2025 Asian Heritage Month
2025-05-01 08:00 - 2025-07-01 17:00 (America/Vancouver)
The OCCA Communities Association is excited to invite you to our annual Asian Heritage Month (AHM) celebrations! Join us for the Opening Forum on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Metro Hub, and enjoy a rich lineup of cultural events throughout May and June.
Highlights include:

AHM Opening Forum – May 3 at Metro Hub, 1265 Ellis St.
AHM Showcase – May 31 at Immaculate Conception Church Parish Center, 839 Sutherland Ave.
Asian History Exhibition – Kelowna Downtown Library – May 1- 31
AHM Movie Week – Kelowna Downtown Library – May 12 – 16
Multicultural Family Sundays – Kelowna Art Gallery – May 4, 11, 18 & 25, Sundays
Multicultural Drumming Rehearsals – Weekends in May and June, Ben Lee Park

Full details and the latest updates are available on the Okanagan Asian Heritage Month – Home page.
Our Asian community groups, including the Okanagan Filipino-Canadians Society (OFC) and BIBAK, Okanagan Korean Culture & Knowledge Society (OKCK), Kelowna Japanese Language Society (KJLS), Okanagan Sikh Temple, and the Chinese Freemasons of Kelowna, are all set to celebrate Asian heritage with us. This year’s forum will feature dynamic discussions led by both Asian and non-Asian panelists from UBC Okanagan, Okanagan College, and various industries.
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 4:30 PM (Doors open at 1:45 PM)
Location: Metro Hub, 1265 Ellis Street, Kelowna
Forum Moderator: Matteo Stewart (3-time International TEDx Speaker)
Forum Theme:
“Stepping Into Active Allyship: Uplifting Asian Voices in the Okanagan”
Panelists:

Denise Young (she/her) – DEI Specialist
Lady Dia – Co-founder, Africa Ubuntu Association
Dr. Meilan Ehlert – Languages and World Literatures, UBC Okanagan
Saul Gomez (he/him) – Latin Voices Society
Aaron Hemens – Multimedia Journalist
Dr. Delacey Tedesco – Associate Director, EDI, Okanagan College

🔗 Full schedule of Asian Heritage Month events: www.asianheritage.ca
The Asian Heritage Okanagan Committee is grateful for the support of the Government of Canada, Province of British Columbia, City of Kelowna, and all community partners.
