WHEN: Friday March 22nd, 2024 4p-6:30p
WHERE: The Prince George Civic Center
* 4p-6:30p A Free Festival Event for the whole community and families to celebrate the History, Legacy, and first contribution of the Asian Countries in the economy of the City of Prince George and Northern BC
* Cultural exhibitors, performances, entertainment
* There will be a ticketed dinner from 6:30p-10p with awards to follow, tickets can be purchased through IMSS (PLEASE DO NOT PROMOTE THIS YET, THEY ARE STILL CONFIRMING, WILL LET YOU KNOW)
DID YOU KNOW:
* Did you know…In 1919, over 500 Chinese labourers came to Prince George, British Columbia, to build the Pacific Trunk Railway in the region and 83 years later, the city had a Chinese Canadian population of almost 1,000 people, according to Statistics Canada.
* Did you know…Communities of South Asian heritage in Canada reflect the cultural diversity of South Asia. The languages and dialects of the region are all now part of Canadian identity. Immigration from South Asia to Canada began in the late 19th century when a number of Sikhs from Punjab, India came to British Columbia to work in the lumber, mining, and railway industries, and later in agriculture
* Did you know…Manzo Nagano, the first Japanese person to come to Canada, settled in Victoria in 1877. The 2 main waves of immigration from Japan to Canada occurred between 1877 and 1928, and after 1967.
* Did you know…The first Koreans came to Canada on a temporary basis to train as missionaries beginning in the 1890s. In 1963, Canada formally established diplomatic relations with South Korea, but until the Canadian embassy in South Korea opened in 1973, most Koreans who came to Canada continued to do so on a temporary basis, for education and work opportunities. After 1973, the first significant wave of permanent Korean immigrants came to Canada. Over 26,000 immigrants arrived in a decade, which formed the basis of the Korean community in Canada today
* Did you know…People from the Philippines began immigrating to Canada in 1931, however it was not until the 1990s that immigration increased as more Filipinos came to fill gaps in the Canadian labour market, particularly as a backbone to care provider roles such as nursing and patient service.
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: Immigrant & Multicultural Services Society, 101.3 The River & 993 REWIND Radio
