2009
AsiaNetwork Asian of the Year Awards!
15 Finalists Have Been Selected
The Hon. Sheila Copps,
Chair of the Awards Selection Committee, along with the seven-member
committee of Michael Chambers,
Claudia Chowaniec,
Jeffrey Dale,
John Higginbotham,
Larry Hill,
Jim Orban,
Victor Rabinovitch will
announce the winners in Canada's only national awards program in
recognition of outstanding contributions made by Canadians of Asian
descent in all walks of life. The awards also recognize the tremendous
contributions to Asia-Canada relations by a Canadian of any descent.
The 15 Finalists Selected
by the Committee, will each receive an award plaque during the Awards
Ceremony to be held on Parliament Hill, Wednesday, May 6th, 2009. They
represent the best of the best in each of the following categories:
Arts/Sports, Business/Public Service, Volunteerism, Lifetime
Achievement, and Asia-Canada Relations.
Finalists
- 2009 AsiaNetwork Asian of the Year Awards
The Finalists include:
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Hon.
Jack Austin - former Senator
Right Hon. Jean Chrétien -
former Prime Minister
Her Excellency the Right Hon.
Adrienne Clarkson - former
Governor General
Ms. Cora de la Cruz -
President,
Delamarc Corporation
Dr. David T. Fung -
Chairman & CEO, ACDEG Group
Ms. Carol Huynh - Olympic
Gold Medalist
Hon. Arthur Menzies -
retired Diplomat
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Dr.
Ken Hiu-Ming Ng - Family Doctor
Dr. Nelly W.K. Ng - Family
Doctor
Ms. Sandra Oh - Actress
Dr. Dipak Roy - Chairman,
DTA Systems Inc.
Mr. James Tan - Brush
Artist/Painter
Ms. Nazira Naz Tareen -
Retired Teacher
Dr. John Samuel - Managing
Editor,
South Asian Mail
Dr. Yiyan Wu - Principal
Research Scientist
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The 15 Finalists Selected by the Committee, will each receive an award
plaque during the Awards Ceremony to be held on Parliament Hill,
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009. They represent the best of the best in each of
the following categories: Arts/Sports, Business/Public Service,
Volunteerism, Lifetime Achievement, and Asia-Canada Relations.
Mr. James Tan is a Chinese Canadian Brush Artist/Painter from Vancouver,
British Columbia. In his years of study with established masters of the
Lingnan school and more than fifteen years of teaching other aspiring
artists, Mr. Tan has now emerged as a leader of the next generation of
Lingnan brush painting masters. Generous with sharing his talent, he
lectures, has done group and solo exhibits around the world, won
numerous awards and — loves his dogs tremendously, as a short visit to
his website will reveal.
