Asian Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
May 3, 2025 | 12:30PM - 3:00PM
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In-person
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Program of Opening Ceremony
O Canada
Music: Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Soprano: Dr. Vania Chan
Opening remarks
Her Worship Olivia Chow, Mayor, City of Toronto (tbc)
The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy, former Senator who tabled the Motion in the Senate of Canada, and Founding Patron, Asian Heritage Month-CFACI
Mr. Justin Poy, Honourary Patron of Asian Heritage Month-CFACI, and Chinese Canadian Legend Award holder
Asian Heritage Month Lecture
Mr. Justin Poy, Honourary Patron, Asian Heritage Month-CFACI, Chinese Canadian Legend Award Winner
World Premiere: “Love Makes Us One” – New Composition by Professor Chan Ka Nin, lyrics by Ms. Jodelyn Huang ( Toronto Catholic District School Board), Soprano: Dr. Vania Chan
A new composition by Juno and Dora Award-winning composer Professor Chan Ka Nin (composer of the opera Iron Road) and Alice Ping Yee Ho, with lyrics by Ms. Jodelyn Huang, Community Relations, Toronto Catholic District School Board.
“Man Jiang Hong” – Soprano: Dr. Vania Chan
“Diversity and Inclusion – A Photographer’s Perspective”
Stephen Siu, Chinese Canadian Legend Award Winner
Photography is a way to capture the beauty of the world around us. It is also a vehicle to highlight our unique experiences, regardless of our race, ethnicity and cultural background. Stephen Siu, former chair of the Chinese Canadian Photographic Society of Toronto, and a “Chinese Canadian Legend”, is featuring some of his photographs taken recently in Ontario, Northwest China and Vietnam to help us explore our journey for equality and inclusion in his presentation at the opening of Asian Heritage Month 2025.
Tour of Asian Heritage Month Photography Exhibition and Chats with the Asian Canadian Photographers, Composers and Performing Artists
Please tour the Asian Heritage Month Photography Exhibition! The awards-winning Asian Canadian Photographers, Composers and Performing Artists will be there.
Asian Heritage Month Photography Exhibition by Award-Winning Asian Canadian Photographers
City Hall Rotunda
Date: April 28 to May 4, 2025
Venue: City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto
FREE ADMISSION
Metro Hall Rotunda
Date: May 7 to May 13, 2025
Venue: Metro Hall Rotunda, Toronto, 55 John Street, Toronto
FREE ADMISSION
Photo Exhibition | Burma Seen Through The Lens of Award-Winning Photographer Tam Kam Chiu
Date: May 1 to May 31, 2025
Venue: City Hall Branch, Toronto Public Library, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto.
FREE ADMISSION
Sponsor: Asian Heritage Month-Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc.
Co-sponsors: Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto; Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto; Toronto Public Library; Chinese Canadian Photography Society of Toronto; Social Services Network; Cambridge Food and Wine Society