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