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JingJu Canada

At the beginning of the 20th Century one of the greatest performers of all time – Mei Lanfang – exposed the West to the traditional theatric art form of Jingju. His performances had a great impact on Western theatric forms and influenced the works and methods of such notable artists as Constantin Stanislavski, Bertolt Brecht, Vsevolod Meyerhold and Charlie Chaplin. These artists were inspired by the complex, spectacular, epic and yet realistic qualities of performance Jingju was able to bring to the stage in such a harmonious union.
Jingju Canada hopes to continue in the footsteps of such great visionaries as Mei Lanfang by sharing the traditional Chinese ‘Capital Theatre’ to Western audiences. Jingju has a rich tradition of over 200 years and its complex and multi-disciplinary performance style is a spectacularly unique tradition which reflects and represents wonderfully its origins in one of the world’s oldest living civilizations.
Jingju Canada is a theatre company which is dedicated to maintaining and sharing the tradition of Jingju in Canada. Jingju has a rich heritage and is a truly complete art form combining athletics, character, dance, storytelling, singing, and design in one holistic theatric form which is rarely seen on the Western stage. With the artistic direction of Shijia Jiang – a graduate of the directing department of the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts with over 17 years of training and experience working professionally in China – Jingju Canada maintains a company of performers from a variety of cultural backgrounds. These performers specialize in specific archetypal character roles so as to keep with traditional training techniques and perform Jingju in its traditional form complete with authentic costumes and makeup.
Joanna Chiu (journalist)

Joanna Chiu is a journalist, and holds a Masters of Journalism degree from Columbia University, where she focused on foreign reporting and investigative journalism.
Chiu is currently China correspondent for Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), Germany's leading international news agency. 
She previously worked as a staff reporter at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and as a contributor for The Economist and The Associated Press in Hong Kong. 
She is also continuing her work as a freelance writer while in Beijing
Joanna's coverage of China and East Asia appears in The Economist, The Atlantic, GlobalPost, Al Jazeera America, The Daily Beast, The Nation, Glammonitor.com, BBC World Service and other outlets. 
As a columnist for Canada's top feminist news magazine, Herizons, she provides her perspective on Canadian politics and international women's issues in each quarterly issue.
As the founder of WAM! (Women, Action & the Media) Vancouver chapter, Joanna works to connect media makers and interest groups across Canada to advance women's media participation, ownership and representation.
Contact: contact@joannachiu.com 
https://twitter.com/joannachiu
Jon Kimura Parker

"Internationally acclaimed pianist Jon Kimura Parker was born, raised and educated in Vancouver. Jon Kimura Parker has performed as guest artist with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and with the major orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and throughout Canada. He has given recitals in London, New York, Chicago, Munich, Budapest, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Tokyo and has performed with the Tokyo Quartet and Joshua Bell. In the spring of 2007 he performed and spoke alongside humanitarians Elie Wiesel and Paul Rusesabagina at the 50th Anniversary of AmeriCares, under whose auspices he performed in war-torn Sarajevo in 1995.
In the summer of 2007 he gave the world premiere of Peter Schickele’s Music for Orcas Island, and in 2009 he joined Cho-Liang Lin in the world premiere of a new violin sonata by Paul Schoenfield. A versatile performer, he has jammed with Doc Severinsen and Bobby McFerrin, and collaborated with Audra McDonald and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Mr. Parker was awarded his country’s highest honor, the Order of Canada, in 1999.
Jon Kimura Parker is Professor of Piano at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. A committed educator, he has given master classes at the Steans Institute, the Banff Centre, the Brevard Festival, Caramoor’s Rising Stars, and The Juilliard School. He has hosted the television series “WholeNotes” about classical music, and gives recitals and lectures in remote regions of Canada as a founding member of “Piano Plus.” Mr. Parker was also seen performing on CNN and has been documented frequently on CBC, as well as on PBS’s “The Visionaries.” Mr. Parker has recorded for Telarc with André Previn, Yoel Levi, and Peter Schickele.
Last season Mr. Parker appeared as concerto soloist with the NHK Orchestra in Tokyo, and he toured Canada with Pinchas Zukerman and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. This season Parker performs at the Beijing Music Festival, with the Atlanta Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Oregon Symphony and Seattle Symphony, in recitals with James Ehnes, Cho-Liang Lin and Lynn Harrell and in festivals across the country, including the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, where he serves as Artistic Advisor.
“Jackie” Parker studied with Edward Parker, Keiko Parker, Robin Wood, Marek Jablonski, and Lee Kum-Sing, as well as Adele Marcus, under whom he received his doctorate at The Juilliard School in 1988."
Joy Kogawa

"Joy Kogawa was born in Vancouver in 1935 to Japanese-Canadian parents. During WWII, Kogawa and her family were forced to move to Slocan, British Columbia, an injustice Kogawa addresses in her 1981 novel, Obasan. Kogawa has worked to educate Canadians about the history of Japanese internment camps, and she has been active in the fight for official governmental redress. Kogawa studied at the University of Alberta, the University of Toronto, and the University of Saskatchewan. Her most recent poetic publication, the beautifully illustrated A Song of Lilith, explores the character of Lilith, the mythical first partner to Adam."
Judy Fong Bates

== Judy Fong Bates ==
Judy Fong Bates is a Canadian author. Born in Kaiping, Guangdong, she immigrated to Canada with her mother in 1955 to reunite with her father in Allandale, Ontario. The family subsequently moved to Acton, Ontario where she spent her adolescence, and she graduated from the University of Toronto.
She is currently residing at a farm near Toronto.
In 2005, she published Midnight at the Dragon Café, which was recognized in 2006 by the American Library Association as one of the year's notable books, and was subsequently honoured with an Alex Award in 2008, for having special appeal to young adults. In 2011, this book was chosen by the Toronto Public Library as the One Book Selection, as the single work that Torontonians should read within the year.
In 2010, The Year of Finding Memory was selected by The Globe and Mail as one of the top 100 books of the year.
This article based on content from wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Fong_Bates.
Julie Tamiko Manning

Julie Tamiko Manning is a Montreal-based Actor, who is also part of diverse theatre troupe Metachroma.
==Body of Work==
THEATRE (SELECTED)
:For Art’s SakeFanny/WazoGeordie Productions / Amanda Kellock
:Mother CourageVariousNational Arts Centre / Peter Hinton
:A Christmas CarolMrs. CratchitNational Arts Centre / Peter Hinton
:Rock, Paper, Jacknife…MielkeTalisman Theatre / Emma Tibaldo
:Mixie And The Half BreedsMixieNeworld Theatre / Maiko Bae Yamamoto
:SkinKarenBlack Theatre Workshop / Tamara Brown
:Life Is A DreamEstrellaScapegoat Carnivale / Alison Darcy
:The Elephant SongMiss PetersonInfinitheatre / Guy Sprung
:Alice’s Adventures In WonderlandVariousGeordie Productions / Dean Fleming
:Edmund The Terrible RaccoonVariousGeordie Productions / Barbara Poggemiller
:SeedsVariousProjet Porte-Parole / Greg Kramer
:Brahm & The AngelVariousGeordie Productions / Barbara Poggemiller
:HuntedAnoxiaUrban Ink / Maiko Bae Yamamoto
:Burning VisionTokyo RoseRumble Theatre / Urban Ink / Peter Hinton
:Girls! Girls! Girls!JamTeatro Comaneci / Peter Hinton
:See Bob RunBobMandela House / Eric Goulem
:A Promise Is A PromiseMotherCarousel Players / Geordie / Barbara Poggemiller
DANCE / PHYSICAL THEATRE
:The Place BetweenTurnipCheyikwe Performace / Ravensbergen, Olson
:MedeamaterialCreusaThe Other Theatre / Stacy Christodoulou
MUSICAL THEATRE
:The Full MollyFloOut If The Mouths Of Babes / Deena Aziz
:The Music ManChorusLyric Theatre / Corey Castle
VOICE
:Cyber-Terrorism CD RomVariousNatioanl Film Board / Michael Fukushima
:MarsupillamiBaby MonkeyCovitec / Michael Rudder
:Cosmo Fashion CD RomModelVoice Art / Pierre Michaud
READINGS & WORKSHOPS (SELECTED)
:SkimSkimNightwood / Powell Festival / Kelly Thorton
:Comedy Of ErrorsLuceRoman Plays Co-Op / Peter Hinton
:I Have A StoryActor 1Imago Theatre / Sarah Carlsen
TRAINING
:2010: Canada’s National Voice Intensive- David Smukler / Judith Koltai, Ect.- Cnvi &Ubc
:2009: Arrivals Project-Personal Legacy- Diane Roberts- Urban Ink
:2007: Core Creation – James Long- Theatre Replacement
:2005: Master Class- Daniel Macivor- Playwrights’ Workshop Mtl.
:2004: Shakespeare- Don Adams- Vancouver Shakespeare Ctr.
:2004: Voice And Dubbing- Michael Rudder- Actra Montreal
:2002: Clown- Robert Astle- Geordie Productions
:2002: Master Class- Leah Cherniak- Playwrights’ Worshop Mtl.
:2002: Master Class- Denise Clarke- Quebec Drama Federation Professional
:1988-1991: Theatre Program- Various – The Dome – Dawson
SPECIAL SKILLS
Singing (Alto), Taiko (Japanese Percussion), Dragon Boat, Karate, Licensed Driver (Automatic)
July 7 Workshops and Concert

== Event ==
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Workshops and Bang On! Toronto Taiko Concert 
== When ==
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Saturday July 7, 2012
*8:30-9:30- Registration, sign-in, networking
*9:30-10:00- Welcome Remarks 
*10:00-12:30- Workshop 1
*2:00-4:30- Workshop 2
*8:00PM- Bang On! Toronto Taiko Concert 
== Where ==
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music (Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON M5S 2C5)
Juni Yeung

Juni L. Yeung, BA(Hons.)(Toronto), MA(CUHK), Chinese name Yang Junli, courtesy name Xueting, is the founder of the Toronto Guqin Society, and is one of the founding members of the Toronto Hanfu movement in 2006, and has been dedicated to the teaching and linking of the guqin and its players since 2005. 
=Han Chinese Clothing Scholar=
Juni is a PhD candidate at the Department of History, University of Toronto studying the phenomenon of Han Chinese Clothing Revival Movement. She has since 2008 posted research essays and articles through the Toronto Guqin Society's website, and is currently one of the most authoritative English sources on the subject matter online.
She also co-founded the Toronto Association for the Revival of Hanfu in 2006 with Yuen-Cheung Chin and Jie Yan, the earliest hanfu promotion and advocacy group in Canada and outside of China. 
=Guqin Player and Teacher=
Taking an interest in Chinese culture from computer games and books at a young age, she is deeply immersed in the arts of Guqin, Go, brush calligraphy, and is an amateur to Chinese tea culture and divination using the Yijing (I Ching).
Juni's musical background originated from the piano and woodwinds, but had a fascination for learning the Guqin since Grade 2. She started the guqin through self-study in 2003, where she mastered the instrument without a teacher, and made a public debut in the 2005 Kiwanis Music Festival's Non-Western plucked strings open section, where she took gold prize. She has performed locally and worldwide, including Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche 2007 as a panel display with Yvonne Ng and Tiger Princess Dance Projects. 
After the establishment of University of Toronto Guqin Association, she visited players of the Fanchuan, Mei’an, and Sichuan schools, particularly receiving instruction by Zeng Chengwei of the Sichuan Music Conservatory in 2009. In the following year, she published Standards of the Guqin under TQS.
=Personal Facts=
In her personal time, she researches Ming Dynasty guqin manuscripts in addition to teaching the guqin. Other hobbies include listening to orchestral, chamber and choral music, cooking, creative writing, and occasionally, acrylic painting.
Her culinary preferences are Huaiyang Chinese and Emilia-Romagna Italian, and takes a liking to Italian prosecco and spirits.
Other information based on profile from concert in Midday Mosaics @ Hart House in February 2009.
Jus Reign

A young desi comedian from Guelph, ON. Jus specializes in creating web content such as comedic skits, parodies, and re-enactments of every day life in forms of online video and stand-up. His passion for comedy and creating media content started at a young age, lying within the roots of making home videos and presenting standup to his close family and friends. With the creation of online media and the popular website Youtube, Jus Reign took the opportunity to present his humour and talent in the summer of '09 to a wide array of audiences through easily accessible online content. 
The aim of Jus Reign's comedy is not only put a smile on the faces of many, but to do it in a positive manner that promotes his rich culture, heritage and people, portraying the uniqueness of the strong values and beliefs desi, sikh, and punjabi people hold, and breaking down any negative stereotypes that might affect this community.
Justin Tokimitsu Nozuka

Nozuka was born to a Japanese father and a Canadian mother of English ancestry. His mother's half-sister is actress Kyra Sedgwick and his first cousin twice removed is Edie Sedgwick. Nozuka's mother raised him and his six siblings as a single mother. Nozuka is the brother of R&B singer George, actor Philip, and singer/songwriter Henry.
Nozuka began writing his own songs at age 12. The earliest of his songs on Holly, "Supposed to Grow Old" and "I'm in Peace," were written when he was 15. While attending St. Andrews College, an international boarding school in Aurora, Ontario, Justin learned to play guitar from classmates.[citation needed] He then went on to the Etobicoke School of the Arts, where he graduated from in 2007. His musical influences stem from artists such as Lauryn Hill and Marvin Gaye.
With help from a fellow Canadian artist, Damhnait Doyle, whom he met at a song writing workshop, Nozuka was introduced to Universal Records talent scout, Allan Reid. He recorded three tracks through Universal with Bill Bell as producer, leading Universal to request that Nozuka sign with their label. However, he decided he wanted to "record an album on (his) own, with (his) own freedom".
Justin Nozuka in concert 07 November 2009 in Annapolis, Maryland (U.S.)
In 2007, Nozuka released his debut album Holly. The album is named after his mother who helped and supported his chosen career in music. The album has eleven songs to it and includes a hidden track following the final listed song "If I Gave You My Life". Many of Justin's songs deal with mature themes such as the song "Save Him", which is a fictional account of a woman abused by her husband. Another track, "Down in a Cold Dirty Well", is about his perspective being stuck in a well, watching his life flash before his eyes. "Criminal" describes the story of a drunken man facing the consequences of throwing a bottle into a street "where children play with bare feet", and suffers from the overwhelming guilt. In February 2008, Justin was nominated for a Juno award in the category of "New Artist of the Year", following the commercial and critical success of his debut album.
Kai Chan

Kai Chan has exhibited his work across Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia and Europe. His solo exhibition, ”Rainbow Lakes” began in 2002 traveled to 8 public galleries across Canada. “Kai Chan: Spider's Logic”, a 35 years retrospective exhibition beginning in 2010 is touring to 6 cities. He has received numerous grants from the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council as well as several prestigious awards including the Jean A. Chalmers National Crafts Award [1998], and the Prix Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in the Crafts [2002]. His work is in many prominent collections such as the Museum London, London, ON; the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; Musée des Arts Decoratifs de Montréal, QC; the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, QC; the Library and Gallery, Cambridge, ON; the Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON and the Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway.
Kaiser Naseem

Kaiser H. Naseem (Urdu: کاسر نسئم) is an investment banker. 
Currently, he heads the Bank Advisory Services unit of the International Finance Corporation where he is responsible for providing advisory services to banks and other financial institutions.http://www.globaltradematters.org/conference/Speakers/Mr.%20KAISER%20NASEEM%20Bio.pdf Previously he was the founder, president and CEO of Pakistan's SME Bank, and is perhaps best known for this particular achievement. Mr. Naseem has served on the boards of several companies both in Pakistan and abroad.
He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors. He is also on the board of directors of the ISE (Islamabad Stock Exchange).
Kalinangan

The Kalinangan Dance Troupe is a group of young Filipino Canadians dedicated to the preservation of Philippine culture and traditions through music, song and dance. The Kalinangan Dance Troupe has grown as an ambassador of Filipino culture, sharing Filipino folklore and culture with different communities. The Kalinangan Dance Troupe's repertoires were made like a tapestry! The formation of the new generation in September 2003 has captivated audiences with entertaining repertoires of Philippine dances. It constitutes an integrated choreography of Lee Sanga, Albert Gutierrez and Mimi Noche-Tamayo.
Kamal Heer

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Kamaljeet Singh Heer aka Kamal Heer is a Punjabi musician. Born on 23 January 1973, he is the younger brother of Manmohan Waris (the eldest of the brothers) and Sangtar, two other esteemed musicians. His live performances showcase his virtuosity with taan and his command of the art of traditional Punjabi music. All three of Heer brothers are behind the formulation of Punjabi Virsa shows all over the world. These shows have become internationally famous. Also a talented composer, Kamal Heer has collaborated with his brother Sangtar to write music for their brother Waris. He is married to Gurjit Kaur Birring.
Kamilla Singh

Kamilla Singh is a volunteer, counsellor, TV producer, activist and tireless campaigner. She is best known as a spokeswoman for Women Against Violence Against Women, where she has worked as a counsellor since 1993, supporting women escaping violence in their homes or in their home countries. Since 1998, Singh has produced the Shaw Cable television program Asian Pulse, which chronicles the immigrant experience in Canada with an activist eye.
*Interview with Suki Grewal
Kapisanan

== About ==
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"Housed inside Toronto’s Kensington Market district is Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture’s 3500 sq ft headquarters. We are youth-led incorporated non-profit organization with an inter-generational sphere. Our mission is to promote the social and professional development of Filipino youth, artists, and entrepreneurs, using Filipino culture and knowledge-of-self as a foundation for empowerment — for the whole community!
Filipinos are the 4th largest visible minority group in the GTA. That’s 3%of Toronto’s population! Since 2005, the K has established itself as a multi-disciplinary hub where mentors exhilarate inspiration and strive to provide an amazing stage for Filipino-Canadian talent (in any sector) to shine! We explore performance, visual and literary arts, music, film/video, entrepreneurship, and so much more, by means of career mentorship, arts and Filipino cultural workshops and programs, and events.
Armed with an appetite for creative endeavours and community advancement, here at the K, we eat art and inspiration."
Kapit Bisig Centre

THE KAPIT BISIG CENTRE is a Filipino community centre in Montreal, Quebec. Various organizations at the Kapit Bisig Centre struggle for the rights and welfare of and social justice for Filipinos in Canada, while supporting the struggle for human rights, national freedom and democracy of the Filipino people.
Kapit Bisig Centre organizations operate to serve the needs of and empower the growing, but marginalized, Montreal Filipino migrant and immigrant community. It is a place not only for Filipinos to gather, but more importantly, a place where marginalized Filipinos can collectively continue the struggle to achieve equality, human rights and genuine development.
The Kapit Bisig Centre hosts meetings, workshops, forums and conferences to meet the objectives of building an empowered Filipino community, while building alliances with other progressive individuals and groups in Canadian society. The Centre also houses a library and unique collection of resource materials on Filipinos in Canada and the Philippines.
Karen Cho

Native to Montreal, Karen Cho is an emerging filmmaker who has carved out a name for herself directing both documentary and fiction films.
==Biography==
In 2001, she graduated from Concordia University's Film Production Program where she received the Mel Hoppenheim Award. Her graduate film EVE also won the award for Best Cinematography and premiered at the NYC Flicker Film Festival in 2002.
In 2003, Karen was the winner of the NFB's "Reel Diversity Competition." The result was the chance to direct In the Shadow of Gold Mountain, her first professional documentary. The film uncovers the stories of the last living survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act. It premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2004 and was broadcast on CBC Newsworld's "Rough Cuts" in 2005. The film was awarded a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Multicultural Documentary at the 2005 Yorkton Film Festival and also garnered an Honourable Mention Certificate (Humanities Category) at the 2005 Columbus International Film and Video Festival in Worthington, USA. In 2006, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters honoured the film with a coveted Golden Ribbon Award for Diversity in News and Information Programming.
In 2004-2005, Karen worked as a series director for Past Lives (Global) a 13 x 30 minute documentary series about Canadians in search of their ancestral roots. Karen has directed 4 episodes of the series on topics ranging from Chinese Immigration to Inuit history to Japanese-Canadian WWII Internment to Scottish Home Children.
In 2006, Karen directed the National Film Board’s first ever video podcast. Entitled Chinese Head Tax – the Government Officially Apologizes, the 10-minute documentary captured the unveiling of and reaction to the redress package that ended the Chinese Canadian 22-year-struggle for redress.
Karen is currently in development of a feature-length documentary and mini-series entitled Ten Thousand Roses: The Making of a Feminist Revolution about the history and future of Feminism in Canada, based on Judy Rebick’s book of the same name.
Karen is also working as a series director for Extraordinary Canadians (Omni), a 12 x 30 minute documentary series based upon the Penguin Extraordinary Canadians collection of books. The series explores the lives of eminent Canadians from the perspective of leading contemporary writers.
Karen's films often recount un-told histories and explore themes of immigration, activism, self-identity and social justice. Her approach to filmmaking is shaped by personal experience, pop-culture and her background in a richly multi-ethnic family. Karen is interested in using film as a tool for social debate.
Seeking Refuge is her second auteur documentary, a film produced by InformAction with the collaboration of Radio-Canada, RDI and CBC Newsworld.