May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada!
From https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month.html
Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity for us to learn more about the diverse culture and history of Asian communities in Canada, as well as to acknowledge the many achievements and contributions of people of Asian origin who, throughout our history, have done so much to make Canada the country we know and love.
The theme for Asian Heritage Month 2026 is: “Honouring Asian Canadians: Stories that Built Canada”. This theme recognizes the essential contributions Asian Canadians have made to Canada’s social, cultural, and economic life across generations. It highlights how individuals, families, and communities helped build the country—often while facing exclusion and systemic barriers—and affirms that their histories are a foundational part of Canada’s national story.
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The Groups of People Who Live in Asia
Asia is chock-full of diverse groups of people that are united by a common ethnicity and language. Each part of Asia has its own wildly different cultures, countries and climates. You could spend your whole life talking about every single unique group in Asia.
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5 Awesome Asian Superheroes
From https://www.cbc.ca/kids/articles/5-awesome-asian-superheroes
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was the first Marvel movie to feature an Asian hero in the lead. Let's celebrate Asian superheroes by taking a look at some of the coolest ones. Click 👇
From https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/asian-heritage-in-canada
For Canada, Asia does not exist “over there.” It is, has been, and will continue to be, right here, contributing to and shaping our country. Canada’s citizenry includes over 7.5 million people — almost 22 per cent of the population — who were born outside Canada.
Recent immigrants to this country are more likely to have come from Asia and the Middle East than from Europe. Chinese ancestry, East Indian ancestry and Filipino ancestry are among the 20 most common ancestries reported by the Canadian population.
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Asian Heritage in Canada Quiz
From https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/asian-communities-in-canada
Create a quiz to test your knowledge of Asian Canadians and Asian Heritage! Click 👇
Asia-Canada Timeline
From https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/asia-canada
The Asia-Canada timeline presented here is a chronological record of over 200 years of history since the first Chinese settlers helped build a trading post in Nootka Sound. The timeline touches on the settlement history of various Asian groups, the discrimination that many suffered in our early history, accomplishments, firsts, biographies, and the gradual changes through which Canadian society came to accept the rights and equality of its Asian immigrants. Click 👇
Asian-Canadian Heritage: Noteworthy Events and Individuals
From https://nos-langues.canada.ca/en/quiz/asian-canadian-heritage-noteworthy-events-and-individuals-eng
Since the late 1700s, people of Asian origin have made important contributions to Canadian heritage and identity. Each year, as part of its annual Asian Heritage Month campaign, the Government of Canada encourages Canadians to learn about how Canadians of Asian origin have helped to shape Canada as we know it today.
Take this quiz to see how well you know your Asian-Canadian noteworthy events and individuals! Click 👇
Come up to the Learning Commons and borrow a book from our display! These are just some of the books that feature Asian characters or that have been written by Asian authors that we have in our collection.
Read. Learn. Grow.
