Honouring Asian Canadians

What do people who come from China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, India or Pakistan have in common? They all come from countries that are part of Asia!

To learn more about the important contributions of Asian Canadians, check out the Asian Heritage Month website.

Choose the correct spelling of the words in the sentences below, and discover some interesting facts about Asian Canadians.

1. In January 2018, figure skater Patrick Chan broke a Canadian record when he Placeholder for the answer his 10th national title.
2. In 1998, Vivienne Poy, who was born in Hong Kong, became the first person of Asian heritage to be appointed to the Canadian Placeholder for the answer.
3. The first Japanese Placeholder for the answer settled mainly in British Columbia.
4. There are many Placeholder for the answer hockey players in the National Hockey League.
5. Art Miki fought for human Placeholder for the answer and racial integration for all Canadians.
6. At the age of 10, Kim Thúy Placeholder for the answer Vietnam by sea in a boat overloaded with refugees.
7. Many Placeholder for the answer immigrants live in Toronto and Vancouver, but an increasing number are settling in Moncton.
8. Canadians from South Asia form a very diverse Placeholder for the answer group.
9. Norman Kwong was the first Chinese Canadian to play in the Canadian Football Placeholder for the answer.
10. William K. L. Lore was the first officer of Chinese heritage in any of the British Commonwealth Placeholder for the answer.