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NEWS & EVENTS                              

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2024                           On Chinatown,  Resisting Displacement and Making Place

Dec. 10                       In Conversation with Christina Wong of Denison Ave and special guest storytellers: Arlene Chan,

                                    Brenda Joy Lem and Ming Wong, 6 pm, 303 Spadina, 3rd Floor, Wong’s Association of Ontario.

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2024                           Intersections: Chinese and Jewish Communities in Toronto, Linitzer, 10 am.

Nov. 17

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2024

Nov. 14                        Biennial artist Morris Lum in conversation with Arlene Chan about Toronto's Chinatown,                                                         2024 Toronto Biennial of Art, North York Central Library. 

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2024

Nov. 12                        The Ward: Transition from the Jewish to Chinese Communities, Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am.​

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2024                            

Oct. 9                          Chinese Canadian Pioneers, Heroes, and Game Changers, Aurora Historical Society  7:00 pm.

 

2024

Oct. 3                           Head Tax, Exclusion and Legacy, King Heritage and Cultural Centre, 6:30 pm.

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2024

Sept. 25                      One Chinatown: Many Voices, University of Toronto.

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2024

July 31                         Chinese Canadian Pioneers, Heroes, and Game Changers, Aurora Historical  Society,   7:00 pm.​

POSTPONED

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2024

May 23                        Intersections: Chinese and Jewish Communities in Toronto, BEBY, 7:30 pm.

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2024

May 18                        An Evening with Arlene Chan: A Wok in Time, Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum.

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2024                           

May 7                          Chinese Festivals (Virtual), Asian Heritage Month, Edmonton, AB, 3 pm EST.

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2024

May 4                          Chinatown Tour, Jane's Walk, 2 pm.

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2024

April 27                       Chinese Canadian Convos with Arlene Chan, Chinese Canadian Museum, Vancouver, 6:00 pm.

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2024

March 19                    Awakening the Dragon, Barclay Terrace, 10 am.

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2024

March 13                     Chinatown in The Ward, Ontario College of Art and Design.

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2024

March 7                      Who Gets To Tell the Story of Us, University of Toronto.

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2024

Feb. 3                           The Chinese in Canada, Chee Tuck Association.

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2024

Jan. 6                           Chinese Lantern-Making Workshop,  Lots of Light, Fort York National Historic Site, 1-4 pm.

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2023

Nov.  17                       Chinatown: the Tangible and Intangible, University of Toronto. 

 

2023

Nov. 15                        Food: Eating Chinese in Canada, University of Toronto.

 

2023

Nov. 14                        Post-Film Discussion: Relics of Love and War, ReelAsian Festival, Innis Town Hall, University of

                                     Toronto, 7 pm. Free admission. 

2023

Nov. 13                        Intersections: the Chinese and Jewish Communities, Chai Branch, National Council of Jewish

                                    Women.

2023                         

Nov. 4                         An Evening with Arlene Chan: A Wok in Time,  Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum.

                                    POSTPONED to MAY 2024.

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2023

Sept. 6                       Centenary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Toronto Hong Kong Lions Club.

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2023

July 1                           Keynote Speaker, Gala, 6 pm, Foundation to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada

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2023

June 27                       Panelist, We Are Canada: Stories of Asian Canadians who Served in the Canadian Armed Forces, 

                                    Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.

2023

June 25                       Chinese Exclusion Act,  Canadian Chinese Political Affairs Committee, Albany C;lub.

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2023

June 23                       Guest, National Remembrance Day, Senate of Canada, Ottawa.

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2023

June 19                      Chinese Exclusion Act, CBC, Toronto,

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2023

June 17                        Panelist, Film screening of In The Shadow of Gold Mountain, Varley Art Gallery

       

2023

June 15                        Panelist, Chinese Exclusion Act (virtual),  sponsored by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater                                                 Toronto and the Ontario Ministry of Education.

2023

May 12                        Who Gets to Tell the Story of Us? Greenwood School.

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2023

May 11                        The Chinese Community in Toronto (Virtual), The Redwood.

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2023

May 10                       From Chop Suey to Peking Duck: Chinese Food in Toronto (Virtual) , National Council of Jewish

                                   Women, 8 pm.

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2023                           

May 9                        Panelist, Asian Canadian Voices, East Asian Library, University of Toronto., 2 pm.

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2023

May 4                         Speaker, Book launch, "Dension Avenue,"  by Christina Wong, Sneaky Dee, 7 pm

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2023

May 3                        The Chinese in Toronto, Rogers P.S., Newmarket.

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2023

May 2                        The Chinese in Toronto, Claude Watson School.

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2023

May 1                        The Chinese in Toronto, St. Aidan Catholic School.

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2023

March 16                  Awakening the Dragon: the Dragon Boat Festival (Virtual), Etobicoke Historical Society.

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2023                         

March 10                  Old Chinatown Tour (Virtual), Ontario College of Art & Design, 11:50 am.

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2023

March 9                    Who Gets to Tell The Story of Us, University of Toronto, 6:30 pm.

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2023

March 1                    Chinese Communities of Etobicoke and York (Virtual), Learning Unlimited Etobicoke.

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2023

Feb. 9                        Chinese Canadian Pioneers, Heroes & Game Changers, Canadian Women's Club - London

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2023

Feb. 2                         Chinatown tour (virtual), University of Toronto.

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2023

Jan. 27                       Lunar New Year, University of Toronto, 3 pm.

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2023

Jan. 22                       Lunar New Year Celebration, The Bentway, 12 pm

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2022

Nov. 25                     Chinatown East (virtual), Montcrest School.

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2022

Nov. 21                     Chinatown tour, University of Toronto. 

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2022

Nov. 14                     Jean Lumb and the Chinese in Toronto, University Women's Club, University of Toronto. 

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2022

Oct. 30                     National Roundtable on Saving Canada's Disappearing Chinatowns (Virtual), ACCT Foundation.

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2022

Oct. 29                     Chinese Canadian Legends Award, Richmond Hill.

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2022

Sept. 4                     Panel, Chinatown Opera (Virtual).

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2022

July 9                       Tribute to Robert and Tommy Wong, Eva Rothwell Centre, Hamilton.

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2022

May 30                     Moderator, Chinatown Opera, Toronto Reference Library, 7 pm.

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2022

May 12                     Chinese Food and Restaurants in Toronto: Then and Now, Current Happenings Women's Group.

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2022

May 10                     Jean Lumb, (Virtual), United Church Women.

                      

2022

May 4, 11                   Who Was Jean Lumb? Jean lumb Public School.

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2022

May 3                       K. Dock Yip, Queen's Own Rifles. of Canada.

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2022

March 10                 Who Gets to Tell Our Stories (Virtual), University of Toronto. 

 

2022

Feb. 17                       Jean Lumb: A Woman of Many Firsts (Virtual), Probus North York.

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2022

Feb. 3                       Chinatown Tour (Virtual), University of Toronto.

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2022

Jan. 31                      Empowering East Asian Communities: Stories From East Asian Librarians (Virtual), sponsored by

                                 OISE East Asian Special Interest Group.

2021

Nov. 22                     East Chinatown (Virtual), Montcrest School.

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2021

Nov. 18                     The Chinese in Toronto: Then & Now (Virtual), 7:30 pm, Etobicoke Historical Society.

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2021

Nov. 17                     Toronto Stories Live (Virtual) , by Myseum of Toronto, 7 pm

                                 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-stories-live-tickets-168978355811?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=7775d91c4f&mc_eid=6f6c1e258e

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2021

Nov. 14                    Then Is Now: Screening & Discussion (Virtual), 2 pm, https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/then-is-now-screening-discussion-                                                  tickets-202719989947?ref=estw&fbclid=IwAR0Mh-GsY1svO6miho-ocbUHbuTDtXs36GioZtbGNm3tGv7z4lBiDqKXTyg

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2021

Oct. 14                     Jean Lumb: A Woman of Many Firsts (Virtual), Women's Canadian Club, 1:30 pm.

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2021

Oct. 13                     Toronto Stories Live (Virtual), 7 pm, Myseum of Toronto.

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2021

Sept. 23                   Chinatown Tour (Virtual), 6 pm, Heritage Toronto.

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2021

Aug. 17                     Chinatown Tour (Virtual), 12 pm, Heritage Toronto.

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2021

June 14                    Jean Lumb: a Woman of Many Firsts (Virtual), Claude Watson School for the Arts.

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2021 

May 26                    Jean Lumb: A Woman of Many Firsts (Virtual), North Toronto Historical Society.

                                 Email registration to: membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org

2021

April 29                   Moderator, Activating Food: Cultivating Culture, Delivering Connections (Virtual), Culinaria Research                                   Centre, 3 pm EDT, Eventbrite.

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2021

April 28                   Discovering My Roots: A Chinese Canadian Perspective (Virtual), Ontario Genealogy Society.

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2021

April 21                   The Chinese in Toronto (Virtual),  CFUW - Markham/Unionville. 

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2021

March 9                  The Chinese in Toronto (Virtual),  7:15 pm., CFUW - North Toronto.

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2021

March 2                  Telling Our Stories (Virtual), University of Toronto.

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2021

Feb. 21                      Tour of Chinatown (Virtual), University of Toronto.

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2021

Jan. 20                     The Chinese in Toronto (Virtual), Montcrest School. 

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2020

Dec. 5                       The Chinese in Toronto (Virtual), 7 pm, Friends of Toronto Chinatown. https://fb.me/e/1gTHWWOzp

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2020

Dec. 3                       Building A Nation One Spike At A Time: Chinese Labourers and the Construction of the CPR (Virtual),

                                  7 pm, West Toronto Junction Historical Society.

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2020

Nov. 20                    From China to Toronto: Stories, Struggles and Cantonese Opera (Virtual), "Perspectives on China"                                           series, Later Life Learning, 10 am.

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2020

Oc.t 28                     Panelist (Virtual), Heritage Thrives: Perspectives on Toronto's Past and Present,  7:30 pm, Heritage                                           Toronto.

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2020

May 27                    The Story of Jean Lumb, 7:30 pm, North Toronto Historical Society.

                                 CANCELLED (due to coronavirus closures)

2020

May 16                   Dragon Boat Festival, 2 pm, Bridlewood Library, Toronto Public Library.

                                CANCELLED (due to coronavirus closures)

2020

April 20                Toronto's Chinese Restaurants in the '60s, Faculty Club, University of Toronto.

                               CANCELLED (due to coronavirus closures)

2020

April 2                   Chinese Railway Workers and the Construction of the CPR, West Toronto Junction Historical Society.

                               CANCELLED (due to coronavirus closures)

2020

March 25              Dragon Boat Festival, Jean Lumb P.S.

                               CANCELLED (due to coronavirus closures)

2020

March 24              The Story of Jean Lumb, Jean Lumb P.S.

                               CANCELLED (due to coronvirus closures)

2020

Feb. 27                    Guest speaker, Innis College, University of Toronto.

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2020

Feb. 26                    The Chinese in Canada, Albert Campbell C.I.

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2020                       

Feb. 18                     The Story of Jean Lumb, Jean Lumb P.S.

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2020

Feb. 6                      Tour of First Chinatown and West Chinatown, University of Toronto.

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2020

Jan. 23                     Moderator, screening of Love Boat: Taiwan, 6 pm, Toronto Reference Library.

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2019

Dec. 23                    Chinatown tour. 

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2019

Nov. 28                   The Chinese in Toronto, Montcrest School.

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2019

Nov. 27                    Panelist, "Looking to the Future: the Evolving Narrative of Asian Canadian Literature," LiterAsian,

                                     3 pm, Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, University of Toronto, 8th floor, 130 St. George St.

 

2019

Oct. 29                   The Chinese in Toronto, Lexis/Nexis.

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2019

Oct. 8                    The Chinese in Toronto, Branksome Hall.

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2019

Sept. 25                  The Story of Jean Lumb, University of Toronto Scarborough.

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2019

Sept. 23                  Chinatown tour, University of Toronto.

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2019

Sept. 21-22              Intrepid Chinese Canadians: From Exclusion to Inclusion, 2 pm, Fort York Historic Site.

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2019

Sept. 10-15              Readings from my book, The Moon Festival: a Chinese Mid-Autumn Celebration, Moon Merge,

                                 The Bentway, Toronto.

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2019

Aug. 28                  The Story of Jean Lumb,  South Grey Museum Speaker Series.

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2019

July 21                    Chinatown tour, 10:30 am, Heritage Toronto. Registration required.

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2019

June 25                  The Story of Jean Lumb, 1:30 pm, Central Eglinton Community Centre.

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2019

June 24                  The Story of Jean Lumb, TDSB.

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2019

June 3                    Dragon Boat Festival, James Culnan Catholic School.

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2019

June 1                    Chinatown tour, 10:30 am, Heritage Toronto. Registration required.

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2019

May 29                  Old Chinatown/Chinatown West tour. Private.

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2019

May 16                  Through the Years: the Chinese in Canada, 6:30 pm, Northview Branch, Oshawa Public Libraries.

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2019

May 13                  Toronto's Chinese Community: What's Up?, Toronto Reference Library, 6:30 pm.

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2019

May 8                    The Chinese in Canada, Albert Campbell C.I.

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2019                       

May 7                    Chinatown tour, 1:30 pm, Central Eglinton Community Centre.

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2019

May 4                    Dragon Boat Festival, Reading Circle, Bridlewood Branch, Toronto Public Library.

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2019

May 2                    Moderator for Ann Hui and her new book, Chop Suey Nation, 6:30 pm, Yorkville Library.

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2019

April 26                 The Chinese in Toronto: Then and Now, 7 pm, Yorkminster Park Speaker Series, Yorkminster Park                                     Church.

2019

April 25                 Chinatown tour, OISE Chinese Alumni.

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2019

April 18                  The Chinese in Toronto, 1:30 pm, Central Eglinton Community Centre.

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2019

April 16                  The Story of Jean Lumb, 11 am, Scarborough Probus, St. Dunstan Church.

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2019                        CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Feb. 12                    Jean Lumb: A Woman of Many Firsts, Canadian Federation of Women, North Toronto Club.

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2018

Feb. 9                     The Story of Jean Lumb, Centre for French and Linguisitics, University of Toronto Scarborough. 

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2018

Nov. 26                   Chinatown East, Montcrest School.

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2018

Nov. 22                   Dragon Boat Festival, Greenland P.S., Toronto District School Board. 

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2018

Nov. 21                   Dragon Boat Festival, Howard Jr.P.S., Toronto District School Board.

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2018

Nov. 20                  Panel with Film Producer Anne Tait, Iron Road, Reel Canada, TIFF Lightbox, Toronto.

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2018

Nov. 19                   History of the Chinese in Canada, St. Aidan Catholic School, Toronto Catholic District School Board.

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2018

Nov. 17                   Children's Book Fair, CNIB Hub, 1-5 pm. 

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2018

Nov. 14                   Dragon Boat Festival, Norman Ingram P.S., Toronto District School Board.

 

2018

Nov. 12                    Dragon Boat Festival, Kew Beach Jr. P.S., Toronto District School Board. 

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2018

Nov. 8                     Beyond the Rack: Discussing Toronto's Garment Industry, 6 pm, Heritage Toronto.

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2018

Nov. 8                     Remembrance Day Panel, Danforth Technical Institute, Toronto District School Board.

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2018

Nov. 7                     Dragon Boat Festival, Harwood P.S., Toronto District School Board.

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2018

Nov. 1                     Dragon Boat Festival, Oakridge Jr. P.S., Toronto District School Board.

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2018

Oct. 18                     Dragon Boat Festival, Rose Avenue P.S., Toronto District School Board.

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2018

Oct. 15                     Dragon Boat Festival, St. Victor Catholic School, Toronto Catholic District School Board.

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2018

Oct. 10                    Immigration and Integration: the Story of Jean Lumb, Branksome Hall.

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2018

Oct. 3                     Chinatown West tour, private, Heritage Toronto.

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2018

Sept. 28                  Chinatown tour, private, University of Toronto.

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2018

Sept. 24                 Chinese Moon Festival, Bowmanville Branch, Clarington Public Library.

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2018

Sept. 21                 CPR and Head Tax, Agincourt Branch, Toronto Public Library.

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2018

Sept. 20                Old Chinatown tour, private, University of Toronto

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2018

July 21                   Chinatown West tour, 10:30 am, Heritage Toronto.

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2018

July 4                    Women of Achievement Award, Tri Delta Convention, Dallas, Texas.

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2018

June 9                   Toronto's First Chinatown tour, Law and Society Conference.

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2018                     

June 8                   Toronto's First Chinatown tour, Law and Society Conference.

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2018

June 2                   Chinatown West tour, 10:30 am, Heritage Toronto.

 

2018

May 22                  Asian Heritage Month Opening Ceremony, 7 pm, Metro Hall, 55 John Street.

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2018                       POSTPONED

May 17                  CPR and the Chinese Head Tax, 2 pm, Maryvale Branch, Toronto Public Library.

 

2018

May 15                  The Chinese in Toronto, 7 pm, Asian Heritage Month, United Steelworkers, 25 Cecil Street.

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2018

May 13                  Chinatown West/Kensington Market tour, 11 am, Fentster Gallery, 402 College Street

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2018

May 9                   Asian Heritage Month Concert and Arts Showcase, 7 pm, Innis Town Hall, U of T

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2018

May 6                   Ajudicator, English Speech Art Competition, Toronto Mandarin Lions Club, 2 pm, Unionville H.S.

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2018

May 1                    Dragon Boat Festival, Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library

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2018

April 29                 Chinatown West/Kensington Market tour, 11 am, Fentster Gallery, 402 College Street

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2018

April 25                 The Chinese in Canada, 7 pm, Aurora Historical Society, Hillary House.

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2018

March 17               The Contribution of Chinese Canadian Women in Toronto, International Women's Day, 5:30 pm,                                             Alexandra Park Community Centre, 105 Grange Court

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2018

March 1                Storytelling Workshop, Elia Middle School

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2018

Feb. 20                  Celebrating Chinese New Year, 2 pm, Leaside Library, Toronto

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2018

Feb. 12                   Storytelling Workshop, Shoreham Public Sports and Wellness Academy

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2017

Nov. 27                  The Chinese in Canada, A.Y. Jackson Secondary School, Toronto

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2017

Nov. 21                  The Chinese in Canada, Montcrest School, Toronto

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2017

Nov. 16                  The Chinese In Toronto, Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Street, 6 pm.

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2017

Nov. 10                  Storytelling and Creative Writing Workshop, St. Mother Teresa Academy, Toronto

 

2017

Nov. 6                   The Chinese Canadian Archives at the Toronto Public Library, Ex Libris Conference

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2017

Oct. 27                   Storytelling and Creative Writing Workshop, Mary Ward Catholic School, Toronto

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2017

Oct. 25                   Storytelling and Creative Writing Workshop, Mary Ward Catholic School, Toronto

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2017

Oct. 23                   Acceptance speech, Special Achievement Award, Heritage Toronto Awards, Carlu, 6 pm.

 

2017

Oct. 13                    Tour of Old Chinatown and Chinatown West, University of Toronto.

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2017

Oct. 5                     Old Chinatown tour, University of Toronto.

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2017

Sept. 24                 Chinatown tour, 1 pm, Whippersnapper Gallery, 594 Dundas St. W.

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2017

Sept. 24                 Jean Lumb, Block by Block, The Ward Museum,  Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., 3-6 pm

 

2017

July 16                   Dragon Boat Festival, Discover Summer Program, Mon Sheong Youth Group, 1 pm

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2017

May 31                  A Tribute to Jean Lumb, Asian Heritage Month Author Readings and Concert Performance, 7 pm,                                            Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex, 7 pm

2017

May 31                  The Chinese in Canada, Ryerson P.S., Toronto

        

2017

May 30                  The Chinese in Toronto, Town Centre Court, Scarborough, 12 pm

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2017

May 28                  Doors Open, MomenTO Pop-Up Talks, Jean Lumb, Observation Deck, City Hall, 1, pm, 2 pm

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2017

May 17                  Dragon Boat Festival, Cambie Library, Richmond, BC

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2017

May 16                 History of the Chinese in Canada, Brighouse Library, Richmond, BC

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2017

May 16                 Dragon Boat Festival, Ironwood Public Library, Richmond, BC

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2017

May 15                 History of the Chinese in Canada, Surrey Public Library, Richmond, BC

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2017

May 8                   Dragon Boat Festival, Derrydown P.S., Toronto

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2017

May 2                   Dragon Boat Festival, Aylesbury Public School, Brampton

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2017

April 24                Tour of Chinatown, Heritage Toronto

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2017

April 19                Panelist, Film Screening of Everything Will Be, Dorset Park Community Hub, 6:30 pm

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2017

March 22              Facilitator, Not Just Numbers, Intersections, Myseum of Toronto, Toronto Reference Library, 6 pm.

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2017

March 9                Unravelling the Story of Chinese Market Gardens, Lambton House, 7:30 pm.

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2017

February 25         Panelist, "Why Politics Matter," Asian Canadian Women Empowerment.

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2017

February 1         The Chinese in Canada, Darcel Avenue Sr. P.S.

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2017

January 26         Chinese New Year, Palmerston Avenue P.S.

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2016

November 29     Launch, Chinese Canadian Archives, Toronto Reference Library, 6 pm

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2016

November 24     The Story of Jean Lumb, Presteign-Woodbine Church, 1:30 pm

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2016

November 22     The Story of Jean Lumb, Leaside Library, 2 pm

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2016

November 18     The Chinese in Toronto, Montcrest School

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2016

November 16     The Chinese in Toronto, St. Clement's School

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2016

November 15     Institute of Canadian Citizenship, Roundtable, 10 am, Fort York


2016

November 12     Chinatown West tour, 2:30 pm

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2016

November 9      Cultural Identities and Writing City Stories, 6:30 pm, Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St., Toronto

 

2016

November 3      Shared Authority and Inclusive Storytelling, 1 pm, Ontario Museum Association Conference, Novotel.

 

2016

October 22        Archives in Your Attic, 2 pm, Toronto Reference Library, Hinton Centre, 3rd floor

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2016

October 18        The Chinese in Toronto from 1878, 7 pm, New Toronto Historical Society, 185 Firth Street, Toronto

 

2016

September        http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chinese-head-tax-in-canada/

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2016

Sept. 7 and 9    Pop Up Talks, The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris, 6-9 pm, Art Gallery of Ontario

 

2016

Aug. 3               Toronto History Lecture, City of Toronto Archives, 7:30 pm, presentation  "The Chinese in Toronto."                              

2016

July 12               Just Watch Me, Chinese Canadian Youth Summer Camp, presentation of history of Chinese in Toronto

 

2016                   A Wok in Chinatown, food tour on Spadina Avenue, part of series, Dishing Up Toronto, sponsored by       June 22              Ward Museum, Heritage Toronto, and Culinaria (UTSC)

                           

2016                   Chinese Canadian National Council, Toronto Chapter, presentation on history of Chinatown

June 19

 

2016                   The Chinese in Toronto: Then and Now, 6:30-8:00 pm, Toronto Reference Library, Hinton

May 31               Learning Theatre.

 

2016                   Corliss P.S., Mississauga, presentation on Dragon Boat Festival

May 24         

                            Teacher feedback: "Thanks so much for that wonderful presentation. It was great! The students were                                       so intrigued and it was very informative!"

 

2016                   TSO, Toronto Centre, presentation on history of Chinese in Toronto

May 18

                          TSO feedback: "Thank you for taking the time to come in and give a presentation. The employees                                             here showed great interest in the topic and were excited to have you here."

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2016                   Richmond Hill Public Library presentation on Dragon Boat Festival

May 16

          

2016                   Tour of Toronto's Old Chinatown, Heritage Toronto

May 14               

                          Heritage Toronto tour survey response: "I truly enjoyed the meticulous historical and cultural                                                  details of the tour, with a great balance between information and personal storytelling. The tour                                            was also great because it had the perfect number of stops as not to overwhelm the participants.                                              Each stop was greatly detailed and included very relevant and exciting information. Great focus on                                         food."

 

2016                   Photo display of Jean Lumb, Metro Hall, Toronto

May 9-14

 

2016                   Presentation on history of Chinese in Canada, CICS Immigration Resource Centre

May 9                

                                CICS feedback: "The participants enjoyed finding out more about the history of the Chinese                                                 community in Canada and for sure they would like to know more. For LINC students who have only                                 been in Canada for a few years, the presentation certainly opened up a new area not touched on in                                     the language classes."

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2016                  Unveiling of Ontario Heritage Trust plaque to commemorate Jean Lumb, Diversity Gardens, Toronto

April 23

 

2016                  Rogers Public School, Newmarket, presentation on Dragon Boat Festival

April 21

 

2016                  Catholic District School Board, Library technicians meet the authors, Niagara

April 15

 

2016                  University of Toronto Schools presentation to grade nine students on Chinese Canadian history

April 4              

                        

2016                  Perspectives on The Ward, panelist with Andrew Hunter and Paul Bishop

March 23          City Hall, Committee Room 2                  

 

2015                   Presentation with Anne Tait, film producer, Iron Road, Leaside Library, 2-4 pm

November 24

 

 

2015                   Reel Canada, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Iron Road, Q&A with film producer Anne Tait

October 26

 

2015                    Montcrest School presentations on Toronto's Chinatowns.

October 22    

 

2015                   My book, The Chinese Head Tax and Anti-Chinese Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century has 

October 13        been nominated for the 2015 Heritage Toronto Book Award. The award ceremony will be held at the                                    Koerner Hall and hosted by Mary Ito, CBC's Fresh Air.
 

2015

July-August     PanAm/ParaPanAm Games

 

                          Volunteering as a workforce supervisor at the Varsity Stadium for the PanAm/ParaPanAm Games,                                         was rewarding, fun, and exhausting but the thrill of a lifetime.

 

2015                  Book launch, The Ward: the Life and Loss of  Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood, Holy Trinity 

May 20             Church                                                

 

2015                 Tour of Toronto's first Chinatown, Heritage Toronto

May 10

 

2015                  Tour of Chinatown West, Heritage Toronto

May 6

 

2015                  Queen/Saulter Library presentation on the Dragon Boat Festival

May 5

 

2015                  Book launch, The Chinese Head Tax and Anti-Chinese Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century

May 3                Maison de Culture, Montreal

 

2015                  Ryerson University presentation on the Chinese in Toronto

April 8

 

2015                  Woodbine-Presteign Church presentation on Chinese New Year

Feb. 19

 

2015                 Leaside Library presentation on Chinese New Year

Feb. 17

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