize objectives for the National Asian Heritage Month Symposium.

 

With funding from Canada Council for the Arts and with your support, in 2012 we “kickstarted” asiancanadianwiki.org with design elements and substantial and credible content. Our hope is that the site will have the necessary visibility and participation to foster connection, culture and community.