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Asian Heritage Month
In addition, Riverdale Library, located at 370 Broadview Avenue, also celebrate this ‘Chinese Cultural Festival’ at their library on
May 11th, 2013 Saturday from 1:30pm to 5:00pm. Programs include, Hands-on Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, Photography
workshop and Chinese Traditional Folk Dance! Admission is absolutely free!
Please register by e-mail: asianheritagecanadian@yahoo.ca
For more information:
http://vmacch.ca/Events
Hands-on Chinese
Calligraphy and
Painting
Starting at 1:30pm
This special art workshop introduces
traditional Chinese art mediums and
calligraphy to library patrons with or
without previous experience. Participants
will get their hands on during the
workshop; they will learn how to put down
a dot, a straight line, a circle, or a
figurative image with Chinese brush and
ink on Xuan Paper (rice paper). Kam is
a professional artist; Lien is an art critic
and writer; both have been teachers.
Photography
Workship
Starting at 2:30pm
Tam Kam Chiu will show
the stunning and spectacular photographs
that he took in Hunan province, China,
including Zhangjiajie City,
Wulingyuan, Changsha, and the
surrounding mountains where the movie
Avatar was filmed. He will describe the
inspiration for taking each photo, how the
photos were taken and composed, and
with which camera settings. Tam Kam
Chiu is a renowned photographer who is a
Fellow of The Photographic Society of
Hong Kong, an Honorary Fellow of the
Chinese Canadian Photographic Society
of Toronto, and recipient of many awards.
He was ranked the second best
photographer in North America by the
Photographic Society of America in 1997.
This workshop will be presented in
English and Cantonese.
Chinese Traditional
Folk Dance
Starting at 3:30pm
This introduction to
Chinese traditional folk dances, provided
by Little Pear Garden Collective, will
include performances and workshops of
the Wei Wer Dance, Korean Dance, and
Mongolian Dance. Learn the basic steps
and hand movements.
The Month of May is Asian Heritage Month. This acknowledges the long and rich
history of Asian Canadians and their contributions to Canada.
Canada's cultural diversity strengthens the country socially, politically and
economically in innumerable ways. Asian Heritage Month is an ideal occasion for
all to celebrate the beauty and wisdom of various Asian cultures.
Since its inaugural celebration in Toronto in 1993, cities across Canada, including
Halifax, Montréal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, have been holding annual
festivities during the month of May to recognize Asian Heritage Month. In
December 2001, Senator Poy introduced a motion in The Senate of Canada, which
was passed, designating May as Asian Heritage Month.
Canadians are invited to take part in the festivities that commemorate the legacy of Asian Canadians and their many
contributions which have helped Canada to become the multicultural and diverse nation it is today.
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