Asian Heritage

Remembering the Komagata Maru Incident

Komagata-Maru

Today is the 98th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident, an infamous event in Canadian history that exposed the racial prejudice of Canadian immigration law.

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Taiko: Indigenous Asian-Canadian Music

taiko

May is Asian Heritage Month! Music historian Gary Cristall explores taiko drumming, a musical form that he asserts has transcended its origins to become distinctly Canadian!

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