Join us for LiterASIAN Toronto 2025, a literary celebration themed "Origins" this year.

The festival offers a fusion of past and present, encouraging a renewed appreciation of identity, cultural preservation, and creative empowerment within today’s Asian Canadian literary scene. Right after the festival will be the book launch of Infusion: A Ricepaper Anthology, a collection of Asian Canadian authors and writers from the Asian diaspora.

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time: 1-5 pm
Location: Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, 8th floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street

Refreshments will be served after LiterASIAN Toronto 2025 (before the book launch). For accommodations and inquiries related to the event, please email us at eal.events@utoronto.ca.

Event Part I: LiterASIAN Toronto 2025  
Time: 1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (EDT)  (Doors open at 1 p.m.)

Event Part II: Book Launch Celebration of Infusion: A Ricepaper Anthology  
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EDT) 

Event Part I: LiterASIAN Toronto 2025 

We are pleased to invite you to LiterASIAN Toronto 2025, hosted by the University of Toronto’s Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library in collaboration with the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW). 

This year’s theme, "Origins", explores heritage and resilience, reflecting two significant milestones: 

• The 30th anniversary of the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW) 

• The centennial of the Chinese Exclusion Act 

The theme holds particular significance, connecting ACWW’s decades-long commitment to amplifying Asian Canadian voices with a critical period in Canadian history when the voices of Chinese Canadians were institutionally silenced. The festival offers a fusion of past and present, encouraging a renewed appreciation of identity, cultural preservation, and creative empowerment within today’s Asian Canadian literary scene. Writers will engage in a literary dialogue that fosters cultural understanding, promotes diversity, and amplifies Asian Canadian voices. 

Event Part II: Book Launch Celebration of Infusion: A Ricepaper Anthology 

Infusion Unveiled: Stories from the Asian Canadian Mosaic

Join us for an afternoon celebrating the launch of Infusion: A Ricepaper Anthology, a powerful collection amplifying the voices of Asian Canadian authors and writers from the Asian diaspora. The event will feature readings by contributing writers Mihan Han, Garry Engkent, Hana Kim, Victoria Sa, Ling Chen, Justin Timbol, and Amardeep Kaur. Their work thoughtfully explores themes of identity, belonging, resilience, and creativity, capturing the rich and diverse experiences of Asian communities in Canada and beyond. 

The program will also feature a special reading of My Aunt, a poignant poem by the late Jim Wong-Chu, published posthumously in this anthology. Whether you are a long-time supporter of Ricepaper or encountering these dynamic voices for the first time, this launch promises to be an inspiring celebration of storytelling, culture, and community.