Asian Heritage Month 2023 officially opens

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba recently hosted the annual Asian Heritage Month Opening Ceremony. MLA Obby Khan invited the organization to the event with other community leaders present including MC Muni Mysore, Elder Barb Nepinak, Yenny Trinh - President of Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba, Hon. Jon Reyes - Minister of Labour and Immigration Jon Reyes MLA for Waverley, Diljeet Brar MLA for Burrows, and Markus ChambersDeputy Mayor for City of Winnipeg Markus Chambers City Councillor St. Norbert - Seine River.

The event also featured some amazing performances, such as Anna Verbytska and a Koto Demonstration by Junko Rybuck and Yuko Nozoe from the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba. The Asian Heritage Month activities for the month of May are organized by the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba, an incorporated non-profit organization with members from various Asian Canadian communities since 2002.

This year's festivities showcased the diverse cultures of the Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Sri Lankan, Vietnamese, Indo-Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Syrian, Singaporean and Malaysian communities.

It's no wonder that the Government of Manitoba formally recognized May as Asian Heritage Month in 2017. What a celebration of culture and diversity!