Interwoven
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Intersectionality in Asian Mental Health

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NOW UNTIL MAY 29, 2025

Interwoven identities:

Unraveling Diaspora Narratives

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NEWCOMER AND REFUGEE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

2025 - 2026
Our first year-long mentorship program aimed at fostering connections, enhancing career development for newcomer artists
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INTERWOVEN IDENTITIES: Asian Mental Health

March - June 2025
In collaboration with Hong Fook, we create space for healing—where vulnerability becomes a bridge, reconnecting us. 


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THE BITTEN PEACH: Decolonizing queer Asians

May- October 2023
Exploring the intersectionality of Asian and queer identities.
Image credit: Anson Ng, Neon Buffet, 2022
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food and the city

October 2022
In collaboration with Asialicious, we celebrate the food culture and the people behind it in the city of Toronto
Image credit: Beau Gomez, Untitled (elder lady), 2022
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CONVERSATIONS WITH ELDERS

May 2022
13 artists and 2 art collectives use arts to reflect the unique lives of elders in Toronto

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lunar new year celebration

February 2025
In collaboration with TIFF and Four Winds Toronto, we curated artmaking and games for families and friends to celebrate together

100 STORIES

100 STORIES VOL.2

ECHOES OF EMPATHY

A collection of six narratives that explore the transformative impact of acts of kindness
100 stories VOL.1

I AM 1.5 GEN...

Sharing the untold stories of nine writers who grew up as Asian immigrants
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Asian Arts and Culture Trust (AACT)

is a Canadian federal not-for-profit organization that provides public programming to increase empathy, appreciation, and representation of Asian heritage, arts, and culture in Canada. AACT aims to do so via events and activities that honour Asian heritage, culture, and the arts, with the hopes of increasing tolerance of differences, empathy, and understanding. Through community engagement, AACT’s vision is to eliminate Anti-Asian Racism by opening inclusive channels for dialogue, identifying the most pressing areas of community needs, and taking action for sustainable change.
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