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===History of Asian Heritage Month in Canada=== | ===History of Asian Heritage Month in Canada=== | ||
1995: The first Asian Heritage Month (AHM) meeting in Toronto 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. | ||
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. | ||
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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. | 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=== | ===Asian Heritage Symposium 2010=== | ||