Calgary’s eclectic Gai Lan Ensemble presents a special concert to celebrate Asian Heritage Month. The program is a conversation between the past and present, where ancient instruments made from silk and bamboo give voice to exciting new musical works. You will hear 5 new compositions written and arranged by Asian composers: Rita Ueda (Canada/Japan), Chris […]

This exhibition is about the resilience of Chinese Canadians against the lasting oppressing impacts of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1923-1947) that created absences in Chinese Canadian communities, such as generational severance, lack of representation in leadership, and erasure from the dominant Canadian narrative. This history has been omitted from Canadian history and continues to be […]