The theme for Asian Heritage Month 2022 is, “Continuing a legacy of greatness”. It is a reminder for all Canadians to come together to combat anti-Asian racism and discrimination in all its forms. May 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the Senate of Canada’s Declaration of May as Asian Heritage Month, a motion tabled by the Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy, the first Canadian of Asian descent to be appointed to the Senate of Canada. To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, Waterloo Architecture has compiled a list of resources that are available for its community members.
Letter from the University President, Vivek Goel
Events:
SOSA
x
RAIC
Present:
Spotlight
South
Asia -
May
25th,
2022,
12:00pm
-
1:30
pm
RAIC and SOSA (Society of South Asian Architects, Canada) are pleased to present Spotlight South Asia, a roundtable discussion and Q&A session with Safdar Abidi, Principal, Higher Education, Perkins&Will and Supreet Barhay, Principal, WZMH Architects. The webinar will present the speakers’ professional journeys and challenges they faced along the way, while providing insights to young professionals and new immigrants. The discussion will also feature SOSA’s Executive Team and explore the commonalities and uniqueness among their experiences.
Society of South Asian Architects, Canada (SOSA) is the first community-based not-for-profit organization that represents the interests of South Asian architects and design professionals by embracing and advocating a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the professions of architecture and design. SOSA’s goal is to support communities by creating opportunities for mentorship, education, networking, and outreach. Check out SOSA's Instagram.
Explorations
of
Asian
Identity,
Perceptions
and
Belonging
-
May
25th,
2022,
1:00pm
-
2:30pm
President's
Anti-Racism
Taskforce
(PART)
The
event
will
feature
a
robust
panel
discussion
that
explores
Asian-Canadian
identity
and
anti-Asian
racism,
particularly
in
light
of
the
rise
in
hate
crimes
over
the
past
year.
Panelists
bring
a
breadth
of
perspectives
from
human
rights
law,
private-sector
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
work,
critical
race
studies,
Asian
diasporic
literature,
and
their
lived
experiences.
Register
on
Ticketfi.
South
Asian
Heritage
Month
2022
-
Panel
Discussion
-
May
25,
2022,
4:00pm
-
6:00pm
Council
of
Agencies
Serving
South
Asians
The
annual
South
Asian
Heritage
month
(SAHM)
campaign
is
part
of
CASSA's
ongoing
work
to
mobilize
the
South
Asian
communities'
voice
and
action
towards
Canadian
and
global
justice
by
creating
spaces
for
conversations,
learning/unlearning,
and
bridging
gaps
within
and
between
communities.
Chinatown:
An
Opera
Performance
-
May
30,
2022
-
7:00pm
-
8:00pm
Toronto
Public
Library
This
new
opera
is
a
story
of
family
and
neighbourhood,
racism
and
resistance,
history
and
tomorrow.
It
examines
six
characters,
two
families,
and
a
chorus
of
male
ghosts,
from
the
building
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
to
our
own
times.
It
deals
with
violence
and
despair,
the
Head
Tax,
the
Chinese
Exclusion
Act,
paper
sons,
and
paper
promise.
It
is
a
Western
opera,
but
incorporates
Chinese
themes,
sounds
and
sensibilities.
And
it
is
a
love
story.
Reading:
Waterloo Public Library - Reading List, Film list etc.
23 books for kids and young adults to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada | CBC Books
Here's what Guelph's The Bookshelf recommends reading for Asian Heritage Month | CBC News
Media:
Asian Heritage Month Collection documentaries, films and shows
Anti-Asian Racism Info:
Advocates push for awareness of anti-Asian racism as new surveys highlight toll