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title: "Seneca celebrates Asian Heritage Month"
type: "article"
space: "MyNews"
author: "Stephanie Conte"
created: 2023-05-01T19:17:18Z
updated: 2023-05-10T13:39:18Z
tags: ["student-news"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/student-news/10245/seneca-celebrates-asian-heritage-month"
---

# Seneca celebrates Asian Heritage Month

Asian Heritage Month is recognized during the month of May in Canada. It is a time to acknowledge the long, rich history of Asian Canadians and their contributions to our country and develop a deeper understanding of the extremely diverse Asian Diasporas.

At Seneca, a variety of events will be taking place, including:

- [Asian Heritage Month Speaker Series with Jenny Jay](https://students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/112/mynews/events/details/4389?instance=2023-05-01T19:10:38.00) on Tuesday, May 16 at noon
- [Dragon Dance Demonstration](https://students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/112/mynews/events/details/4392?instance=2023-05-18T20:00:00.00) on Thursday, May 18 at noon
- [Bollywood Dance Demonstration](https://students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/112/mynews/events/details/4384) on Tuesday, May 23 at noon
- [Asian Heritage Month Speaker Series with Hannah Sung](https://students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/112/mynews/events/details/4390) on Thursday, May 25 at noon
- [Asian Heritage Month Speaker Series with Domee Shi](https://students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/112/mynews/events/details/4391) on Monday, May 29 at 1 p.m.
- [Asian Heritage Month Conversation Corner: A Seneca Student Pane](https://students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/112/mynews/events/details/4383)l on Tuesday, May 30 at noon

Also, all are welcome to attend the Seneca Student Federation Asian Heritage Month Celebrations taking place on:

- Tuesday, May 23 at noon in the Kickback, Markham Campus
- Wednesday, May 24 at noon in the Northern Hive, Magna Hall, King Campus
- Friday, May 26 at noon in the cafeteria, Seneca@York Campus
- Tuesday, May 30 at noon in the Senecentre, Building F, Newnham Campus

More information is available on the [Asian Heritage Month](https://students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/123/equity-diversity-inclusion-edi/AsianHeritageMonth2023) space.