Our Virtual Recognition Awards Ceremony is coming up this week on Friday, June 19th and we want you to get to know this year’s honourees before the big event. You can register now to tune in live and be a part of our first ever virtual ceremony. REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/2Yx2me4 The Honourees: Sima Ghaffarzadeh is … Continue reading →

I am writing on behalf of the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society to express solidarity with communities of colour in BC and around the world who have long suffered under systemic injustice within our societies, as well as those individuals who have been victimized during the COVID 19 pandemic.  A key role of the Vancouver … Continue reading →

Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society recognizes the potential of a diverse Vancouver and advocates for equity, inclusion, collaboration and the social integration of Asian-Canadian communities. VAHMS appreciates the social benefits of multiculturalism and believes in the peaceful and respectful coexistence of not only Pan-Asian communities but of all ethnocultural groups in Canada. As these values … Continue reading →

Sujit Vaidya is an independent Bharatanatyam artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia whom you may recognize from this year’s festival poster. As an interpreter, he has performed extensively in Canada, US, Europe and India. He has many solo margam presentations (traditional Bharatanatyam repertoire) to his credit and has performed in duet and group productions with … Continue reading →

The month of May marks Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and as it comes to an end, I reflect on how different explorASIAN Festival celebration was this year with most of its signature events, tours, film screenings, and gatherings being cancelled or postponed.  In past years, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, its partners and … Continue reading →

Following the conclusion of our first ever Virtual explorASIAN festival, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) is pleased to announce our annual Recognition Awards Ceremony will also be going virtual. Since its foundation in 1996, VAHMS has been dedicated to recognizing Asian-Canadian participation as an integral part of Canadian society by promoting understanding and … Continue reading →

We have some exciting announcements to pass along! This year marks the exciting 50th anniversary of the oldest Punjabi Market in North America – and last year, City Council passed a unanimous motion declaring May 31, 2020 as the celebration date.  To honour this significant anniversary, City Hall will be illuminated in orange tonight, and a webpage to mark the 50th … Continue reading →

As part of Virtual explorASIAN 2020, the Interconnected Project continues its celebration of Asian Heritage Month online, casting a light on art that focus on Pan-Asian heritage and culture. In this article we feature the work of photographer Gloria King. The confluence of two cultures implied by the identity to which Gloria King willingly ascribes … Continue reading →

Necessity is…the Mother. As BC restarts, join Scripting Aloud for their first #covidlife online edition and last reading until the fall! Whether you want to read, or watch/listen and give feedback afterward – we’d love you to be with us. Short and sweet – Scripting Aloud’s next event on Saturday, May 30 reads THE FOURTH … Continue reading →

The Vancouver Public library is offering two virtual events this week as part of their special Asian Heritage Month programming. First up: From Du Fu to Bai Juyi: Scholars’ Spirit – 杜甫與白居易:從仗劍天涯到煮酒園林. The An Lushan Rebellion (755-763) changed Ancient Chinese Culture dramatically. Join the VPL for an introduction to the two greatest Chinese poets of that … Continue reading →