Revisiting Chinese Canadian Communities
16 September 2010, Thursday
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
8/F, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.
Conference Programme
The Honourable Senator Vivienne Poy
Chair & Opening Remarks
Dr. David Chuenyan Lai
Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of Victoria
Topic: Chinese Gateways in China and Canada
Professor Eric Fong
Dept. of Sociology, University of Toronto
Topic: The Residential Clustering of Chinese in Toronto
Dr. Jack Leong
Director, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
Topic: Challenges of Social Integration for Chinese Immigrants
Professor Joseph Wong
Director, Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs
Discussant
Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art
Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art
A traveling exhibition from the Japan Foundation
Hiroshi Sugito, Starry Night, 199s (acrylic, pigment, paper on panel)
The Japan Foundation, Toronto
213-131 Bloor St. W., (2nd Floor of the Colonnade Building)
(416) 966-1600 x229
Monday 11:30 – 7:00 (extended hours)
Tuesday 11:30 – 4:30
Wednesday 11:30 – 4:30
Thursday 11:30 – 7:00 (extended hours)
Friday 11:30 – 4:30
Select Saturdays* noon – 5:00
*Saturday openings: August 21; September 11; October 2, 16; November 6
Megaman Manga Launch with Artist Hitoshi Ariga
Megaman! Megamix! Megavent!
Book Launch
Featuring Japanese Manga-ka Hitoshi Ariga!
Presented by UDON Entertainment, The Beguiling, and The Japan Foundation
Date: Thursday, August 26th, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00)
Location: The Japan Foundation, Toronto
Address: 131 Bloor Street West, 2nd floor of the Colonnade Building
Admission: Free
RSVP (required): (416) 966-1600 ext. 103 or jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php
Language: In Japanese with English translation
Toronto Summer Music Festival Presents: Imada Puppet Troupe (Ina Valley, Nagano) and Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe (Columbia, Missouri)
Toronto Summer Music Festival Presents:
Imada Puppet Troupe (Ina Valley, Nagano) and Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe (Columbia, Missouri)
Date: Thursday, July 22
Time: 6:45 pm pre-concert talk with Martin Holman/8:00 pm performance
Location: MacMillan Theatre, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park Crescent
Tickets: $30-$75 available at http://www.torontosummermusic.com or (416) 408-0208
Toronto Singapore Film Festival 2010
INFORMATION
Date
July 16(Friday)-July 17 (Saturday)
LOCATION
Revue Cinema: 400 Roncesvalles Avenue Toronto, ON M6R 2M9
Innis Town Hall: 2 Sussex Avenue Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
CONTACT INFO
Jessica Lam
EVENT WEBSITE
http://tsff.org/2010/
DESCRIPTION
TSFF is returning for the 5th season in 2010. The two-day film festival is being held at Revue Cinema July 16th and Innis College on the 17th.
For more information on the films being screened, as well as how to purchase tickets, please visit the Toronto Singapore Film Festival website.
SPONSORED BY
Toronto Singapore Film Festival
CO-SPONSORED BY
Asian Institute
alfradot.ca
Firefish
Easternlight Films
The Substation
Hypertext.ca
A Week in Hainan - Sanya and Wuzhizhou Island
After a night in the village, I made my way to Sanya (三亚) where my cousin lives and works. When I was in Hainan in 2008, I was only able to meet him for a dinner and during this trip, I was eager to spend more time with him.
My cousin is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official. Passionate about the island on which he grew up, he was happy to bring me around Sanya.
Sanya is a beautiful coastal city; its tropical climate and 23km long beach draws millions of tourists to its shores annually.
During the 4 days spent in Sanya, my cousin drove me around the city and took me to Wuzhizhou Island (蜈支洲岛). Being a great seafood lover, most of our time was spent at various seafood restaurants.
A Week in Hainan - The Countryside
I arrived in Hainan just before lunchtime and was picked up at Haikou's Meilan International Airport (海口美兰国际机场) by my uncle. When my grandfather left Hainan Island in 1947, his oldest brother stayed behind to take care of the ancestral home and also raised his family there. Nevertheless despite being away, my grandfather always made sure to keep in contact with his family members in Hainan to ensure that they had a comfortable life.
Taiwan strides toward full engagement in the global health network
Johnny Chiang
Minister of the Government Information Office
Republic of China (Taiwan)
