Asian Heritage
Toronto Public Library presents a free and diverse celebration of Asian culture. From author talks to film screenings and musical performances, enjoy a variety of specially-designed events, programs and activities for all ages to experience and celebrate the broad diversity of Asian heritage and culture. Toronto Public Library also celebrates Asian Heritage Month each May.
Upcoming Events
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Senkyo (Campaign) dir. Kazuhiro Soda 2007
Tue May 24, 2022 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryCan a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political powerhouse of Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follo...
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Kamishibai and Craft!
Tue May 24, 2022 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: College/ShawKamishibai is a form of Japanese street theater and storytelling! Join us for a special storytelling and related craft session! Drop-in. Call us at 416-393-7668 for more information!
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A History of Toronto's Chinatowns: a Walk in Time
Wed May 25, 2022 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: City HallAs part of the annual Toronto Newcomer Day, take a historical look through time at the Chinese population and the different Chinatowns in Toronto with presenter Harvey Low and to learn about these communities and histories....
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Asian Heritage Month: Meet the Patels (2014)
Fri May 27, 2022 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Don Mills"Meet the Patels" is a laugh-out-loud real life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams ... and his parents. Filmed by Ravi's sister i...
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Chinatown: An Opera Performance
Mon May 30, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryJoin us for an exclusive performance of musical excerpts from Chinatown, a new opera by librettist Madeleine Thien and composer Alice Ping Yee Ho, with Hoisanese co-writer Paul Yee. Featuring an introduction by curator and hi...
Past Programs
Check out events you may have missed on the TPL Culture channel on Crowdcast.
Watch replays of past programs in our Asian Heritage series
- Matthieu Aikins: The Naked Don’t Fear the Water
- Barnett Rubin: On Afghanistan
- Jessamine Chan: The School for Good Mothers
- Stephanie Foo: What My Bones Know
- Mark L. Clifford: Today Hong Kong
- Nathan Law: Freedom, How We Lose It and How We Fight Back
- Joanna Chiu: China Unbound
- Leo Chan: Moon Festival - Embrace the Sound and Taste of Home
- Meng Jin: Little Gods
- Gina Apostol: The Revolutionary
- Greens, Corn & Migration: Finding Food Stories on Your Plate with Chef and Food Activist Joshna Maharaj
- Thieving, Grieving and Leaving: New Fiction of Displacement
- Ocean Vuong: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
- Leo Chan: Once Upon a Time in Chinatown
- More Than Just Chinese Food with Author and Chef Trevor Lui
- Asian-Canadian Representation in the Media
- In My View: Resilience, Art and Migration
- Kit Fan: Diamond Hill, The Disappearing City
- A Spiritual Quest through the Creation of Poetry
- Chinese Festivals and Food - Mid-Autumn Festival
- Art and Haiku In the Time of COVID
Reading Lists
- 2022 Asian Heritage Reading List for Adults
- 2022 Asian Heritage Reading List for Teens
- 2022 Asian Heritage Reading List for Children
- 2021 Asian Heritage Reading List for Adults
- 2021 Asian Heritage Reading List for Teens
- 2021 Asian Heritage Reading List for Children
- Stop Asian Hate: Recommended Reading
- Picture Books by Asian Authors
- 2020 Asian Heritage Reading List for Adults