The Historica Asia/Canada web site describes the Canada Asia experience from earliest times, when dreams of finding Cathay fired the imaginations of the explorers, to the present day, when Asians make up an ever more visible presence in the Canadian mosaic. The web site is the first of its kind to discuss the issues not only of the Asian experience in Canada but also the evolution of Canadian society itself, from exclusion to greater tolerance and an embrace of diversity.

While the narrative and visual resources of the site make it an effective resource for the general public on the eve of Canada's participation in the 2005 World’s Fair in Aichi, Japan, it has also been designed as part of Historica’s Youthlinks program, speaking to today's youth, recognizing that while they may be at ease with concepts of a world that is linked globally they may not be conscious that the current trend towards globalization is not something new: it has happened through the centuries.