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Calgary immigration employment group honours leaders in city's Asian communities

Article content The Calgary Region immigrant Employment Council hosted an event on Friday to honour and recognize Asian leaders making a difference in the city. Article content The event dubbed 'Legacy in Motion: Advancing Excellence in the Asian Professional Community to Honor Asian Leaders,' was hosted in collaboration with the Federation of Asian Canadian – Western Chapter and the Asian Professional Network of Calgary. Article content Article content Article content 'What we do is support internationally trained professionals with strategies that they need to get a job in the field and to thrive,' Johnston-Taylor said. Article content 'We find that 80 per cent of our clients get a job in their field withing three to six months of completing our programming, which is not only good for the individual, but also for Alberta's economy,' Johnston-Taylor said. 'If they are getting a job in their field, it means their skills are being put to good use in the economy, as well as their families.' Article content Article content Rosanna Manaloto-Arshi said their intent with the Legacy in Motion event was to bring local Asian leaders in Calgary. Article content 'The goal is to highlight their achievements and contributions, as well as look at the different ways we can inspire the next generation of leaders in these communities,' Manaloto-Arshi said. Article content For their inaugural Asian People Making History Awards, the nominations cover a broad range of professional fields like the health and legal sector. Article content 'We have those that are really advocating for equity-deserving communities,' she said. 'A lot of nominees and recipients sit on different associations that support different individuals at different levels. Article content '… They're really putting in some overtime to create the next generation of leaders which builds a stronger community and Calgary overall.'