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Asian Heritage Month

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada provides information on the history of Asian Heritage Month, as well as on activities and events across the country.

The Web site of Senator Vivienne Poy includes information about Asian Heritage month and statistics about Asian-Canadian population distribution and languages spoken.

Information, stories and places related to the heritage of Asian Canadians:

The Historica Asia/Canada Web site describes the Canada Asia experience from the earliest times, when dreams of finding Cathay fired the imaginations of the explorers, to the present day, when Asians make up an ever more visible presence in the Canadian mosaic.

Visit these Historica links for in-depth information and stories:

The following places have been recognized for their importance related to the history of Canada's Asian community.

Chinese Freemasons Building

Sam Kee Building

Abbotsford Sikh Temple

Chinese Cemetery

Stories of hardships and racism

CBC A Tale of Perseverance: Chinese Immigration to Canada

Library and Archives Canada: the Canadian Genealogy Centre / Chinese

“Settling Canada: Nitro”. This Heritage Minute tells the story of the Chinese people who came to British Columbia in 1882 to work on the final link of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Learn more about the Chinese, Japanese, Indo-Canadian labourers who participated in the west coast fishing and canning industry through: “In Their Words: the Story of the BC Packers.”

Asian Canadian Cultural Organizations

Asian Canadian Community Associations
Directory of links covering Asian Canadian community associations and cultural centres, media, knowledge, leisure and famous Asian Canadians.

Asian Canadian Culture Online Project
This Web site showcases emerging talents among Asian Canadian youth. Includes short stories, essays, short videos and event listings.