Every May since the early 2000s, Canadian government and citizens celebrate the contributions made by Canadians of Asian descent during the Asian Heritage Month. In a country that prides itself on its diversity and multiculturalism, immigrants from East, South, Southeast, Central and Western Asia have been a continuous source of cultural, scientific, economic and social growth and prosperity. This year’s theme is “Continuing a legacy of greatness”.

UBC Events

• Re-Imagining Asian Canadian Futures (Wednesday May 4, 2022 – Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre)
• The Hong Kong and Taiwanese Diaspora in the Literary Imagination (Thursday May 19, 2022 – Online)

Vancouver Events

• explorASIAN Festival – Exploration of Asian Arts & Culture in Canada (April 30 – May 31, 2022)
• LiterASIAN 2022 – A Festival of Asian Canadian Writing (May 7-15, 2022)

UBC RESOURCES

Collections

Strike the Wok Memoirs   A Cowherd in Paradise: From China to Canada Novels Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains Short stories How to Pronounce Knife VideoS Chinese restaurants	AlliterAsian   Chiru Sakura – Falling Cherry Blossoms   Do Not Say We Have Nothing   The Forbidden Purple City   Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story	Into the Fire: Asian American Prose   Shadows of the Crimson Sun   Scarborough   How Does A Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun?   One Big Hapa Family