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| Jasper Sloan Yip teaches Rotary about Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society. |
Jasper Sloan Yip, Leticia Sanchez, and Winnie Cheng, from the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS), attended Richmond Rotary's meeting to educate our group on their organization and the exciting events coming up next month.
VAHMS is a non-profit organization focused on celebrating Asian-Canadian artists and encouraging their representation in society. Their mission is to foster, promote and celebrate the arts and cultural diversity that Asian-Canadian communities bring to Canadian society.
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VAHM's signature project is explorASIAN, a Metro-Vancouver festival showcasing pan-Asian Canadian arts and culture during Asian Heritage Month in May. This year (2021) is the 25th anniversary of both VAHMS and explorASIAN.
The month-long virtual festival will consist of 30+ virtual events hosted by various pan-Asian communities and organizations in Metro-Vancouver. To learn more, visit: https://explorasian.org/
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District update from Dean Hsieh:
-In honour of DG Dave Hamilton's legacy, the Dave Hamilton Service Above Self Bursary has been created to make it possible for secondary students to reach for the stars and pursue their dreams after high school.
-New committee created RI - The DEI - Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee. In the near future, a North Vancouver Rotarian will come present on this new committee.
-Remember to register for the District Conference!