Celebration for the Day of

“Peace in the Pacific”

(the 55th anniversary of  the end of World War II in Asia)

 

 

Tuesday, August 15, 2000, 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon

Alma VanDusen  Room, LL Floor

Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch)

 

 

Organizer: B.C. Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WW II in Asia (ALPHA)

Tel & Fax: (604) 439-7738

Email:  [email protected]

Website: http://www.alpha-canada.org

 

 

Program

 

·                    “O Canada”

·                    Tribute of Silence

·                    Address by the Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, Premier of British Columbia

·                    Presentation of the Proclamation Document by the Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh

·                    Remarks by Marius van Dijk van Nooten, Survivor of Child Slave Labour during the Second World War in Asia

·                    Address by the Honourable Sue Hammell, Minister of Multiculturalism and Immigration

·                    Address by Tatsuo Kage, Human Rights Committee of Japanese Canadian Citizens Association of Greater Vancouver

·                    Remarks by Thekla Lit, President of B.C. Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WW II in Asia (ALPHA)

·                    Lighting the “Candles of Hope for Peace” by the Honourable Jenny Kwan, Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives & Volunteers together with representatives of veterans and ethnic organizations

 

Songs of Peace by:

Tap Roots Band

Youth choir led by Amy Stephen

 

 

Participating Organizations at the

Candle Lighting Ceremony

 

 

·                    Mr. Park Chow, Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, Pacific Unit 280

·                    Ms. Emily Davies, Burma Star Association

·                    Mr. Don MacPherson, Canadian Hong Kong Veterans Association of B.C.

·                    Mr. Victor Eric Wong, Chinese Veterans Association in Victoria

·                    Mr. Howe Lee, Chinese Military Museum

·                    Mr. Alfonso Escobar, Philippines War Veterans & Servicemen Society of B.C.

·                    Mrs. Sylviana Klootwijk, August 15, 1945 Foundation

·                    Mr. Mark Weintraub, Canadian Jewish Congress

·                    Ms. Judy Hanazawa, Japanese Canadian Citizens Association, Human Rights Committee

·                    Ms. Jeannie Pak, Korean Women's Association of Western Canada

·                    Mr. Lama Mugabo, Rwanda Association of B.C.

·                    Mr. Iwan Suwandi, Vancouver Forum Against Human Rights Violation in Indonesia

·                    Mr. Mason Loh, B.C. Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WW II in Asia

 

Acknowledgements:

·                    Tap Roots Band for their music performance

·                    A group of Canadian and international students participating in  cultural exchange program of Bodwell College  for their performance of songs of peace under the guidance of  Amy Stephen

·                    A group of Canadian and international students participating in the same  program for their creation of the mural, “Peace in the Pacific” under the guidance of  Kathlryn Mussallem