ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH, HALIFAX
Scenes from the Opening Ceremony
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Theatre Auditorium, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS

Prior to the Opening Ceremony

L-R  Sandra Smith Muir, Regional Director, Atlantic Region, Canadian Human Rights Commission

Councillor Dawn Sloane, Halifax Regional Municipality

May Lui, Chairperson, Asian Heritage Month Committee

The Honourable Mayann E. Francis, O.N.S., Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Deputy Premier Angus MacIsaac, N.S. Minister of Transportation and Public Works

Dr. Colin Dodds, President, Saint Mary's University

KOREAN Display

VIETNAMESE Display

CHINESE Display

FILIPINO Display

INDIAN Display

JAPANESE Display

OPENING CEREMONY
Dignitaries & Speakers

Om Sharma
EMCEE


May Lui, Chairperson
ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH COMMITTEE




Dr. Colin Dodds, President
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY


Dawn Sloane, Councillor
HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY


Deputy Premier Angus MacIsaac
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC WORKS


The Honourable Mayann E. Francis, O.N.S.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF NOVA SCOTIA



Fashion Show and Folk Song Medley
Filipino Canadian Heritage Society of Nova Scotia




























Indian Folk Dances
Indo-Canadian Association of Nova Scotia

Korean Percussion Music  -  Sa Mul No Ri
Korean Association of Nova Scotia

Ethnic & Classical Dances
Chinese Society of Nova Scotia

Traditional Costume Fashion Show
Japanese Society of Nova Scotia

Closing Remarks

Sandra Smith Muir, Regional Director, Atlantic Region
CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION