ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH FESTIVAL

PAN ASIAN CELEBRATION

AT PUBLIC LIBRARY

 Keynote Address: “A Decade of Achievements: Celebrating Asian Canadian Heritage” by The Honourable Vivienne Poy Senate of Canada and Chancellor Emerita, ‐Senator Vivienne Poy, the first Canadian of Asian descent to be appointed to the Senate of Canada, will speak about the past, present, and future of our Asian Canadian communities as we celebrate our many achievements over the past decade, and look forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

 World Premiere Performances by Professor Chan Ka Nin, Alice Ho and Little Pear Garden Dance Collective

“Pachelbel Variations” by Professor Chan Ka Nin Composition, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto Guitar: Chan Ka Nin | Piano: Alice Ho World Premiere of “Yeh‐Pan Yueh (Nocturne)” composed by Prof. Chan Ka Nin choreographed by Emily Cheung World Premiere of "Poetry of the Green Snake"composed and performed by Alice Ping Yee Ho choreographed by Emily Cheung And other performances by Little Pear Garden Dance Collective

The VMACCH project was made possible with the support of Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.  Poetry Reading by Olympic Poet Professor Asian Heritage Month Festival is partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage. English, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Canadian Athletes Now (CANFund) Poet‐in‐Residence for the London Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games

FREE ADMISSION Please register at: [email protected] Thursday, May 10, 2012, 6:30 pm‐8:30 pm North York Central Library Auditorium 2nd Floor, 5120 Yonge Street (North York Centre Subway Station) Map at http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=LIB01 For more information, please visit www.asian‐heritage‐month.org