A critical examination of symbolism within Canada’s multicultural landscape.
Panelists:
Melanie Fernandez, Arts & Cultural Leader and Educator / Clr. Lily Cheng, City Councillor
Joanne Wong, Educator
A dialogue exploring forms of inward and reverse racism within Chinese-speaking communities. Perspectives from first-generation and 1.5+ generation speakers examine whether these issues are cultural, societal, or systemic—and how they can be addressed constructively.
Panelists:
Tong Zhou, visual artist / Aiko Tomi, pop artist / Jeanette Kong, director
Liao pioneered farm-to-table, vegan Hakka cooking at his Michelin-recognized restaurant in the heart of Taiwan’s Silicon Valley equivalent.
In August 2021, the Taliban recaptured Kabul and, within weeks, barred girls from attending school beyond Grade 6. The ban has not lifted.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.
