Schema Magazine

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Alden is the founder of Schema Magazine (www.schemamag.ca) and for the past five years has served as Manager of Diversity Initiatives for CBC Television, helping Canada's public broadcaster develop and implement its national diversity strategy.

He launched his career through print media and community-based art projects and his current areas of focus are cultural innovation, interculturalism and multi-generational diversity within the new Canadian mainstream.

Alden's goal is to push diversity beyond the traditional mosaic model. As such he has developed the "Schema model" which defines cultural identity in terms that are more than ethnic.

As an expert on Multiculturalism 2.0, Alden regularly speaks to and consults with government agencies, nonprofits and companies around the world on various diversity issues. He has shared his perspective with organizations such as Canadian Heritage, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcaster Development, and the Canadian High Commission in Malaysia.

Along with Order of Canada member Milton K. Wong, he has co-presented at the prestigious Couchiching Institute of Public Affairs (CIPA) Summer Conference. He has also delivered keynotes for the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia and lectured on diversity in broadcasting at various universities in Canada and the UK (complete list of speaking engagements).

His recent speaking engagements include the 2008 ASEAN-Canada Dialogue on Interfaith Initiatives in Indonesia and a special presentation organised to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and the International Broadcasters Trust in London, England. His writing has been published in Canadian Diversity Magazine.

Alden is of Filipino ancestry and defines himself as a Cultural Navigator. He was born in Manila and spent much of his childhood living in Western Canada. He graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BFA in Visual Arts and currently lives in Vancouver with his wife.