Congratulations to St. John’s College Principal, Dr. Henry Yu, for being chosen to receive a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal! The Jack Gin Family Foundation will be awarding a limited number of medals on behalf of the Governor General of Canada this Saturday at 1pm at Canada Place.
Dr. Yu is being recognized for his work at UBC with students and community engagement, helping re-think the relationship in Canada between migrants from Europe and Asia with each other and with First Nation peoples; Chinese Canadian Stories; and his efforts in the tribute to the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 at UBC.