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Mother Tongue TV Show airs in Toronto – all about female ethnic heroines…

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Here's a message
from my Toronto friend Susan Poizner who has produced a very cool new
television show about female heroines from Canada's culturally diverse
landscape.

SNEAK PREVIEW OF MOTHER TONGUE TV SERIES ON SATURDAY

When: Saturday July
2, 2005 @ 12.30 EDT
Network: TVOntario
What:  Mother Tongue,
Which episode:
“Eliza Parker:
Fighting for Freedom”
For more information:
www.mothertongue.ca

Those who participated in the development of the
Mother Tongue series can see what the series will look like when it premieres
this fall by tuning in to TVOntario this Saturday at 12.30.

TVO will be playing a new, re-packaged version of the
pilot program about Eliza Parker, a runaway slave and freedom fighter who was
involved in an uprising against slavery in 1851.

In “Eliza Parker: Fighting for Freedom”,
Eliza’s  great-great-granddaughter Toni Parker tells her ancestor’s
dramatic story. In the new version there are updated graphics, music, sound-mix
and editing.
The Mother Tongue series proudly celebrates the
“herstory” of 13 true-life heroines from Canada’s
diverse ethnic communities, ranging from the Chinese in BC to the Acadians in New Brunswick.

The Mother Tongue website is up and running at www.mothertongue.ca
– here you can
explore the stories featured in this year’s series – or submit the
story of one of your ancestors.  The top submissions may be chosen to feature
in an upcoming episode of Mother Tongue.

Check the website from time to time to verify
broadcast times for each of the shows as new broadcasters come on board. Also,
broadcasters sometimes need to change their launch dates last minute.

Thanks for participating in Mother Tongue and keep in touch!

Best wishes,
Susan Poizner
Producer
Mother Tongue
www.mothertongue.ca info@mothertongue.ca

TRIBUTE TO THE VANCOUVER ASAHI BASEBALL TEAM – at Nat Bailey Stadium

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Here's something fun and historical at the same time.
The Vancouver Asahi Baseball team is set to receive more 
accolades and acceptance from Vancouverites.

also... Check out the NFB film: 
Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story 
about this very special team, which will also be shown at the 
Vancouver Public Library on August 11,
at the Central Branch Alice Mackay Room. 



The Vancouver Canadians Professional Baseball Team presents:

TRIBUTE TO THE VANCOUVER ASAHI BASEBALL TEAM

Tuesday, July 5, 2005
7:00 PM
General Admission $8

Nat Bailey Stadium
4601 Ontario St. (E. 30th Ave. at Ontario St.), Vancouver

The Vancouver Canadians Baseball Team pays tribute to the 
legendary Vancouver Asahi in a ceremony held between innings 
at the Canadians'  baseball game on the evening of Tuesday, July 5. 
Kaye Kaminishi, Asahi third baseman and one of six surviving 
Asahi players, will be presented with a certificate during the tribute.

Asahi fans and supporters are invited to attend the game, 
and will be seated together in the Red Seating Area of Section 2, 
along the first base line. Tickets for the game may be purchased
from the Vancouver Canadians by phone (604-872-5232), 
online (www.canadiansbaseball.com) 
or at the Nat Bailey Stadium Box office before the game. 

Radio station Jack FM is sponsoring community appreciation 
activities at the game, and tickets will be two-for-one at the 
Nat Bailey Stadium Box office if you say "I listen to Jack"
 when purchasing tickets. Please note that the discount applies 
to box office sales on game day only. 

The Asahi baseball team has been honoured on several recent 
occasions.  These honours include induction into the BC Sports 
Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 
in 2003. 

The Japanese Canadian National Museum will have a small Asahi 
exhibit and will sell Asahi merchandise at the stadium that evening.  Funds 
raised from Asahi merchandise sales go toward the upcoming 
Asahi exhibition at the JCNM. Contact: Jason Lee at the Japanese
Canadian National Museum.

E-mail: jlee@nikkeiplace.org
Tel: 604-777-7000 ext. 113