Calgary: Multicultural Women’s Day Celebration Dominates Asian Heritage Month

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The month of May is Asian Heritage Month. This year in Calgary, Asian Heritage Month celebration was dominated by the multicultural Women’s Day celebration that saw a collaboration initiative on May 19, 2018,  organized by the Calgary Vietnamese Women’s Association-CAVWA and Calgary Korean Women’s Association-CKWA.

This multicultural collaboration event featured the role of women in raising their family and in society as a whole. It also had performances by adults and youths, networking and foods featuring both cultures, as well as, marks an important milestone as the two associations advance their missions while jointly celebrating Canadian diversity, and exchanging the two unique and beautiful cultures from Korea and Vietnam.

” This event is not only to celebrate the Mother’s Day together but also to mark it as the milestone of the collaboration between Calgary Vietnamese Women’s Association-CAVWA and Calgary Korean Women’s Association-CKWA”. Sandy Chhoa, Calgary Vietnamese Women’s Association Advisory Board Chair and Mentor.