As we pass Chinese New Year, it’s important to reflect on Asian Canadian history to see how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go. Our family is proud to be part of this telling of Canadian and Albertan history! #NormieKwong #HeritageMinute Historica Canada

After over 10,000 votes as we went through all the Heritage Minutes, we have a winner for the Greatest Historica Canada Heritage Minute ever!
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The Halifax Explosion!!

Top 5, 25 & 100 Minutes in the 🧵below [1/4]

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A little preview of this Thursday's episode. Do you remember the Nellie McClung #heritageminute from the 1990s? #notnice #canadianwomen #nelliemcclung #irishincanada 🍁☘️🎙️

It’s great to have this new #HeritageMinute by ⁦Historica Canada⁩ available for #SikhHeritageMonth highlighting the journey of early Sikh Punjabi settlers to BC that created the inclusive, multicultural community of Paldi. ⁦Vancouver School Board⁩

Since time immemorial, these Inukshuks have helped guide the Inuit to Pearson International Airport. #HeritageMinute

Part of OUR history. #HeritageMinute #Canucks Green Men

If you don’t already know the gifted #PatrickKwokChoon from # #StarTrek or other roles, discover him in his Starring role as #CFL legend Normie Kwong in our new Historica Canada #HeritageMinute .

Baker’s best season was '46; she finished with a .965 fielding percentage (as a catcher), hit .286, and stole a league-leading 94 bases. She retired w/ 244 RBIs and 465 runs, and a .953 career fielding average in 930 games. This new #HeritageMinute on her & the #AAGPBL is great!

This Summit Series game 7 story changed Canada in an unexpected way. Really should be a #HeritageMinute .

Left image is from the 50 Years of Migration exhibition currently showing in Calgary. I remember Ambassador Molloy telling Rania & I about it a few years ago himself!

We’re proud to see a Historica Canada #HeritageMinute on #Sikh pioneer Bishan Kaur, wife of lumber entrepreneur and Paldi founder Mayo Singh, one of many Sikh residents who became pillars of the community.

Thank you to all who contributed to this project.

#Sikh HeritageMonth

Learn more about Paldi, BC, an inclusive and multicultural mill town founded by South Asian Canadians in 1916, as we mark #AsianHeritageMonth .

The historic site of the Paldi gurdwara (Sikh temple) remains an important symbol for this community.

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Have you seen the new Historica Canada #HeritageMinute on Norman Kwong, the first CFL player of Chinese Canadian heritage. This is their first Minute on the CFL 🏈

Here's what they had to say about this great piece of work and history:

'Kwong was born in Calgary, where his

Kwong family looks at memorabilia during unveiling of Historica Canada #heritageminute profiling their father, Norm.

📢 New #HeritageMinute Alert! 📢

We are thrilled to share the incredible story of Paldi, British Columbia in our latest #HeritageMinute , an inspiring tale that showcases the rich #SikhHeritage that forms a fundamental part of this province's history. 🇨🇦

For the first time ever,

Remember watching the #HeritageMinute on TV when you were a kid? Historica Canada still makes them! Check out the newest about Paldi, a town known for its #multiculturalism , founded by three Sikh businessmen in 1916. Perfect timing for #SikhHeritageMonth historicacanada.ca/heritageminutes

'Tis #SikhHeritageMonth . Let's take Canadian National's Cowichan Branch to Kapoor, a mill not far from the town of Paldi featured in last week's new Historica Canada #HeritageMinute . Thank you, Sooke News Mirror for sharing.
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Greg Kwong and I stand beside an image of the great Norm Kwong. Historica Canada will unveil a #Heritageminute video Tuesday 6.00 AM MT. #heritage #football #yegfootball Edmonton Elks @cfl Calgary Stampeders

🐲🧧 Celebrate the #LunarNewYear with a NEW #HeritageMinute ! 🎇 Honouring Norman Kwong, the first CFL player of Chinese heritage, 4x Grey Cup winner, and former lieutenant-governor of Alberta. 🏈🔥
🎥Premieres Feb 13! Don't miss it!

#LunarNewYear #NormanKwong #CFLHistory #ampia

I wish my grandfather Kenichi Doi was here for Vancouver Asahi Day. He loved #baseball & was a #Vancouver Asahi I was a background performer in the #Vancouver Asahi #HeritageMinute . Kaye Kaminishi to my left in the 1st photo from the filming in #Vancouver #JapaneseCanadian

Did you know that today, the historic site of the Paldi gurdwara (Sikh temple) remains a symbol of this welcoming, inclusive, and multicultural community?

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