ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH, HALIFAX
Scenes from the Opening Ceremony
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Theatre Auditorium, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS


Prior to the Opening Ceremony


L-R  May Lui, Chairperson, Asian Heritage Month Committee

Councillor Dawn Sloane, Halifax Regional Municipality

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

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

Rosalind Penfound, Deputy Minister of Immigration, Nova Scotia

Gabrielle C. Verri, Program Manager, Canadian Heritage

Dr. Jim Morrison, Asian Heritage Month Committee


WELCOME


Gloria Sangalang
EMCEE

OPENING REMARKS


May Lui
CHAIRPERSON, ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH COMMITTEE

DIGNITARIES


Dr. Colin Dodds
PRESIDENT, SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY


Councillor Dawn Sloane

HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY


Rosalind Penfound
DEPUTY MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION
GOVERNMENT OF NOVA SCOTIA


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

KOREAN ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA






JAPANESE SOCIETY OF HALIFAX






CHINESE SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA






FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA
FILIPINO CANADIAN HERITAGE SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA






INDO-CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA






CLOSING REMARKS


Gabrielle C. Verri
PROGRAM MANAGER, CANADIAN HERITAGE


DISPLAYS


Bank of Montreal




Indo-Canadian






Filipino






Halifax Public Libraries




Saint Mary's University
Asian Studies




Japanese






Vietnamese






Chinese






Korean







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