ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH
EVENTS
SCHEDULE
Adult
and Family Programmes
Monday, May 5,
Theatre Auditorium,
Saint
Mary’s University,
Proclamations
of Asian
Heritage Month by Mayor Peter J. Kelly,
Greetings by The Honourable Mayann
E. Francis, O.N.S., Lieutenant Governor of
There are cultural performances and displays
by members of some Asian organizations and displays by Halifax Public
Libraries
and Bank of Montreal.
ADULT PROGRAMMES
Book Club
A discussion of Indian
author Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of
Loss
Registration
required. Call 490-5700
Indian Film
Mr
and Mrs Iyer (120
minutes)
Sobey
Building, Room 255, Saint Mary’s University
Introduced by Michael Tharamangalam
President, South Indian Cultural
Association of the
Maritimes
This film is
written and
directed by Aparna Sen. It revolves
around Mrs Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer (a type of Hindu Brahmin), who
is
travelling with her son Santhanam, and Raja Chowdhury, a Muslim
wildlife
photographer, during a bus journey amidst Hindu-Muslim riots in India. The film is in English with sporadic use
of Tamil
/ Bengali / Hindi / Punjabi / Urdu.
Wednesday, May 14,
Presenter: Ping
Lu
Aspects of
traditional
Chinese medicine, including herbal medicine and acupuncture. Ping Lu has worked at the acupuncture
department of a traditional medical university in
The Chinese
Scholar’s Studio
Wednesday, May 21,
Presenter: Dr.
Marie Elwood
Chinese scholars
known as
“the literati” regarded themselves as the embodiment of Chinese
learning and
culture. Their tradition as
scholar-artists reached its fullest form at the end of the Ming Dynasty
(early
17th century). This talk
describes a typical studio in a scholar’s home, filled with objects
that
exemplified the scholar’s tastes which are part of a tradition that
continues
today in
Thursday, May 22,
Registration
required Call 490-5700
Presenters:
members of the Japanese
Society of Halifax
In this interactive
Sushi hand roll workshop you
will learn simple sushi roll techniques to create this traditional
Japanese
food. Best of all, you will get to
eat
your creations.
Documentary Film
Chinese
Culture (50
minutes)
Sobey
Building, Room 165, Saint Mary’s University
Introduced
by May Lui
Chairperson,
Asian Heritage Month Committee
Chinese culture has
enriched the lives of generations of Chinese people, from the earliest
times to
the present day. Chinese philosophy
and
inventions, such as the compass, printing, gun powder, etc. have also
had an
impact on other civilizations. This
film
is a very brief summary of the Chinese civilization.
Thursday, May 29,
Presenter:
Reimei Chung
The Qi painting movement
originated in early 20th
century
FAMILY PROGRAMMES
FOR ALL
AGES
Karate Demonstration
Presented by
members of the
Shotokan Karate Federation
Squid Dance
Presenters:
members of the
Japanese Society of Halifax
Lion Dance
Presented by the
Chinese
Benevolent Association of
The lion dance
was
originally used to pray for rain. Now
part of many Chinese celebrations, it is thought to scare away evil
spirits and
bring good luck and happiness.
Korean Drumming
Keshen
Goodman Public
Library,
Presented by
members of the
Arirang Samulnori group of the Korean Association of Nova Scotia
A fun and
energy-charged
demonstration of Korean drumming
Persian Dance
Keshen
Goodman Public
Library,
With dance
instructor Floria
Aghdamimehr
Library
displays of Asian
artifacts and / or library holdings.
Works
of Teresa Cho, Lei Jiang, Golumba Kim and Mark
Maestro
In
partnership with Pier 21 Society at:
Harbourside
Gallery, Pier 21
Chinese,
Filipino and Korean cultural performances
Children’s
creative activities
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