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Founded in 1996, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) is a non-profit society dedicated to recognizing Asian Canadian participation as an integral part of Canadian society. VAHMS organizes explorASIAN Festival, an annual festival every May that celebrates National Asian Heritage Month. The Festival’s mission is to promote understanding, and appreciation of Asian-Canadian arts, heritage, and culture. ExplorASIAN festival includes programs, activities and events produced in collaboration with various partners from the diverse communities in Metro Vancouver.

In its 24 years of not-for-profit work, the VAHMS has dedicated itself to promoting cultural and educational awareness of the diverse Pan-Asian cultures living in Vancouver. Our society has advocated for equity, inclusion, collaboration, and social integration of Asian-Canadian Communities in our multicultural society.