Congress 2013: Asian Canadian Studies Conference

June 1-2, 2013
Various venues across campus
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

With the support of the University of Victoria, scholars, graduate students and community activists from across Canada gathered on June 1-2, 2013 and discussed the future of Asian Canadian studies.

Special guests were: Joy Kogawa (author of Obasan); Elaine H. Kim (coordinator, Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, University of California, Berkeley); Henry Yu (Asian Canadian Studies, UBC); Mary Kitagawa, (Asian Canadian community leader); Eric Fong (Asian Canadian Studies, University of Toronto); Victoria City Councilor Charlayne Thornton-Joe and many fine Asian Canadian scholars from across Canada for this two-day conference. The conference is free and open to the public. Tickets were $35 for adults. $25 for students and seniors.