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Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism 2010
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Released: June 29, 2010
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Paul Yuzyk Award
Ceremony
Kontakt (Ukrainian)
SBTN Toronto (Vietnamese)
Toronto, June
27, 2010 — Paul Nguyen was honoured as the recipient of the
2010
Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism by Citizenship,
Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The
ceremony was held at the Toronto Congress Centre and emceed
by Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Member of Parliament for
Edmonton-Sherwood Park, Tim Uppal. Dignitaries in attendance
included Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Erindale, Bob
Dechert and Ukrainian Ambassador Dr. Ihor Ostash.
Paul was honoured for making
outstanding contributions to multiculturalism in Canada
through his website, Jane-Finch.com. The award included a
$20,000 grant to be given to a non-profit organization of
the recipient's choice. Paul designated the grant to the
Vietnamese Canadian Centre towards the construction of the
Boat Museum in Ottawa.
The Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism is an annual
honour bestowed upon an individual or group that has
demonstrated a dedication to the advancement of diversity,
multiculturalism and the integration of new Canadians into
Canadian society. It commemorates the late Senator Yuzyk's
pioneering legacy in establishing multiculturalism as one of
the fundamental characteristics of Canadian identity.
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=543299
Paul Nguyen and Hon. Jason
Kenney at the Toronto Congress Centre
Ukrainian Ambassador to
Canada, Ihor Ostash
Nazanin Afshin-Jam & MP Tim
Uppal
Photos by Dave ChangPressDownload:
Multiculturalism Award Winner (radio
interview)CBC Radio Canada
International - The Link with Marc Montgomery (English)VietSun Magazine (English)
Ming Pao Toronto (Chinese)
Thoi Bao (Vietnamese)
The Epoch Times (Chinese)
