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According to the Ca mbridge English Dictionary\, heritage means features belonging to the cultu re of a particular society\, such as traditions\, languages\, or buildings\ , that were created in the past and still have historical importance. Throu gh a virtual panel conversation\, we would like to explore the significance of Asian Heritage Month to Asian-Canadians today living in Vancouver. This virtual event will feature a moderator and four panelists who will respond to various pre-recorded audio\, video\, and written submissions from UBC a nd Vancouver community members who have self-recorded responses to a series of questions.
Jimmy Yan\, Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society Board of Directors\, Secretary
Jimmy joined Access Justice in 2003 and served as its System Architect\, Project Manager\, and Acting Executive Director prior to its merger with Pro Bono L aw of BC. He's a columnist and a regular media commentator on issues of pub lic legal education and information. Jimmy has a B.Sc. degree in Computer E ngineering and a M.Ed. in Law\, Justice and Ethics. He's also a Research As sistant of The Centre for Education\, Law and Society in the Faculty of Edu cation at Simon Fraser University\, and a CELS educational advisor to the C hinese community.
Dr. Caroline Lo\, UBC Lec turer in Social Justice
As a naturalised Canadian\, Dr. Caro line Lo (she/her) was born\, raised\, and educated in Taiwan for the first 25 years of her life\, and received her advanced degree in Business Adminis tration (MBA) at Eastern Washington University (EWU) in the US. She then mo ved to Canada to pursue her second advanced degree in Ethics\, Law\, and So cial Justice in the Faculty of Education at SFU in 2013\, and later her PhD degree at UBC. She currently works as a lecturer teaching Social Justice a t UBC while being involved in various research projects in literacy learnin g and education of special needs children.
Dr. Lo explores Chinese he ritage maintenance in identity and language practice in BC. Findings illumi nate perceptions shaped by migratory trajectory\, immigrant generation\, an d embodied racialized identity. Her research enriches the theoretical disco urse in heritage maintenance with language as a conceptual link between her itage and identity.
Sophia Diamonds\, UBC Political Science s tudent
Sophia (she/her) is a UBC Political Science student h ailing from Vancouver\, BC. She is Taiwanese-Canadian with family roots in Taichung\, Taiwan. Her studies focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict\, which i nfluenced her to live in Jerusalem. There\, she witnessed the ongoing polit ical tensions — learning locally and without media bias. Improving the heal th of mothers\, newborns\, and their families (MNCH) is also one of her pas sions. She led a public awareness campaign and facilitated educational disc ussions with the Canadian public\, including at events like Taiwanfest 18’. She enjoys running\, skiing\, and spending time with her family.
Olivia Lim (she/her) is a recen t UBC graduate of Chinese Filipino and European descent currently working a nd living on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceeded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-waututh nations. She completed her BA in H onours in English with a minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migrations Studi es in 2020 and plans to begin graduate studies in English Literature in Fal l of 2021. Her research interests center on critical race and critical disa bility studies\, life writing\, affect theory\, embodiment studies\, and As ian Canadian\, Asian American\, Filipinx\, and Asian diasporic literatures and her current projects include research assistantships on transpacific li teratures and Asian diasporic communities.
Arian Zand\, UBC A lumnus
Arian Zand (he/him) recently graduated from UBC with an Honours degree in Political Science and International Relations. He is c urrently working as a Legislative Intern in the Legislative Assembly of Bri tish Columbia. Immigrating to Canada from Iran at 18\, Arian became fascina ted with the relative diversity\, inclusion and multiculturalism in democra tic institutions in his new home. As an immigrant in Canada\, Arian's journ ey presented him with unique yet abundant opportunities to learn from his f riends\, classmates\, and mentors from diverse cultural backgrounds. What's more\, educational and cultural events at the UBC Department of Asian Stud ies enabled him to expand his perspective by exposing him to the rich tradi tions of various Asian societies.
Arian's academic\, professional\, a nd volunteer activities revolve around promoting diversity in political rep resentation\, cultivating trust in democratic institutions and fostering in tercultural dialogue.
The VAHMS is a regi stered secular non-profit organization with year-round programming in the a rts and culture scene. Their mission is to foster\, promote and celebrate t he arts and cultural diversity that Asian-Canadian communities bring to Can adian society.
Since 1996\, VAHMS has worked closely with local Asian -Canadian communities and organizations that support their vision of becomi ng the main hub for celebrating Asian-Canadian arts and culture in the Metr o-Vancouver area. Their signature project is explorASIAN\, a Metro-Vancouve r festival showcasing pan-Asian Canadian arts and culture during Asian Heri tage Month in May. This year (2021) is the 25th anniversary of both VAHMS a nd explorASIAN.
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