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I was blown away by the collectivity embodied in the formation of this performance. Drummers played in upbeat relays, keeping the energetic sound of drums reverberated across the theatre. Exchanging cheerful gazes and warm smiles, they communicated, attentively listening to one another and hit their drums to create this compelling piece of music together. The choreography reminded me of the passing down of memories and histories for generations within the Asian diaspora, and also a symbolization of community, where people collaborate and help each other out with love and care.
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--Sin Tung Ng review excerpt of home (2023)
PERFORMANCE & PRESENTATION (SELECT)
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2024
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Beginner Beta Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (Oct 10)
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Self-Defence with Sifu Suzuki - 6 Week Series (Oct 5)
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Butterfly Asian Migrant Sex Workers Support Network (Toronto), performance (Oct 3)
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PSAC Ottawa (Ottawa), performance (Sept 10)
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Toronto Taiko Festival (Toronto), presenter/producer, performance and workshop (Aug 16-18)
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Monthly Miyake Drop-In - Last Friday of Each Month Ongoing (July 26)
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PRIDE Fundraiser for RAW Taiko (Toronto), performance and producer (July 5)
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Drum, Release, Resist (Toronto), workshop (June 20)
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QTBIPOC Taiko Weekly Drop-In - Ongoing (June 4)
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Yatai Bayashi Taiko Course - 6 Week Series (May 27)
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KoreKara Beginner Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (May 23)
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May Asian Heritage Month - Forest Hill Collegiate and Golf Road Secondary School (Toronto), performance and workshop (May 9)
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Constant State of Otherness by Unit Souzou (Toronto), presenter and opening performance (Apr 19-20)
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Miyake Intensive - 2 Day Workshops (Apr 6-7)
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Appleby College - School Assembly (Oakville), performance and workshop (Apr 3)
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OPSEU Coalition of Racialized Workers (Toronto), performance (Mar 23)
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University of Waterloo (Waterloo), workshop (Mar 22)
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QTBIPOC Taiko Drop-In Pilot Program - 6 Week Series (Feb 20)
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East Coast Taiko Conference (Rhode Island), performance and workshop (Feb 16-18)
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Lunar New Year - New Ho Queen (Toronto), performance (Feb 9)
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Lunar New Year - Osler (Toronto), performance (Feb 8)
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Taiko For Queer Families - 6 Week Series (Feb 3)
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2023
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Home RAW Taiko Theatrical Concert (Toronto), performance (Dec 8-10)
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Drum Into Action Taiko Workshop (Nov 14)
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Beta Fundamentals Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (Nov 5)
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Drum Into Action Taiko Workshop (Oct 27)
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Naname Fundamentals Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (Oct 16)
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Tiger Balme x RAW Taiko - Songwriting Showcase (Toronto), performance (Oct 13)
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Taiko Tots and Taiko Kids Taiko Class for Queer Families - 6 Week Series (Oct 7)
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Odaiko Fundamentals Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (Oct 5)
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Intermediate Beta Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (Oct 3)
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Harbord Collegite After School Taiko Club - Weekly (Sept to June)
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Pathways of Resistance Festival (Killaloe), performance and workshop (Aug 26)
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Raging for Change - Harbourfront Music Garden (Toronto), performance (Aug 20)
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Stone and Sky Festival (Pelee Island), performance and workshop (Aug 13)
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Intermediate Beta Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (Jul 4)
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PRIDE (Toronto), performance (June 24)
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Taiko Empowerment - An Otherness Workshop with Michelle Fujii of Unit Souzou (Toronto), presenter (June 16)
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Public Service Alliance of Canada Union (Markham), performance (June 10)
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Beginner Beta Taiko Class - 6 Week Series (Jun 8)
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May Asian Heritage Month - CUPE Ontario (Toronto), performance (May 31)
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May Asian Heritage Month - City of Toronto Protocol Office (Toronto), performance (May 28)
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Newcomers Day - Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto), performance (May 25)
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Asian Heritage Month - Animating Toronto Parks - Lee Lifeson Art Park (Toronto), performance (May 20-21)
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T&T (Toronto), performance (May 17-18)
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May Asian Heritage Month - School Assembly Forest Hill Collegiate (Toronto), performance and presentation (May 9)
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May Asian Heritage Month - School Assembly David Leader Middle School (Toronto), performance and presentation (May 8)
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Beginner Beta Taiko Classes - 6 Week Course (Mar 7)
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Sustainable Mas Camp at OCAD University (Toronto), performance (Mar 24)
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Asian Arts Initiative (Philadelphia), presentation (Feb 18)
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Swarthmore College residency (Pennsylvania), workshops and performance (Feb 16-17)
2022
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T&T Supermarket store opening, Montreal (Dec 15)
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Durham College National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Dec 6)
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firstwork.org/Ontario’s youth employment network Conference, Blue Mountain (Oct 26)
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OPSEU/SEFPO Coalition of Racialized Workers Conference (Oct 14)
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Harbord Collegiate Institute Taiko Club, every Tuesday (Oct 11-Dec 23)
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Beginning Beta Style Taiko Workshop, 6-week series (Sept 29, Oct 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov 3)
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Odaiko Fundamental 6-week workshop series (Sept 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1)
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Renfrew County Inquest Public Art Response, Barry's Bay (Sept 22)
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RAW member retreat (Aug 26-28)
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Toronto Taiko Festival (Aug 19-21)
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Outdoor performance for Sistering (Aug 5)
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Summer Skies Festival, Mississauga (July 9)
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Ascend Canada 10yr celebration, in person (July 7)
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Dyke March (June 25)
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Beginning Beta Style Taiko Workshops, 6-week series (June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7)
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John Buchan Senior Public School Asian Heritage Month presentation (May 30)
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McMurrich Junior Public School Asian Heritage Month presentation (May 30)
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OPSEU Asian Heritage Month celebration, virtual (May 24)
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CBC Radio One, "Now or Never" Interview (aired May 24)
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Sound track for PSA video made by ypnfa.org (May 22)
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Ascend Canada 10th Year Gala, virtual (May 19)
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Animating Toronto Park, Lee Lifeson Park (May 14-15)
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TD Pan-Asian leadership, Asian Heritage Month celebration, virtual (May 8)
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Queer Trans Asian Youth (QTAY) Taiko workshop series (April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26)
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Women's College Hospital: Women4women fundraiser virtual (March 8)
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Beginning Beta Style Taiko workshops, 6-weeks series (March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7)
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Beginning Naname style Taiko workshops, 6-week series (March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5)
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RAW Community Taiko Group (Jan-Dec)
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2021
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Take Back the Night Seneca College virtual (Nov 26)
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Guest Lec/Dem virtual University of Waterloo Music Department virtual (Nov 1)
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ShowLoveTO (cancelled due to weather) (Oct 16)
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Luminato Festival Virtual (Oct)
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Full Moon Mid-Autumn Festival, Hotel X (Sept 25)
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Dreaming in High Park, Canadian Stage (Sept 4/5)
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Transformation Project virtual (Aug 3)
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​Beyond the Drum Virtual Taiko Conference(July 31)
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CEIU Women's Conference Virtual (June 14)
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SunLife May Asian Heritage Conference virtual (May 26)
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Irodori Taiko Talk Series (guest speaker) virtual (April 24)
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Solidarity Rally against Anti-Asian Racism, Nathan Philip Square (March 28)
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2020
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George Brown College "Arts and Activism" Virtual Panel (Dec 14)
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Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Virtual Taiko workshops for music department (Sept-Dec)
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Womxn and Taiko Webinar: Moving Beyond Binaries: Gender and Racial Justice in Taiko (August 22)
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Harbord Collegiate Taiko Club (Jan - March)
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SheEO Global Summit (March 9)
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ROM After Dark (March 6)
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East Coast Taiko Conference Concert (Feb 22)
2019
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"UnDaunted: Into the Open" Theatrical Concert series (Dec 5-8)
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Harbord Collegiate Taiko Club (Jan - June, Sept - Dec)
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Forest Hill Taiko Club (Sept - Dec)
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Food Share: Dismantling Racism in the Food Movement (Oct 23)
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Toronto Marathon (Black Toe Running) (Oct 20)
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Bricks and Glitter: Love Lives (Sept 11)
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University of Toronto Mississauga: Conference on Human Trafficking (June 24)
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Dyke March (June 22)
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Chotto Matte Toronto opening (June 18)
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Pride Taiko Workshops for LGBTQ community (June 8 @ 2:30pm, June 8 @ 5pm, June 9, June 16) Funded by Community One Foundation - Rainbow Grant
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Green New Deal (June 11)
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May Asian Heritage Month workshops: Forest Hill Collegiate Institute (May 23)
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May Asian Heritage Month assemblies: Humewood Community School and McMurrich Jr PS (May 13)
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May Asian Heritage Month, presentation and workshops: Central Park PS, Markham (May 6)
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Queer Asian Youth Taiko Workshop Series (March 3 - April 7)
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Toronto and York Region Labour Council - Stewards’ Assembly (March 25)
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Azeeza for Women: Faces of Resilience Gala IWD (March 8)
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University of Toronto Mississauga: International Women’s Day (March 7)
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OPSEU Racialized Workers Conference (March 2)
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University of Waterloo: Ethnomusicology lec/dem (Feb 27)
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East Coast Taiko Conference Concert (Feb 23)
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University of Toronto, University College Academic Awards Reception (Jan 23)
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Women’s March, Nathan Philips Square (Jan 19)
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York University: Gender Studies, Performance and Q/A (Jan 9)
2018
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National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women, Humber College North Campus (Dec 6)
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Harmony Movement Award Gala (Nov 8)
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Soka Gakkai International Buddhist annual meeting (Nov 4)
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United Steel Workers Union, International Women’s Conference (Oct 14)
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Take Back the Night, Toronto (Sept 14)
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Archangel Summit (Sept 8)
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Harbord Collegiate Taiko Club (Sept - Dec)
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StreetHealth Mosaic Unveiling (July 13)
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Dyke March, Pride (June 23)
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May Asian Heritage Month presentation: Leaside High School (May 30)
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Kensington Pedestrian Sunday (May 27)
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Mindful Society Conference (May 26)
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May Asian Heritage Month presentation: Forest Hill Collegiate Institute (May 18)
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Queer Asian Youth Taiko Workshop Series (Feb 21 - April 4)
2017
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CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) National Convention (Oct 5)
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Toronto Taiko Festival 2017 (Aug 25 - 27)
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Pelee Island Sky and Stone Music Series (July 8)
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Dyke March, Pride (June 24)
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March for more Midwives, Nathan Philips Square (June 17)
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Pride Pub, University of Toronto (June 9)
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May Asian Heritage Month Presentation: Robert Lee Johnson PS (May 18)
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Canadian Labour Congress, Toronto Metro Convention Centre (May 10)
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May Asian Heritage Month Celebration: Central Tech (May 1)
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May Asian Heritage Month Presentation: McMurrich Public School (May 1)
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Queer Asian Youth Taiko workshop series (Feb 12 - April 9)
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International Women’s Day Celebration at U of T Mississauga (March 9)
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Harbord Collegiate Taiko Club (Jan - June, Sept - Dec)
2016
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Mayor’s Evening for the Arts (Nov 7)
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Buy Art Not Kids fundraiser (Nov 1)
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Kensington Pedestrian Sunday (Oct 30)
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Harbord Collegiate Institute, club assembly (Sept 23)
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Take Back the Night Rally, Brampton (Sept 15)
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Alexandra Park Community Celebration (Aug 13)
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Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day, NPS (Aug 6)
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Pride: Dyke March (July 2)
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Japanese Film Festival at JCCC (June 15)
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Queer Asian Youth Taiko workshop series (April 10 - May 29)
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May Asian Heritage Month presentation: Humewood Community School (May 5)
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May Asian Heritage Month presentation: Humberside Collegiate (May 5)
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Harbord Collegiate Taiko Club (Jan - Dec)
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Taiko Jam (April 3, May 1, June 5, June 12, Aug 7, Aug 28, Oct 2, Nov 6)
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Crooked Lines: RAW full length concert (March 11 - 13)
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No Lights No Lycra (Feb 26)
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Skidmore College (Feb 20)
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2015
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Harbord Collegiate Taiko Club (Sept - Dec)
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Transformative Social Change Symposium/ Gatehouse (Nov 21)
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Gilda’s Club Fundraiser (Nov 18)
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Arts and Equity Symposium (Nov 12)
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Hiroshima Memorial Day (Aug 6)
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Nuit Blanche North Huntsville (July 11)
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Pierre Laporte Middle School Residency (Jan - June)
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Pride (June 28)
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Sick Kids Fundraiser (June 4)
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May Asian Heritage Month Presentations
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Topcliffe PS (May 14)
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Pauline Jr PS (May 14)
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Derrydown PS (May 14)
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Bedford Park PS (May 5)
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CUPW Quadrennial Convention (May 4)
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Queer Asian Youth Taiko workshop series (March - April)
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International Women’s Day Celebration: Dancing Damsels (March 8)
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International Women’s Day Fundraiser for Interim Place (March 7)
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Pierre Laporte Middle School presentation (Jan 19)
2014
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Workers’ Action Centre (Dec 12)
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Human Rights Awards, City of Toronto (Nov 26)
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Zoocheck Fundraiser (Nov 22)
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Law and Youth Workshop (Oct 24)
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GETTING TO LOUD, drumming retreat for women (Sept 19 - 21)
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Festival International de Percussions, de Longueuil (July 12)
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World Pride Parade; winner for best contingent! (June 29)
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Pride Dyke March (June 28)
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AIDS Vigil (June 24)
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Queer Korean Film Festival (June 14)
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East Coast Taiko Conference performance and workshops (Feb 7 - 9)
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Queer Asian Youth taiko workshop series (Jan 19 - Feb 23)
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Beginning Taiko Workshop for the public (Jan 12)
PRESS:
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RAW Taiko guides its diasporic audience home - Sin Tung Ng (Intermission Magazine), January 2024
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Taiko -as RAW plays it- is a challenge to every dangerous silence - Harper Ross, Oberlin College, Feb 2023
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Raging Asian Women make themselves heard through traditional taiko drumming - Global News, May 31, 2022
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Ways to find joy in moving your body - CBC Radio 1, March 24 2022 (RAW at minute 15:30)
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These badass women are taking over the traditionally male-dominated art of taiko drumming - CBC Arts, December 14 2017
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Embodying Empowerment: Raging Asian Women’s Toronto Taiko Festival - Sara Constant (TheWholeNote), August 9 2017
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Twelve-woman collective rage with joy, embrace vulnerability - Julia Leconte (NOW Magazine), Dec 5 2013
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Dance, storytelling and drumming cross over for a breathtaking experience - Samantha Edwards (NOW Magazine), Dec 9 2013
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‘Water Warriors” recruited - Joe Chin (Mississauga News), Mar 9 2010
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Asian collective drums up common bond - Scott Simmie (TheStar), Aug 15 2007