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Education Week - Wednesday, May 7th

Education Week - Wednesday, May 3, 2017


May is Asian Heritage Month

In December 2001, Asian Heritage Month was officially recognized by the Senate of Canada through a motion by Senator Vivienne Poy: “That May be recognized as Asian Heritage Month, given the important contributions of Asian Canadians to the settlement, growth and development of Canada, the diversity of the Asian community, and its present significance to this country.”

Asia is a land of great political, economic, social, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity; this diversity creates challenges when we attempt to define Asia in geographic and political terms. The inclusive and broad definition of Asian used by the TDSB Asian Heritage Month committee includes all people whose ancestors came from:

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May is Jewish Heritage Month

The Toronto District School Board is proud to announce that during this May’s Jewish Heritage Month we will be hosting "Anne Frank - A History For Today." Originally from the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam, this international exhibit will be housed at John Polanyi Collegiate Institute (640 Lawrence Ave. W.) for the entire month of May and will include opportunities for not only TDSB students to visit, but members of the public as well.

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