here is an event for explorASIAN:
Metro Vancouver community invited to participate in
explorASIAN Friends & Family Day
(Vancouver) explorASIAN celebrates the end of Asian Heritage Month in Metro Vancouver with an exciting day of family friendly activities. This free community event includes live music concerts, magic shows, dance performances, arts and crafts, community booths, and free giveaways. The community is invited to enjoy this FREE multicultural event and meet the talented Asian Canadian artists and diverse cultural and community groups.
Event: explorASIAN Friends & Family Day
Location: Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut Street (Vanier Park)
Date: May 31, 2008 Saturday
Time: 11am - 5pm
Cost: Free event | Free parking
Live performances for all ages:
- International Champions of Magic Rod Chow & Company
- Award Winning Elvis Impersonators: Aaron Wong & Adam Leyk
- Kathara Dance Theatre
- Vandna Sidher Bharata Natyam Classical Indian Dance
- Master Wilson Wu (kungfu)
- Sifu Laurens Kam To Lee (tai chi)
- DJ's Trevor Chan and MissBliss
Family activities:
- Asian Canadian History Timeline Challenge Scavenger Hunt
- Arts and Crafts displays and demonstrations
- Caricature Drawings by Geoff Wong
- and more!
Participating community organizations:
- Lang’s Mongolian Acupuncture
- Powell Street Festival Society
- Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society
- UBC Department of Asian Studies (KUNGQU)
- C3 Korean Canadian Society
- Scripting Aloud
- Dr. Lyla May Yip Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Master Wilson Wu Kungfu Ocean Academy
- 411 Seniors Centre Society
- Kam To Tai Chi Chuan Association
- Raymond Chow, Artist
- Canadian International Dragon Boat Society
explorASIAN FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY is sponsored by the Vancouver Museum and Superior Tofu
The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is a registered non-profit society that celebrates Pan-Asian arts and culture by presenting diverse educational and community outreach programs.
The Society presents and participates in many community ethnocultural events throughout the year and produces the Asian Heritage Month festival known as "explorASIAN" in the month of May.
Since 1996, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society's "explorASIAN" Festival has endeavored to explore the diversity of Asian Canadian life and culture and promote the discussion of relevant issues and concerns within and beyond the Asian Canadian community. The Metro Vancouver community will share and experience Pan-Asian Canadian arts and culture at events featuring emerging and established actors, artists, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, performers and writers.
