Asian Heritage Month at UBC

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Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity for all Canadians to learn more about the many achievements and contributions of Canadians of Asian descent.

Featured UBC Events

UBC Vancouver

May 21 | Kutiyattam: A Thousand Years of Sanskrit Theatre with the Nepathya Ensemble from Kerala
May 29 | EDI Scholars-in-Residence Tour of the Gur Sikh Temple and Sikh Heritage Museum in Abbotsford
June 5 | Wellbeing Walk & Roll – Historic Chinatown Tour

UBC Okanagan

May 4 | A celebration of Asian Canadian histories and contributions

Community Events

June 7 | United Against Online Hate: A National Policy Forum on Combating Anti-Asian Racism

Vancouver

May | ExplorASIAN 2024
May 4–5 | LiterASIAN Festival
May 7 | Café Daughter Community Screening with Filmmaker Shelley Niro and Guest

Okanagan

May | Okanagan Asian Heritage Month

Four women of Asian descent sitting together at a wooden table looking at the camera.

A Conversation with UBC’s Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement

A man looking at a gallery exhibit of early Chinese migration.

Visit the Chung | Lind Gallery at UBC Vancouver

Historical photograph of a Chinese immigrant family.

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada? 3 things you might not know

UBCO’s Kevin Chong discusses identity and heritage in his latest novel

Illustration of two map place markers connected by a meandering line with "Roadmap for change" text at the top

Learn about UBC’s Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism Framework

person watching a film on a large flat screen television while seated in a dimly lit gallery space.

Windows into the East: Arts and literature as cultural dialogue

Anti-racism starts with knowing history

Are you in a UBC department or student group planning an Asian Heritage Month event?
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