ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH
EVENTS
SCHEDULE
Adult
Programmes
Tuesday, May 1, 5:30pm
Theatre Auditorium, Saint Mary’s University, McNally Building,
923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS
Proclamations of Asian Heritage Month by Mayor Peter J. Kelly’s designate, Halifax Regional Municipality, and by Deputy Premier Angus MacIsaac, Minister of Transportation and Public Works, Province of Nova Scotia. Greetings by The Honourable Mayann E. Francis, O.N.S., Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Cultural performances and displays by members of some Asian organizations, displays by Halifax Public Libraries and Royal Bank Financial Group.
CHINESE LANGUAGE
Spring Garden Road
Memorial Public Library
5381 Spring Garden Road,
Halifax, NS
Presenter:
Ping Lu
Chinese is one of the
official languages of the United Nations and also one of the oldest languages
in the world. Over the years, the Chinese language has evolved from simple
pictographs to thousands of characters. Ping Lu, who has been teaching Chinese
at Saint Mary’s University for 12 years, will present an overview of this
important and fascinating language.
CHINESE EMBROIDERY
Spring Garden Road
Memorial Public Library
Presenter:
Helen Kwan
The art of embroidery has a
long and important history in China. Using pieces from her own personal
collection, Mrs. Kwan will discuss the history of and construction of Chinese
embroidery with a focus on ancient artists. Helen Kwan is a Halifax-based
artist; she was born in Beijing City and moved to Canada from Hong Kong in
1981.
Wednesday, May 16, 7pm
Cole
Harbour Public Library (435-8763)
51
Forest Hills Parkway, Cole Harbour, NS
Wednesday, May 30, 7pm
Bedford
Public Library (490-5924)
15
Dartmouth Road, Bedford, NS
In
this interactive Sushi Hand Roll workshop, presented by members of The Japanese
Society of Halifax, you will learn some simple sushi roll techniques to create
this traditional Japanese food. Best
of all, after all the rolling is complete, you can eat your creations!
Thursday, May 17, 12 noon
Spring
Garden Road Memorial Public Library
Presenters: Dr. Virgilio Sangalang
and Gloria Sangalang
This film presentation of a
collection of folk dances celebrates the ethnic diversity of Filipino culture,
including the origin and history of the dance, significance of movements and
various accessories.
CHINESE ART
Spring Garden Road
Memorial Public Library
Presenter: Dr. Marie Elwood
This talk will deal with Chinese material –
textiles, jade, and ceramics. Dr. Marie Elwood, Curator Emeritus at the Nova
Scotia Museum has been an invited lecturer at the National Centre for Ceramic
Art in Jing de Zhen, China.
NFB FILM CLUB
Spring Garden Road
Memorial Public Library
Bollywood Bound (2001 – 86 mins)
Meet four young actors looking for fame, Indian
style, all Indo-Canadians raised on a diet of Hindi movies. Director Nisha
Pahuja follows them on a journey into a world both foreign and familiar. From
casting calls to auditions and rehearsals, Bollywood Bound portrays a
new twist on an old showbiz tale.
SO PYON JE
(Korean film with English subtitles)
Scotia Bank
Conference Theatre, Sobey Building
Saint Mary's University, 903 Robie Street, Halifax, NS
Story of a Pan So Ri street
singer's life, based on a novel by Lee, Cheong Jun.
(Pan So Ri is traditional Korean vocal art)
A GLIMPSE INTO THE MAGICAL KINGDOM OF
CAMBODIA
Tantallon
Public Library,
3646
Hammonds Plains Road, Upper Tantallon, NS
Presenter:
Pat Roberts
Cambodia
(Kampuchea) today is the successor of the mighty Khmer Empire, which, during
the Angkorian Period (9th-14th centuries), was the
cultural heartland of Southeast Asia. It ruled over much of what are now
Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. All of Cambodia’s religious, royal and written
traditions originated in India. Pat Roberts will share her photos and
experiences from a recent trip to Cambodia.
AUTHOR READING
Tuesday, May 29, 7pm
Tantallon
Public Library,
Hemingway on the China
Front
Presenter:
Peter Moreira
In
1941, novelist Ernest Hemingway and his wife, journalist Martha Gellhorn,
traveled to Asia to report on the Sino-Japanese war. In their three-month tour,
they met larger-than-life characters and discovered a vast cultural mosaic and
societies torn apart by war, colonialism and ideological conflict. Journalist
Peter Moreira will reveal some of the discoveries that make up his acclaimed
book, Hemingway on the China Front, that Hemingway was spying for the
U.S. Treasury during the trip.
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We appreciate the participation of the following
government departments in celebrating Asian Heritage Month
CANADIAN HERITAGE
Wednesday, May 30
Lunch hour film and presentation
In the Shadow of Gold
Mountain
Presenter:
May Lui, Chairperson, Asian Heritage Month Committee
The film depicts
discriminatory laws against the Chinese Canadians, and includes personal
interviews and accounts of the last survivors of the Head Tax and Chinese
Exclusion Acts.
REVENUE
CANADA Event
Thursday, May 31, 11:30am – 1pm
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ASIA:
A PASSAGE THROUGH FICTION
Thursday, May 31, 12 noon
Spring Garden Road
Memorial Public Library
Presenter:
Kristina Parlee
Novels
can be a great way to explore the history and culture of the world. Join
librarian Kristina Parlee for an introduction to recent titles in English from
authors of Asia and Asian descent.
Library displays of Asian
artifacts and / or library holdings throughout the month of May.
Alderney Gate Public
Library
60 Alderney Gate Drive,
Dartmouth, NS
Patrick Power Library, Saint
Mary’s University
5946 Inglis Street,
Halifax, NS
From the East: Art by
Four Asian Canadian Artists
Works of Mark Maestro,
Golumba Kim, Lei Jiang and Reimei Chung
In partnership with Pier 21
Society at:
Chrysler Canada Welcome Pavilion,
Pier 21
1055 Marginal Road, Halifax,
NS
May 12, 2007, 3pm (at
the same location)
Chinese, Korean and Filipino Cultural Performances