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Chinese Canadian Museum Takes Highlights of Feature Exhibition “The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act” on the Road

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chinese Canadian Museum (CCM) is pleased to announce they will be taking highlights of their feature exhibition The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act on the road across Canada this May in recognition of Asian Heritage Month. A special video tour of the national exhibition located in the museum’s historic Wing Sang Building has been produced especially for this East Coast tour.

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  • Photo: Curator Catherine Clement presenting the Chinese Canadian Museum’s feature exhibition “The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act” during the museum’s grand opening on July 1, 2023.
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chinese Canadian Museum (CCM) is pleased to announce they will be taking highlights of their feature exhibition The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act on the road across Canada this May in recognition of Asian Heritage Month.
  • As Canada’s first Chinese Canadian Museum, the museum provides a meaningful and transformative experience for all, connecting Canadians to the diverse and eclectic stories and contributions of generations of Chinese Canadians, past and present — with an eye to the future.
  • Catherine Clement is an award-winning community curator whose work focuses on uncovering and sharing the lesser-known stories of the Chinese Canadian community.

The Canadian Association of Journalists is now accepting nominations for its 2023 Awards program

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce entries are now being accepted for its CAJ Awards program , Canada's preeminent national journalism investigative awards program.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce entries are now being accepted for its CAJ Awards program , Canada's preeminent national journalism investigative awards program.
  • This year's CAJ Awards program features 19 categories and rewards journalistic excellence published across multiple platforms.
  • The 2023 program will also celebrate the excellent work from student journalists, as well as recognize an emerging Indigenous journalist.
  • "The CAJ Awards are unlike any other awards competition in Canada because they are judged by journalists for journalists," Jolly said.

Sarah Bernstein wins the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2023 /CNW/ - Sarah Bernstein has been named the winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel, Study for Obedience published by Knopf Canada, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2023 /CNW/ - Sarah Bernstein has been named the winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel, Study for Obedience published by Knopf Canada, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank.
  • Dionne Irving for her short story collection The Islands: Stories , published by Catapult
    The longlist, shortlist, and winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize were selected by an esteemed five-member jury panel : Canadian authors Ian Williams (jury chair, winner of 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize), Sharon Bala and Brian Thomas Isaac , and American author Rebecca Makkai and Indian-British writer, Neel Mukherjee .
  • "Congratulations to Sarah Bernstein for winning the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Study for Obedience – a literary work I believe will inspire and invigorate readers and future storytellers for years to come.
  • The winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize will also be honoured with an in-person interview as part of the 2024 San Miguel Writer's Conference & Literary Festival, on February 22, 2024.

Maria Ressa Prevented from Attending Massey College Gala

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Saturday, April 23, 2022
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TORONTO, April 23, 2022 /CNW/ - Massey College is pleased to announce that Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa will join the 60th anniversary celebrations of the William Southam Journalism Fellowships remotely via zoom on Saturday, April 23rd at the Toronto Reference Library.

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  • TORONTO, April 23, 2022 /CNW/ - Massey College is pleased to announce that Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa will join the 60th anniversary celebrations of the William Southam Journalism Fellowships remotely via zoom on Saturday, April 23rd at the Toronto Reference Library.
  • Ms. Ressa will deliver a keynote address and be joined in conversation with journalist Sally Armstrong.
  • A journalist for more than 36 years, Ms. Ressa had planned on attending the gala celebrations in person in Toronto, but the Philippine government effectively denied her travel, giving her court approvals for only 6 of 7 charges.
  • We are looking forward to hearing Maria Ressa on Saturday night and to welcome her to Massey College when she is able to visit us", says Nathalie Des Rosiers, Principal of Massey College.