BIPOC, the acronym, which stands for Black, Indigenous and people of colour is heard quite often these days. Why have we started using this acronym and what is its significance? Read about it in this CBC article, What does BIPOC mean? Canadian teens explain.

The sites listed below are only a starting point for research and inquiry into significant achievements of Canadians of Asian, South Asian and Black ancestry. These sites also draw attention to the history of discrimination and hardship experienced by these groups in Canada.

Asian & South Asian Heritage

Bamboo Shoots	Hastings Park 1942	Japanese Canadian Culture	Japanese Canadian History
Noteworthy Asian Canadians	Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada	South Asian Heritage	Story of Chinese Head Tax
Story of Japanese Internment	Story of Komagata Maru	Ties That Bind: Building the CPR	Victoria's Chinatown
Videos: Asian & South Asian Heritage

Black Heritage

BC Black History	CBC Black History Month	Famous Black Canadians	Four Black Canadian Women that Changed History
Kayak Magazine	Noteworthy Black Canadians	Portraits of Black Canadians	Rella Black History Foundation
Story of Africville	Story of Black Sleeping Car Porters	Story of Canadian Civil Rights Trailblazers	Story of Viola Desmond
Videos: Black Heritage	Africville Facts for Kids

  Descriptions  of Racial Diversity Websites

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