York University Annual Chinese Culture Day 2026

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Room 152, Founders Assembly Hall, Founders College, Keele Campus, York University

Public Lectures:

Dr. Larissa Lai, Professor, University of Toronto 
“Horse Tales: Reclaiming Chinese Mythology in the Diaspora” 

Dr. Daniel Kam Chau Kwok, Lecturer, Hong Kong Baptist University 
“Are Lineages Really Bound by Blood? Genealogies and Ancestors in Historical-Anthropological Perspective”

Larry Law, Founder & CEO, Living Water Resorts & Spa in Collingwood, ON
“Ethical Entrepreneurship and Community Development: A Chinese Cultural Perspective”

Moderator of Panel Discussion: Dr. Jack Hang-tat Leong, York University 

Performers:

• Stephen Ho, Instructor, Pro-Music Conservatory of Music, Markham
• Students: Mariana Sin, Amanda Wong, Doris Lai, Nikki Zhang, and Cannis Chan

This event is open to the public. All are welcome. Please register using this link.

This event is organized by Dr. Jessica Tsui-yan Li, Associate Professor, York University, and cordially sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) and the following York University units: Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Founders College, Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and the York Centre for Asian Research.