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Farangis Nurulla-Khoja

Farangis Nurulla-Khoja (b. Sept 2nd, 1972) - A Tajik-Canadian composer, she holds a Doctorate of Fine Arts in Composition (University of Gothenburg, Sweden).
Farangis Nurulla-Khoja is the granddaughter of noted Tajik composer Ziyodullo Shahidi. She studied at the Ziyodullo Shahidi Music School in Dushanbe and entered the Tajik State Conservatory in 1991. The sudden dissolution of the Soviet Union, followed in Tajikistan by the civil war, interrupted her exploration of the current of native sounds, and brought her to the Pitt Rivers Museum of Oxford University, from where she moved to Sweden.
In 1995 she entered the Gothenburg School of Music to study with Ole Lutzow-Holm, obtained her MA in Composition in 1999, and her Diploma in 2003. Having also studied at the University of California in San Diego with Brian Ferneyhough and Roger Reynolds, as well as at IRCAM, she lives by the criteria of the international life and follows the aesthetic language of world music.
A musician, she works with the conviction that dance is the complement of music, and that language - particularly the language of poets - is above all a series of communicative sounds. For her, making music is a journey into the unknown, a search for sounds unheard and forms unseen.
Farangis Nurulla-Khoja's compositions have been performed in concerts in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Helsinki (Finland), Gothenburg, Vaxjo and Stockholm (Sweden), Leipzig and Munich (Germany), Toulouse, Royaumont, and Paris (France), Osaka and Tokyo (Japan), Montreal (Canada), and San Diego (USA). She received the second prize of the Abu Gazali Foundation in Salzburg (Austria) for her piece "Replica" in 2000.
Her works have been performed by a diversity of ensembles and soloists, including ICTUS (Belgium), Avanti! (Finland), Atelier Vocal (France), Nytida Musik (Sweden), Gagego (Sweden), Pierre-Yves Artaud (France), Daniel Berg and the Symphony Orchestra of Musichögskolan, Symphony Orchestra of Gothenburg (Sweden), the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (Canada), Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (Germany), and Alexis Descharmes (France). In 2005 Farangis Nurulla-Khoja was a composer in residence at the Fondation Royaumont (France) where she was working on the project Maqam et Créations.
Farhan Lalji

Farhan Lalji is a Vancouver-based sports reporter for TSN. He previously anchored SportsDesk between 1997 and 2000.
 
He graduated from Simon Fraser University in liberal arts with a minor in communications and history. 
He was born in Tanzania and is also a reporter for CTV 9 in Vancouver. Currently he serves as head coach for the New Westminster Hyacks and is also President of the British Columbia Secondary Schools Football Association. He is married with two children and lives in New Westminster.
Fariborz Lachini

Fariborz Lachini (, born August 25, 1949) is a film score composer originally from Iran based in Canada.
He started his career in Iran writing music for children, creating "Avaz Faslha va Rangha" at the age of 18 which caught the attention of royal family of the time. The title of national Iranian TV's children programming for more than two decades, was one of his earlier works. Before Iran's Islamic Revolution, he also created music for some of Iran's pop icons.
After the Islamic Revolution he moved to Europe to study Musicology in the Universite de Paris - Sorbonne. It was then that his music became influenced by the European styles. He returned home and created one of the best loved contemporary solo piano albums of all in Iran with a unique style, a combination of Persian and European Romantic styles called "Paeez Talaee", also known as Golden Autumn, which has been the number one seller for years in Iran and has attracted fans from all around the world.
He started composing for motion pictures using the skills and technology acquired in Europe and soon earned himself recognition as a pioneer of computer technology in music in Cinema of Iran. Since 1988, he has scored for more than a hundred feature films, some of which have been showcased internationally in North America, Europe and Asia.
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Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers

==Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers==
We are a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals.
We promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the community.
We foster advocacy, community involvement, legal scholarship and professional development.
History
FACL is a pan-Asian law association. We seek to bridge the barriers between our various communities. Poverty is endemic among visible minority immigrant communities and we strive to work together for the betterment of our communities. Within the legal profession, there are barriers at every level from entry into law school to becoming a senior partner or a judge. We want to address these barriers by encouraging students from under-represented communities to enter law school and to build skills through our mentoring program. FACL would also like to provide opportunities for lawyers to give papers, lectures and to appear before commissions on behalf of FACL.
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Festival Accès Asie

= History =
Festival Accès Asie, first formed as the Montreal Asian Heritage Festival, was founded on an Asian Heritage Month mandate established in the United States in 1976. This was further developed by the Toronto Asian Heritage Month Group in 1993. The national network of Asian Heritage Month groups and activities vary in mandate from arts presentations to forums, discussions to tributes of outstanding members from the Asian Canadian communities. The Montreal version of this mandate was revised to reflect Montreal's cultural climate.
Accès Asie was formed in 1995 to present all artistic disciplines in dance, comedy, theatre, video, film, visual arts, music, poetry, performance and new media. We feature artists with origins from over twenty countries : East Asia (Japan, China, Korea); Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore); South Asia (Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka); Central & Middle Eastern Asia (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan and Armenia).
= Accès Asie Structure =
Festival Accès Asie is Canada’s longest continuously running Asian heritage arts festival. To date, it has presented works of over 600 artists of Asian origin from more than 20 different countries.
Under the leadership of General Manager and Artistic Director, Khosro Berahmandi, Festival Accès Asie is a predominantly volunteer-based festival run by a small staff of employees and interns, a Board of Directors composed of artists and members of the Asian community as well as an Honorary Advisory Committee. In addition to federal and provincial funding organizations, the festival benefits from the generous support of partners, collaborators and sponsors. Festival Accès Asie is a bilingual organization offering events and activities in both official languages.
For more information, please visit our website at:www.accesasie.com
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Festival Accès Asie/fr

Le Festival Accès Asie est un festival basé à Montréal qui fait la promotion des arts, des cultures et des histoires asiatiques à travers une grande variété de disciplines artistiques incluant les arts visuels, la danse, le théâtre, la vidéo, le cinéma, la musique, la comédie, la poésie, la littérature, la performance, les nouveaux médias et les arts culinaires.
Le festival présente des événements qui mettent en vedette des artistes d’origine asiatique et des artistes dont le travail s’inspire d’arts, de cultures et d’histoires asiatiques. Le festival offre aussi des activités de médiation culturelle, des conférences et des ateliers de formation dans le cadre de son nouveau volet éducatif. Le Festival Accès Asie est enregistré au Québec comme organisme sans but lucratif (OSBL) dans les arts avec le REQ (Registraire des entreprises du Québec).
Établi en 1995, le Festival Accès Asie est le plus ancien festival en continu du Canada qui célèbre les arts du patrimoine asiatique. Jusqu’à présent, il a présenté les œuvres de plus de 600 artistes d’origine asiatique provenant de plus de 20 pays différents incluant l’Asie de l’Est (Japon, Chine, Corée); Asie du Sud-Est (Philippines, Indonésie, Malaisie, Vietnam, Thaïlande, Singapour); Asie du Sud (Pakistan, Inde, Bangladesh, Népal, Sri Lanka); Asie centrale et Moyen-Orient (Turquie, Iran, Irak, Liban, Syrie, Arabie Saoudite, Afghanistan et Arménie).
Sous la direction du Directeur général et artistique, Khosro Berahmandi, le Festival Accès Asie est un festival majoritairement porté par des bénévoles et géré par une petite équipe d’employés et de stagiaires, un conseil d’administration composé d’artistes et de membres de la communauté asiatique ainsi qu’un conseil consultatif honoraire. En plus des organismes de financement fédéraux et provinciaux, le festival bénéficie du généreux soutien de partenaires, collaborateurs et donateurs. Le Festival Accès Asie est un organisme bilingue qui propose des événements et des activités dans les deux langues officielles.
Festival Monde d'Arabe

Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal also known as Festival du Monde Arabe (FMA) (in English Arab World Festival of Montreal, in Arabic مهرجان العالم العربي في مونتريال) is a major annual cultural festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada dedicated to the arts of the Arab World. It was established in 2000 by Joseph Nakhlé and produced by "Alchimies, Créations et Cultures" and serves to develop a dialogue between Arab and Western cultures.
Diversified in its nature, it covers many forms of arts including dance, music, theater, multidisciplinary arts, visual arts and medias.
Each year a major theme is chosen. Annual themes have included:
2000: Journées 2000
2001: Tentations
2002: Vous avez dit arabe?
2003: Dévoilée
2004: Razzias
2005: Harem
2006: Prophètes rebelles
2007: Espace Zéro
2008: Liaisons andalouses
2009: Mémoires croisées
Creators and artists from FMA draw in a vast musical heritage, literary and spiritual, shared by hundreds of millions of people of all backgrounds and religions, in the four corners of the world. Through its four components, Arts, Culture Show, Movies and The Medina, the current FMA presents works that speak as much wealth as the experiences of men, original creations in dance, music, theater, arts multidisciplinary , visual and media arts. crossroads of artistic trends and directions for reflection and experimentation, is open to all artists from all cultural backgrounds, other broadcasters and producers, here and around the world to create a hotbed of cultural fusion and exchange and give festival-goers a wide range of choices of quality activities.
Filipino-Canadian Association of Saskatoon

FILCAS is a vibrant community organization in the City of Saskatoon. Founded in 1973 with the core objective of preserving and enhancing Filipino Heritage among members. FILCAS serves as the mother all Filipino organizations in the city and preparing to accomodate the majority of Filipino-Canadian organizations in the province of Saskatchewan. Currently spearheading major Filipino-Canadian activities such as June 12 Philippine Independence Day, Sports Tournament, Folkfest, and Filipino-Canadian Annual Christmas Party. 
==MISSION & VISION==
*To provide outstanding leadership and assistance, while promoting and preserving Filipino Culture, encouraging youth and a stronger community. 
*A strong, sustainable Filipino Heritage for the community.
Filipino-Canadian Friendship Society of Thunder Bay

The Filipino-Canadian Friendship Society of Thunder Bay(FCFS) is a registered non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organization and is incorporated under Ontario Incorporation in the year 2000 (Registration # 1464848). 
This organization was formed by the Filipinos here in Thunder Bay. The Filipino community grew steadily through Immigration by accepting immigrants and foreign workers (that were granted landed immigrant status) and then by sponsoring their families. 
==FCFS Objectives==
* To promote unity and cooperation, friendship and understanding among Filipinos and fellow Canadians
* To participate in the pursuit of common goals of the community
* To preserve Filipino culture, language and customs.
==Regular Social Activities==
* Annual Independence Ball in month of June
* Picnic at Canada Day, (participated in a parade with a float and won an award)
* Picnic at Chippewa in the month of August
* Halloween Party
* Christmas Party
FCFS has operated a food booth for fundraising purposes at various places like Dragon Boat Festival, Kakabeka Street Fair and Westfort Street Fair where we sell a variety of Filipino foods including our famous "Filipino Barbeque on a stick" served with a Filipino friendly smile.
Annual Membership Fees and Dues - Individual (18 years of age or over) - $7.50; Couple or Family - $12.50; Seniors (60 years of age or over)- $3.00 and Youth (under 18 years of age) - $3.00.
FCFS official gatherings are free to paid members and $5.00 per head for non-members (youth under 18 years old $3.00).
Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs Inc.

Founded in 1963, the Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs Inc. (FAMAS) started as a social club of Filipino professionals who came to Montreal to work as nurses, doctors and teachers. With the introduction of the Family Reunification Program in the 70s and the influx of Filipino contract workers in the 80s, the role of FAMAS evolved and the association took on a more significant and challenging role of assisting Filipino immigrants and contract workers integrate into their new environment and society. Its community center on Van Horne Avenue serves as a socio-civic, educational and cultural hub for some 30,000 Filipino-Canadians residing in the greater Montreal area.
Fiona Tinwei Lam

Fiona Tinwei Lam is the author of Intimate Distances (finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award), Enter the Chrysanthemum, and the children’s book, The Rainbow Rocket. Her poetry, fiction and non-fiction have been published in over twenty anthologies (Canada, Hong Kong, and the US), including In Fine Form: The Anthology of Canadian Form Poetry and The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2010. Her work has been featured twice on local transit as part of B.C.’s Poetry in Transit, as well as aired on CBC Radio. Thrice short-listed for Event literary magazine’s literary non-fiction contest, she is a co-editor of and contributor to the creative non-fiction anthology, Double Lives: Writing and Motherhood published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. She has been a regular contributor to The Tyee online news magazine (thetyee.ca). She also edited The Bright Well, a collection of contemporary Canadian poetry about facing cancer. Her poetry videos have been screened at poetry film festivals locally and internationally.
 
Born in Scotland, she emigrated to Canada at a young age with her family. She has a B.A. in political science (UBC), an LL.B. (Queen’s University) and an LL.M. (University of Toronto). She articled and worked as an associate in a Vancouver law firm, and later as a staff lawyer at the Law Society of British Columbia. She also has an M.F.A. in creative writing (UBC).
Florence So

Florence So is a VJ, filmmaker and systems engineer based in Montreal, Québec. Florence graduated from Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, in 1998. Since 2005, under the alias of "VJ Pink Rubber Lady", Florence has been mixing images live, in real-time, for an eclectic spectrum of events: festivals, nightclubs, galleries, and concerts - both mainstream and underground. Her visuals incorporate an exploration of narrative elements, depicting themes of human behaviour and psychology. She attempts to push the boundaries of visual experimentation, and the relation to our experience of life as narrative. 
Florence has been involved in many multi-disciplinary projects, including residencies at Societé des arts technologiques [SAT], in Montreal. She has also been producing videos since 2002. She was a recipient of the National Film Board of Canada's Filmmaker Assistance Program in 2003. Her videos have been exhibited in festivals, broadcast on television, and widely distributed online. She is also in charge of video production for Festival Accès Asie, an art and culture centre in Montreal. Currently, Florence is researching a new art form called Live Cinema, which she considers a hybrid of the visual languages of VJing and cinema.
Flying Lion Dance Group

The Troupe is a non profit organizaton, first established in November 2006 by six members varying in ages, all with one thing in common, their dedication towards lion dance and educating the community about this Chinese tradition. The team trains on a lion dance focused curriculum which results in their ability to bring you traditional floor routines, shows with props, and the modern competition style performance on poles ranging from 3 feet to 9.5 feet.
==Mission==
The team’s mission is to:
:*promote the traditions of traditional and modern Chinese lion dancing styles to the future generation 
:*contribute to the enrichment of multiculturalturalism in Manitoba
:*provide an opportunity for youths to be involved in the preservation of their culture
==Accomplishments==
The troupe’s accomplishments include placing third in the North American Lion Dance Festival 2007 as well as establishing connections within the Chinese community and major businesses around the city.
The majestic, colourful lions enhance the atmosphere with incredible sights, sounds, and fun that comes with a Flying Lions performance. No matter the occasion, be it Chinese New Year’s, a wedding, birthday, anniversary, grand opening or banquet, we would love to help you celebrate!
Folklorico Filipino Canada

As a cultural group, Folklorico proudly operates as a non-profit organization working from voluntary donations and contributions through sponsorship and performance fees. Dancers, choreographers and administrators work without financial remuneration. Volunteering is rewarded by the fulfilment achieved through the sharing of filipino culture and heritage. Folklorico has been involved with the social and cultural affairs of many organizations, schools, colleges, and governments. Since its founding in 1974, the commitment to promote the Filipino identity within the Canadian mosaic remains unchanged.
==Objective==
In line with the objectives of Canadian Multiculturalism, Folklorico Filipino (Canada) aims for the development and promotion of the Filipino identity through performing arts by:
#Depicting Philippine culture through music, song, dance, and drama
#Training interested Filipinos of all ages in Philippine folk music, dance, and drama
#Showing the public Philippine customs, traditions, and history through folk song, dance and drama
#Encouraging Filipinos and other Canadians to discover and develop their talents and abilities and to develop their potential in the performing arts.
==History==
In 1973, a group of young, newly arrived Filipino immigrants met and soon began to socialize with Filipinos living in Toronto. From this small social club came the desire to form a dance group, showcase the cultures and traditions of the Filipinos. In 1974, the Province of Ontario issued a letter Patent incorporating Folklorico Filipino (Canada) Dance Company.
Founding members of the company were either former dancers, professional entertainers or artists. In retrospect, the merging of the different creative backgrounds of each individual made Folklorico unique and diverse. The group that had taken form was innovative, experimenting and presenting Philippine culture in a nontraditional style. Drama was also incorporated into the different folk dances. Original music scores resulted from mixing traditional sounds with new arrangements.
The innovative style of Folklorico Filipino, modernizing the folk dances of the Philippine cultures, has made them distinct and recognized Worldwide.
For over 34 years, Folklorico has delighted their audience with enjoyable and exciting programs, all can be thrilled by
Forest Zhu

My name is Forest Zhu (Chinese name Houlin Zhu). I am a 25 year old male who grew up in Dalian, China. Art and animation has always been a part of my life, and just recently I have finished computer animation program in Sheridan College. In my Senior year of school, I was sent by my school to study in the United States in an exchange program for a year to better develop my 3D techniques.I am well versed in 3D character animation, traditional 2D animation techniques as well as a storybroading and sketch artist.
I am proficient in the use of Maya ,Flash, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere
I have great sense of organization, and can communicate in both English and Chinese. Plus, I am very excited and motivated to learn and work on a great team with even greater artists!
Four Pillars Workshop hosted by Jerry King

Advanced Four Pillars of Destiny Workshop by Jerry King
The Australian Chapter of the International Feng Shui Association, is proud to introduce International practitioner and teacher, Jerry King, to the Feng Shui community at the 2010 Feng Shui Masters Convention in Melbourne, to be held on 25th & 26th September 2010. Jerry will be presenting Feng Shui and Four Pillars topics at both days of the convention, including Eight Mansions and the importance of Cosmic Flow in the Four Pillars of Destiny.
Workshop Description:
The objective of the three day workshop is to provide an in-depth knowledge of cosmic flow with the four pillars and how to classify a chart. A holistic picture of the four pillars will be looked at to identify cosmic flow, rather than counting symbols, elements or stars. After a chart has been classified, how can Feng Shui consultants help their clients benefit from good cycles? What advice can be given to those who are in an inauspicious cycle? Controversial topics will be discussed in the workshop.
Frances Itani

Frances Itani is a Canadian fiction writer, poet and essayist.
Itani was born in Belleville, Ontario and grew up in Quebec. She studied nursing in Montreal and North Carolina, a profession which she taught and practised for eight years. However, after enrolling in a writing class taught by W. O. Mitchell, she decided to change careers.
Itani has published ten books, ranging from fiction and poetry to a children's book. Her 2003 novel Deafening won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Caribbean and Canada region, and has been published in 16 countries.
Francis Manapul

Manapul is known for his work on Witchblade and The Necromancer for Top Cow, working on the former for three years, off and on, returning for the tenth anniversary issue in 2005.
He provided covers for various titles, most notably for some G.I. Joe comics from Devil's Due Publishing.
In 2007, he signed an exclusive contract to work with DC Comics.[1]
He also served as a guest judge in the fourth week round of Comic Book Idol, third season, sponsored by the Comic Book Resources.[2]
In 2008 Francis became the artist for DC's Legion of Superheroes with Jim Shooter as the writer. Francis co-created the character Gazelle with Shooter before leaving the title.
In 2009, he was named to be the artist in DC's new Flash series written by Geoff Johns which stars [Flash (Barry Allen)|[Barry Allen]] in the lead role.
He was also one of the TV presenters on Beast Legends from Yap films, which currently airs Wednesday nights at 10pm EST on History Television Canada. Its premiere in the US was on September 9, Thursday at 10pm EST on SyFy.
In May 2011, DC Comics announced a massive revamp and relaunch of their entire superhero line, as part of this Francis was named writer/artist on the Flash, with his longtime colorist/collaborator, Brian Buccellato co-writing with him.
Manapul was awarded the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist in 2011.