Press Conference: Launch the Asian Heritage Month Project

May 11, 2023 467 Views

Asian Heritage Month Activities with the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto

On May 10, 2023, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCCGT) is honoured to launch the Asian Heritage Month Project funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.

The purpose of the project is to recognize and reflect on the many contributions that people of Asian origin have made, and continue to make to Canada, through the creation of a new curriculum-aligned digital and online resource materials and toolkits, to assist with the understanding of the Asian Heritage Month, and the Chinese Exclusion Act in Ontario. A special Asian Cultural Sharing Fair will be planned and presented during the Asian Heritage Month 2023, with partners from the cultural community.

Project Activities

Activity #1: Creation and production of digital and online resource materials

The CCCGT will create and produce digital and online resource materials and toolkits to assist in the learning of Asian Heritage Month in Ontario. Resources will be aligned with the curriculum from grade 1 to 12 and will be made available for a minimum of two years on CCCGT’s website.

Resources will include storytelling videos, printable and colorable Asian Heritage Month posters, pamphlets, questions and answers documents, and craft videos.

Resources will also engage students and teachers in thinking critically about commemorating the Chinese Exclusion Act. The CCCGT will distribute the resources created through outreach with its existing network, including local school boards.

Activity #2: Asian Cultural Sharing Fair

The CCCGT will deliver an in-person full-day Asian Cultural Sharing Fair on May 28, 2023 at Yonge-Dundas Square, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. There will be an online live broadcast which can be streamed in the classrooms across the province. The content will be aligned with the curriculum, and include Asian costumes, crafts, arts, music, dance, and food culture showcasing and demonstrations.

Activity #3: Reflection on the Chinese Exclusion Act Online Forum

The CCCGT will organize an online forum for students, teachers, historians, and community members to discuss and reflect on the impacts of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act (Chinese Exclusion Act) on Canada, and how to learn from this history. A recording of the forum and the video will be posted online for teachers to use in the classroom, and a summary of the forum will be produced as a teaching resource.

This Asian Heritage Month’s website will be posted on the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto’s website for two years. It will continue to expand and be updated with current related materials as resources for students and teachers.

大多倫多中華文化中心2023年亞裔文化月活動簡報

大多倫多中華文化中心（CCCGT）在此很榮幸地宣布，中心將於5月10日（週三）推出2023年的亞裔文化月活動。此系列活動將得到安大略省教育部的大力支持。今年的亞裔文化月活動的主目標將為：1）通過創建和製作一系列配合中小學課程內容的教學資源包，來協助安省學生們學習及了解亞裔加拿大人為加拿大文化遺產所作出的種種貢獻、以及《排華法案》在歷史上對華裔加拿大人及加拿大社會造成的影響；2）策劃和開展一場將與社區合作夥伴共同舉行的亞裔文化分享會，來鼓勵和促進學生們去探討、深思亞裔文化月的意義本身、以及亞裔文化月在加拿大多元文化背景下與不同文化產生的獨特共鳴。

項目活動：

第一項活動：

CCCGT 將精心創建和製作一系列線上教學資源包，來幫助安省學生學習及了解亞裔文化月。此資源將配合1-12 年級的課程內容，且CCCGT 的網站將至少提供此資源兩年。此教學資源將包括敘事影片、可印刷的亞裔文化月相關海報、小冊子、包含關鍵問題和相應答案的文件，以及傳統工藝視頻。此資源還將鼓勵學生和教師們對《排華法案》進行深刻的批判性思考。 CCCGT將通過其現有社區關係網（其中包括當地教育局）分發此資源。

第二項活動：亞裔文化分享會

CCCGT 將於 2023 年 5 月 28 日（週日）中午 12 點至下午 6 點在Dundas Square舉辦一場亞裔文化分享會。此活動將同時在網上播出，教師們可選擇在教室內為學生提供活動直播。活動內容將配合中小學的課程內容，其中將包含亞洲傳統服飾、工藝品、音樂、舞蹈和飲食文化展示及示範活動。