The original idea of an Asian Canadian organization with a focus on student activism at University of British Columbia was a concept conceived back in October 2006. What originally was a bid for student and youth involvement in the city’s Anniversaries of Change 2007 events inspired awareness for a need of an organization to promote Pan-Asian consciousness on campus. Thus, the Asian Canadian Cultural Organization (ACCO) was born.Since its constitution in September 2007, ACCO has been actively promoting greater awareness on issues pertinent to Asian Canadians on UBC campus and in the community. ACCO’s mandate includes supporting Asian Canadian cultural performers and artists in the community, providing a safe space for discussion, and commemorating the richness of Canada’s neglected Asian history through academics and social outreach. Within its first year, along with movie screenings of Better Luck Tomorrow and Eve and the Fire Horse, ACCO has organized two major successful events: Outpost: Asian Canadians Reframed Exhibit and UnConference. The next generation of Asian Canadian leaders are born.
