Asian Heritage Month: May 20 to 24

Asian Heritage Month Events in Toronto 2014 Since 2002, Canada has celebrated Asian Heritage through the month of May". Check below for some events and activities to be held in Toronto during May 2O - 25 that celebrate Asian culture and the contributions of Asian Canadians. Explore, learn, grow and enjoy! Legend Fun for kids Film Screenings A Food Informative Book Readings/Storytelling Hands on activity Music MAY 20 Asian Heritage Month Craft 3:30 - 4:30 pm Celebrate with fun crafts! At Toronto Public Library's Maria A. Shchuka location. MAY 21 At Toronto Public Library's Albert Campbell location. Diana Tso retells classic Chinese folktales. Register in person or by calling 416 396 890. Chinese Folktales Retold 10:00 - 10.30 am & 10:30 - 11:00 am At Toronto Public Library's Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre location. Diana Tso retells The Monkey Queen: Journey to the East 1:30 - 2:15 pm 'Journey to the West'. Registration is limited, call 416 394 1040 At Toronto Public Library's Downsview location. Discover Afghan food and cooking. Registeration required Register by calling 416 395 5720 or emailing doyagatorontopubliclibrary.ca. Afghan Food and Tradition 400 - 5:30 pm At Toronto Public Library's Flemingdon Park location. Come over to have henna applied to your hands Henna Application 4.30 - 5:30 pm At Toronto Public Library's North York Central Library location. Learn about the history of Chinese and Japanese Porcelain. Free Identification clinic from 600- Chinese and Japanese Porcelain: A Long Tradition, 7.00 - 8.00 pm 6:30 pm. Register for the clinic by calling 416 395 5639. MAY 22 At Toronto Public Library's High Park location. Listen to Arlene Chan talk about the history of Chinese food and its history. Chinese Food: The Sweet and Sour 200 - 3:00 pm At Toronto Public Library's Queen/Saulter location. Learn how to fold traditional paper cranes. No registration required Origami for Adults: Paper Cranes 400 - 5.00 pm At Toronto Public Library's Fairview location. Watch Fists of Pride, a film about Little Tiger and his fellow fighters training Film Screening: Fists of Pride 6.00 - 8.00 pm with their Thai coach as the annual Water Festival competition approaches. Film rated PG. MAY 23 At Toronto Public Library's Bloor/Gladstone location. The Namesake is a journey for an Indian American teen on his path to discover his identity. Rated 14A, Film Screening: The Namesake 6.00 - 8.00 pm At the Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor St West. A gala performance of Asign Canadian artists, featuring music, dance, talks and other performances. Register by emailing: asianheritagecanadianeyahoo.ca The Silk Road: Connecting East to West 7.00 - 9:00 pm ΜΑΥ 24 At Toronto Public Library's Spadina location. Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with learning about Japanese form of storytelling Kamishibai Stories 10:30 -11:30 am At Toronto Public Library's Malvern location. At 11 am, join us for storytelling and crafts. At 12 pm enjoy brush painting for the whole family. From 1 to 4:30 pm, join us for history about the railway and film screening of Iron Road Register for the film portion by emailing aslanheritagecanadianeyahoo.ca China Homelands Festival 11.00 - 4:30 pm At Toronto Public Library's Steeles location. Create bright wall hangings using various materials and Asian stamps and styles. Asian Themed Block Prints 2.00 - 400 pm At the Toronto Public Library's Richview location. Learn how to create origami. Free tickets available at Richview Library's 2nd floor information desk. Limited quantities available! Learn Origami 200 - 3:30 pm At Toronto Public Library's Barabra Frum location. Arlene Chan will tell you about the history of Chinese food in Toronto. Live dumpling making demonstration and practice making your own. Register in person or by calling 416 395 5440. History of Chinese Food in Toronto 200 - 400 pm Storytelling: Chinese Folktales 2:30 - 3:30 pm At the Toronto Public Library's Sanderson location. Diana Tso retells an ancient Chinese folktale with a new twist. At Toronto Public Library's Riverdale location. Learn the basics of Chinese brush painting Register in person or by calling 416 393 7720. Chinese Brush Painting 3:00 - 4:30 pm At the Toronto Public Library's Sanderson location. Learn papercraft. Papercraft for Kids 3:30 - 4:30 pm Come by next week to see what other events are in store for Asian Heritage Month! Sources: 1. Government of Canada Asian Heritage Month http://www.cicgc.ca/english/multiculturalism/asian/indexasp?utm_source-direct&utm_medium-pos ter&utm_campaign-AsianHeritageMonth All activities and events listed in this infographic are from Toronto Public Library's list located at: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/featured/asian-heritage-monthjsp and also from the Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage, located at http://www.asian-heritage-monthorg/ Infographic e The Origami 2014