On June 23, 2023, Senator Woo, Senator Oh and ACCT held a national remembrance event at the Senate Chamber to commemorate the centennial of the Chinese Exclusion Act. It was a historic event where guests were able to take a moment to reflect on the consequences of the Act. A plaque was also unveiled at the event. If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch it, you can watch it here.
ACCT is deeply concerned by the impact on the Chinese Canadian community by recent widespread allegations of foreign interference in our electoral process. Recognizing the inflammatory aspect to these allegations, especially in an increasingly tense environment resulting in the alarming rise of anti-Asian racism in parts of our society, we ask all our political and civic society leaders to exercise care to not generate fear mongering or to not engage…
Chinese Exclusion Act Centenary Website is located at https://chineseexclusioncentenary.ca/
On March 16, the Honourable Senators Victor Oh and Yuen Pau Woo, in partnership with Action! Chinese Canadians Together, held a press conference to announce a National Remembrance Ceremony in the Senate of Canada Building to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act – in addition to other commemorative initiatives. You can watch the conference here. The media advisory and backgrounder documents are below:
View Senator Woo’s Speech on the Remembrance of Chinese Exclusion Act below:
Dear friends, Here comes a great time to promote Chinese Canadian’s social position and public image, boost Asian Canadians’ social position and confidence, and empower our combat against anti-Asian racism. The Bank of Canada is undertaking a redesign of the $5 Canadian bank note. Won Alexander Cumyow is among the shortlist of eight candidates for selection as the next face of the $5 bank note. Won Alexander Cumyow was a…
Teresa receives Women Making History in Alberta Award We are thrilled to share with you that Teresa Woo-Paw was one of the three recipients of Heritage Park’s inaugural Women making History in Alberta Awards. Teresa received her recognition on April 26 at the awards ceremony. This award aims to celebrate women who have made significant change, sometimes over long periods of time, often for large numbers of people. Those who…
Happy International Women’s Day! As we mark this day, we want to take the opportunity to introduce you to the Co-Chairs of this year’s Aspire to Lead Chinese Canadians Leaders’ Summit, Lai King Hum and Zexi Li. About Ms. Lai King Hum “Caring is the only daring” defines Lai’s approach to work and life. Lai founded a boutique law firm in 2014, focused on workplace law, human rights, professional regulation,…
ACCT Foundation’s Chair, Teresa Woo-Paw, sends her best wishes to everyone for the Year of the Tiger.
