explorASIAN 2008 - | Many cultures | Many languages | One celebration | 


The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society celebrates its 12th Anniversary in 2008!

Founded in 1996 by five local Asian Canadian artists, an exciting experiment in community building
has blossomed into Canada's largest celebration of Asian Heritage taking place in the month of May.

Come out and meet the artists and participate in the activities and programs at explorASIAN!


Click here to download the online explorASIAN 2008 Festival Program Schedule

Click here to download posters, flyers, and cards to print out for classroom use:  (PDF)


Here are some historical reference materials for the classroom:
Poster - Asian Heritage Month Declaration (Canada)
Chinese-Canadian history
Japanese-Canadian history
Sikh-Canadian history 

Click here for information on our 
Asian North American History Timeline Project