“The University engages in reflection and action to build intercultural aptitudes, create a strong sense of inclusion, and enrich our intellectual and social life.”
(Intercultural Understanding, UBC Plan)
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has partnered with the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) and the UBC Asian Library for a month-long series of events that celebrates Asian Heritage Month which reflect the diversity of the city and the province of British Columbia. Since December 2001, Canada’s Senate adopted a motion proposed by Senator Vivienne Poy to officially designate May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and in May 2002, the Government of Canada signed an official declaration to designate May as Asian Heritage Month. As part of the UBC’s emphasis on cultural diversity programming, the Learning Centre’s initiatives reflects many of the intercultural dialogues of the city and campus. As part of Asian Heritage Month in May 2011, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre supported a number of programs.
Generation:1 Art Exhibition at IKBLC Foyer and Ike’s Cafe (May 1 to June 30, 2011)
The Learning Centre has partnered with the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society for a two-month long art exhibition called, Generation One, which featured prominent artists in the Greater Vancouver area. The exhibition occurred from May 1st to June 30, 2011 at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Art Exhibit space.
Asian Heritage Month National Conference (May 14, 2011)
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre sponsored a webcast of an inaugural nation-wide teleconference among Asian Heritage Month societies in Vancouver,Calgary, Montreal and Toronto to share expert speakers’ experiences in integrating Asian-Canadian content into Canada’s education system. The Vancouver lecture took place at UBC’s University Services Building. To view this webcast, please find here.
“Voices from Gold Mountain” at the UBC Chan Centre (May 15, 2011)
An orchestral premiere & Senior/Debut Orchestras Season Finale by the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchesta was performed at the UBC Chan Centre. Supported by the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the performance is the world premiere of Jin Zhang’s Voices from Gold Mountain, an orchestral commission inspired by the struggles of early Chinese-Canadian pioneers. The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver. To view this webcast, please visit here.
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For more information for the 2012 Asian Heritage Month events that will be sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, please stay tuned!
For more information, please contact Allan Cho
