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Economic & Social Implications of Canadian Diversity

The Laurier Institution was founded in 1989 by business and community leaders to advance and disseminate knowledge about the economic and social implications of Canadian diversity. The Laurier Institution is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization. Our research and educational activities are funded by membership fees, donations, sponsorships, and project-based funding.

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A Tribute to Milton Wong

The Laurier Institution Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Milton Wong

January 1^st 2012

The Wong family announced today Milton K. Wong, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2011 at his family home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

This is a tragic loss and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Wong family.

Milton Wong was a visionary and a guiding light for our organisation, building it from nothing to a leader in the discussion on issues related to diversity in Canada.

We at the Laurier Institution lost a friend today. A friend who dedicated his life to helping others less fortunate. He will be missed by all of us.

2011 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture

Ethan Zuckerman

The Laurier Institution is proud present 2011 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture, in partnership with Yahoo!, UBC Continuing Studies and CBC. We are happy to welcome Ethan Zuckerman whose lecture is titled "Cute Cats and the Arab Spring: when social media meet social change".

2012 UBC-Laurier Milton K. Wong Lecture

June 3rd, 2012

UBC Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Guest lecturer: Kenan Malik

About the speaker:

Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, as well as a Senior Visting Fellow at the Department of Political, International and Policy Studies at the University of Surrey. Mr. Malik has written four books: The Meaning of Race: Race, History and Culture in Western Society (1996); Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Human Nature (2002), Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate (2008) and From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and its Legacy (2010).

The Laurier Institution and UBC Continuing Studies have changed the name of the UBC-Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lecture to the Milton K. Wong Lecture to honour the legacy of one of Canada’s outstanding citizen advocates in the field of cultural diversity and pluralism.

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The Laurier Institution

A Tribute to Milton Wong

The Laurier Institution Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Milton Wong

2011 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture

2012 UBC-Laurier Milton K. Wong Lecture

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