May is Asian Heritage Month, a month to celebrate Asian Canadians and to acknowledge their achievements and unique contributions to our history. The more we learn about each other’s culture and traditions, the more we are able to recognize and appreciate our shared humanity. Sadly, we live in a time of increased anti-Asian racism and violence. For this reason, we’ve also included anti-racism resources in our list below. This Asian Heritage Month, let’s learn together and commit to fight against anti-Asian racism.

We invite you to take some time to explore some of these curated resources about Asian Canadian history and heritage:

• A Seat at the Table (exhibit)
• An Elderly Chinese Woman and a Group of Millennial Roomies Make for One Unlikely Friendship | A-Yi
• Anti-Racism Resources
• Asian Communities in Canada (curated selection of films)
• Asian Canadian Heritage Month: 2022 Camosun Library Guide
• Bao Fortune Teller (for kids of all ages)
• Chinatown Storytelling Centre — Chinese Canadian Journey (Vancouver, B.C.)
• Chinese Canadian Museum
• Chinese Canadian Military Museum
• East Indian — Library and Archives Canada
• ExplorASIAN — Asian Heritage Month Reading List
• Force136: Chinese Canadian Heroes (documentary)
• Hidden Hate: Exposing the Roots of Anti-Asian Racism in Canada
• Historic Joy Kogawa House
• History of Anti-Asian Riots (Vancouver, B.C.)
• ExplorASIAN —History of Asian Canadian Communities
• I Never Knew About These Chinese-Canadian Heroes Until Don Cherry Opened His Mouth (article)
• Landscapes of Injustice
• Life in a Japanese Canadian Internment Camp during WWII
• Mayor’s Statement on New Chinese Canadian Museum Exhibition Space in Victoria (news article)
• Minority Rights — Asian Canadians
• Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
• Nikkei Stories
• Royal BC Museum Chinese Historical Wrongs Legacy Initiatives
• South Asian Canadian Heritage Project
• Tradition in Felicities: Celebrating the History of Canada’s Oldest Chinatown
• The Chung Collection, UBC Library
• The History of the Japanese Canadian Cenotaph
• Timeline of Asians in Canada
• Unwanted Soldiers (film)
• Vancouver Public Library Guide to Chinese Canadian Genealogy

Societies to Support:

• Asian Canadian Equity Alliance
• C3 Korean Canadian Society
• hua foundation
• United Filipino Canadian Associations in BC
• Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice (Vancouver, B.C.)

Anti-Racism Resources:

• Beyond Activism: Anti-racism Facilitation Guide Created by B.C. Educator
• The Gift We Give One Another: A Collection of Anti-Racism and Anti-Hate Resources
• BCcampus’ Anti-Racism Statement

Please note we are using the term Asian Canadian broadly, and it is impossible to capture all groups with this term. We are also aware the preceding list is far from exhaustive and welcome additional stories and resources from you. If you have suggestions, please reach out to us!

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