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Historic Study of the Society Building in Chinatown (July 2005) - PDF
Author: CCHSBC (Contractor to the City of Vancouver)
This report provides historical, sociological and architectural data for five historically significant Society and Clan Association buildings in Vancouver Chinatown. It includes an overview of Chinese in Vancouver, a brief history of Vancouver Chinatown's architecture, and an overview of the nature and activities of the kinds of societies and associations discussed in the report. The five buildings studied include: the Mah Society of Canada, Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock Benevolent Association, Chinese Benevolent Association, Yue Shan Society, and May Wah Hotel. The report presents research results on the historical value and social history of each building.
Author: CCHSBC (Contractor to the City of Vancouver)
This report provides historical, sociological and architectural data for five historically significant Society and Clan Association buildings in Vancouver Chinatown. It includes an overview of Chinese in Vancouver, a brief history of Vancouver Chinatown's architecture, and an overview of the nature and activities of the kinds of societies and associations discussed in the report. The five buildings studied include: the Mah Society of Canada, Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock Benevolent Association, Chinese Benevolent Association, Yue Shan Society, and May Wah Hotel. The report presents research results on the historical value and social history of each building.
Society Buildings in Chinatown (2004-2004) - PDF - English | Chinese
Author: City of Vancouver, CCHSBC (Contractor to the City of Vancouver)
This brochure is part of a 2004-2005 study that tells the stories of the society buildings, including their historical, social and architectural significance and to help stimulate interests to restore or upgrade these important buildings from their current condition. The process of the research was also an outreach to the clan associations and benevolent societies in Chinatown that began the discussion for the future of the society buildings.
Author: City of Vancouver, CCHSBC (Contractor to the City of Vancouver)
This brochure is part of a 2004-2005 study that tells the stories of the society buildings, including their historical, social and architectural significance and to help stimulate interests to restore or upgrade these important buildings from their current condition. The process of the research was also an outreach to the clan associations and benevolent societies in Chinatown that began the discussion for the future of the society buildings.
Cedar and Bamboo (2010)
Directed by Diana Leung and Kamala Todd
Produced by Jennifer Lau (CCHSBC) and Karin Lee (CCHSBC)
Film Guide - Developed by Katherine Rybar (in consultation with CCHSBC)
Produced by CCHSBC and St. John's College, University of British Columbia
This is a resource kit for K-12 teachers teaching the BC Curriculum. It includes two films (Cedar and Bamboo, 22 min; 1788, 10 min), a film guide, and an accompanying teaching guide (blackline masters). Cedar and Bamboo features the personal stories of four individuals living in British Columbia who have mixed First Nations and Chinese descent. Their stories explore the relationships between these communities, concepts of personal and Canadian identity and raise questions about what parts of Canadian history are publicized and what parts are “hidden.”
This content is particularly relevant to the Prescribed Learning Outcomes for Social Studies Grade 4, 5, 6, 10, and 11, Civic Studies 11, and BC First Nations Studies 12.
Directed by Diana Leung and Kamala Todd
Produced by Jennifer Lau (CCHSBC) and Karin Lee (CCHSBC)
Film Guide - Developed by Katherine Rybar (in consultation with CCHSBC)
Produced by CCHSBC and St. John's College, University of British Columbia
This is a resource kit for K-12 teachers teaching the BC Curriculum. It includes two films (Cedar and Bamboo, 22 min; 1788, 10 min), a film guide, and an accompanying teaching guide (blackline masters). Cedar and Bamboo features the personal stories of four individuals living in British Columbia who have mixed First Nations and Chinese descent. Their stories explore the relationships between these communities, concepts of personal and Canadian identity and raise questions about what parts of Canadian history are publicized and what parts are “hidden.”
This content is particularly relevant to the Prescribed Learning Outcomes for Social Studies Grade 4, 5, 6, 10, and 11, Civic Studies 11, and BC First Nations Studies 12.
Chinese Historic Places (2015) | Media Release
Authors and Partners:
Twenty-one places of historical significance to the Chinese Canadian community in British Columbia were provincially recognized under the Heritage Conservation Act, fulfilling a commitment in the Chinese Historical Wrongs Consultation Final Report and Recommendations. These 21 sites were chosen from a list of 77 distinct places put forward by 138 nominations made through a public nomination process in early 2015. The 21 sites paint a rich picture of the contributions Chinese Canadians have made to the development and prosperity of BC since the mid-19th century. There is an interactive online map, Chinese Historic Places, created by Heritage BC, that provides information on the 21 sites. (Edited from Province of BC)
Authors and Partners:
- The Province of BC
- Heritage BC (contracted by the Province of BC to administer nomination process)
- Legacy Initiatives Advisory Council (evaluation team working group: Dr. Henry Yu, Co-Chair)
- CCHSBC (evaluation team working group
Twenty-one places of historical significance to the Chinese Canadian community in British Columbia were provincially recognized under the Heritage Conservation Act, fulfilling a commitment in the Chinese Historical Wrongs Consultation Final Report and Recommendations. These 21 sites were chosen from a list of 77 distinct places put forward by 138 nominations made through a public nomination process in early 2015. The 21 sites paint a rich picture of the contributions Chinese Canadians have made to the development and prosperity of BC since the mid-19th century. There is an interactive online map, Chinese Historic Places, created by Heritage BC, that provides information on the 21 sites. (Edited from Province of BC)
Historic Places Nomination Report (July 28, 2015)
Authors and Partners:
This report documents the 77 places of significance to the Chinese Canadian community in BC that were put forward by 138 nominations from British Columbians during a public nomination process in early 2015. This report identifies these sites and describes their heritage value.
This nomination process was held as to act on recommendations from the Chinese Historical Wrongs Consultation Final Report, which was produced from a consultation process that followed the Province of BC's formal apology to the Chinese Canadian community for historical wrongs committed b past provincial governments, in May 2014. (Partially edited from the report, and from the Province of BC)
Authors and Partners:
- The Province of BC
- Heritage BC (contracted by the Province of BC to administer nomination process)
- Legacy Initiatives Advisory Council (evaluation team working group: Dr. Henry Yu, Co-Chair)
- CCHSBC (evaluation team working group
This report documents the 77 places of significance to the Chinese Canadian community in BC that were put forward by 138 nominations from British Columbians during a public nomination process in early 2015. This report identifies these sites and describes their heritage value.
This nomination process was held as to act on recommendations from the Chinese Historical Wrongs Consultation Final Report, which was produced from a consultation process that followed the Province of BC's formal apology to the Chinese Canadian community for historical wrongs committed b past provincial governments, in May 2014. (Partially edited from the report, and from the Province of BC)
Recommended resources by topic
chinatowns
Chinatown: An Illustrated History of the Chinese Communities of Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax (2005)
Author: Paul Yee
Publisher: Lorimer Illustrated History
ISBN: 1550288423
In this book, extensively illustrated with contemporary and archival images, author Paul Yee tells the stories of eight Canadian Chinatowns -- Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax -- and explores the unique culture and heritage of each. He outlines the challenges that Chinatowns have overcome in the face of urban redevelopment and profiles the many ways Chinese Canadians dealt with the hostility they encountered from their fellow citizens. Chinese artists, politicians, and other intriguing personalities also make appearances throughout this rich narrative.
Author: Paul Yee
Publisher: Lorimer Illustrated History
ISBN: 1550288423
In this book, extensively illustrated with contemporary and archival images, author Paul Yee tells the stories of eight Canadian Chinatowns -- Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax -- and explores the unique culture and heritage of each. He outlines the challenges that Chinatowns have overcome in the face of urban redevelopment and profiles the many ways Chinese Canadians dealt with the hostility they encountered from their fellow citizens. Chinese artists, politicians, and other intriguing personalities also make appearances throughout this rich narrative.
Canada's Chinatowns: Past, Present and the Future (2017)
Authors: Paul Crowe and Jan Walls, Chinese Canadian History Project Council (full acknowledgements)
The Chinese Canadian History Project Council within the David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication at Simon Fraser University has developed educational materials for use by schools, community organizations, new immigrants, and tourism to educate students, the Canadian public, and visitors to Canada about the contributions of Chinese Canadians, over more than two centuries, to the building of Canada.
Canada's Chinatowns: Past, Present, and into the Future is collection of these eight Chinatown booklets that is out-of-print. Alternatively, these resources have been compiled into a website that provides a brief history of Chinese Canadian History, as well as the history of Chinatowns in major cities across Canada; as well as a book that contributes to Canada’s sesquicentennial celebration, Canada 150. This project is both a public information project and a statement of advocacy for maintaining the viability and integrity of Canada’s historic Chinatowns. (Adapted from SFU)
Authors: Paul Crowe and Jan Walls, Chinese Canadian History Project Council (full acknowledgements)
The Chinese Canadian History Project Council within the David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication at Simon Fraser University has developed educational materials for use by schools, community organizations, new immigrants, and tourism to educate students, the Canadian public, and visitors to Canada about the contributions of Chinese Canadians, over more than two centuries, to the building of Canada.
Canada's Chinatowns: Past, Present, and into the Future is collection of these eight Chinatown booklets that is out-of-print. Alternatively, these resources have been compiled into a website that provides a brief history of Chinese Canadian History, as well as the history of Chinatowns in major cities across Canada; as well as a book that contributes to Canada’s sesquicentennial celebration, Canada 150. This project is both a public information project and a statement of advocacy for maintaining the viability and integrity of Canada’s historic Chinatowns. (Adapted from SFU)
chinese in BC
Saltwater City: An Illustrated History of the Chinese in Vancouver (1988, 2006)
Author: Paul Yee
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Written by Paul Yee, a third-generation Chinese-Canadian in search of his own roots as well as those of the community, Saltwater City brings the perceptions of a previously diffident community to its own history. A text resonant with often painful first-person recollections combines with 200 photographs, most reproduced for the first time, to form a chronological portrait of the community from its earliest beginnings to the present. With the assimilation of its people into the mainstream of Canadian life following World War II, Saltwater City, as early Chinese immigrants called the community, was threatened, but changes in attitude, government policy, and the opening of diplomatic relations with China instead caused a renaissance. Now, Vancouver’s Chinese community totals over 150,000 people, enjoys considerable political and financial influence and has matured beyond recognition into one of Canada’s most successful ethnic enclaves. (Douglas & McIntyre)
Awards and Honours
1989 Hubert Evans Non-fiction Prize (Nominated)
2006 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada–Prose Non-fiction Illustrated category (Winner: designers: Peter Cocking and Naomi Macdougall)
2006 Vancouver Book Award
Author: Paul Yee
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Written by Paul Yee, a third-generation Chinese-Canadian in search of his own roots as well as those of the community, Saltwater City brings the perceptions of a previously diffident community to its own history. A text resonant with often painful first-person recollections combines with 200 photographs, most reproduced for the first time, to form a chronological portrait of the community from its earliest beginnings to the present. With the assimilation of its people into the mainstream of Canadian life following World War II, Saltwater City, as early Chinese immigrants called the community, was threatened, but changes in attitude, government policy, and the opening of diplomatic relations with China instead caused a renaissance. Now, Vancouver’s Chinese community totals over 150,000 people, enjoys considerable political and financial influence and has matured beyond recognition into one of Canada’s most successful ethnic enclaves. (Douglas & McIntyre)
Awards and Honours
1989 Hubert Evans Non-fiction Prize (Nominated)
2006 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada–Prose Non-fiction Illustrated category (Winner: designers: Peter Cocking and Naomi Macdougall)
2006 Vancouver Book Award
Chinese Canadian Veterans
Unwanted Soldiers (1999)
Filmmaker: Jari Osborne
National Film Board
This documentary tells the personal story of filmmaker Jari Osborne's father, a Chinese-Canadian veteran. She describes her father's involvement in World War II and uncovers a legacy of discrimination and racism against British Columbia's Chinese-Canadian community. Sworn to secrecy for decades, Osborne's father and his war buddies now vividly recall their top-secret missions behind enemy lines in Southeast Asia. Theirs is a tale of young men proudly fighting for a country that had mistreated them. This film does more than reveal an important period in Canadian history. It pays moving tribute to a father's quiet heroism. (NFB)
Filmmaker: Jari Osborne
National Film Board
This documentary tells the personal story of filmmaker Jari Osborne's father, a Chinese-Canadian veteran. She describes her father's involvement in World War II and uncovers a legacy of discrimination and racism against British Columbia's Chinese-Canadian community. Sworn to secrecy for decades, Osborne's father and his war buddies now vividly recall their top-secret missions behind enemy lines in Southeast Asia. Theirs is a tale of young men proudly fighting for a country that had mistreated them. This film does more than reveal an important period in Canadian history. It pays moving tribute to a father's quiet heroism. (NFB)
Operation Oblivion (2012) - Film | Story
Filmmaker: Jeff Halligan
National Film Board
This feature documentary tells the remarkable story of a group of 13 Chinese-Canadian civilians who were trained by the British Secret Service for Operation Oblivion—a covert "suicide" mission that would parachute them into the jungles of the Pacific to fight the Japenese during World War II. Through first-person accounts, archival photos and videos, and animated re-enactments, an incredible story of race, nationality, and armed conflict emerges in stark and fascinating detail. (NFB)
Filmmaker: Jeff Halligan
National Film Board
This feature documentary tells the remarkable story of a group of 13 Chinese-Canadian civilians who were trained by the British Secret Service for Operation Oblivion—a covert "suicide" mission that would parachute them into the jungles of the Pacific to fight the Japenese during World War II. Through first-person accounts, archival photos and videos, and animated re-enactments, an incredible story of race, nationality, and armed conflict emerges in stark and fascinating detail. (NFB)
Jean Lee (2014)
Author: Jim Cameron, Cranbrook Daily Townsman Newspaper (via Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society)
Jean Lee was born and raised in Cranbrook, British Columbia and had the distinction of being the first and only Chinese Canadian female in the RCAF’s Women’s Division. Her life is best described in this article, written by Jim Cameron and published in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman Newspaper (November 7, 2014). (CCMMS)
Author: Jim Cameron, Cranbrook Daily Townsman Newspaper (via Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society)
Jean Lee was born and raised in Cranbrook, British Columbia and had the distinction of being the first and only Chinese Canadian female in the RCAF’s Women’s Division. Her life is best described in this article, written by Jim Cameron and published in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman Newspaper (November 7, 2014). (CCMMS)
Finding Free Lee (2017)
Project Lead: Jack Gin
Frederick Lee was born into a respected Chinese Canadian family whose members had originally immigrated from Sun Wei county near the city of Guangzhou, China. Among the very first Chinese to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) of the First World War, Lee was one of only 300 or so Canadians of Chinese descent who served. Lee subsequently fought at Vimy Ridge and later vanished, likely annihilated by artillery after seeing victory in the Battle of Hill 70. (Finding Fred Lee website)
Project Lead: Jack Gin
Frederick Lee was born into a respected Chinese Canadian family whose members had originally immigrated from Sun Wei county near the city of Guangzhou, China. Among the very first Chinese to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) of the First World War, Lee was one of only 300 or so Canadians of Chinese descent who served. Lee subsequently fought at Vimy Ridge and later vanished, likely annihilated by artillery after seeing victory in the Battle of Hill 70. (Finding Fred Lee website)
Chinese Canadian and Indigenous Connections
Senator Lillian Dyck - Not Just Chinese (2011)
Created by Chinese Canadian Stories (UBC)
Edited by Alejandro Yoshizawa
In this video, Canadian senator Lillian Dyck talks to Chinese Canadian Stories about her family, her upbringing, and being of mixed Chinese and Native Canadian descent. (Chinese Canadian Stories)
Created by Chinese Canadian Stories (UBC)
Edited by Alejandro Yoshizawa
In this video, Canadian senator Lillian Dyck talks to Chinese Canadian Stories about her family, her upbringing, and being of mixed Chinese and Native Canadian descent. (Chinese Canadian Stories)
Beyond Chinatown: Chinese Men and Indigenous Women, in Early British Columbia (2013)
Author: Jean Barman
This essay discusses relationships between Chinese men and indigenous women in 19th century British Columbia. Topics include racial discrimination against Chinese immigrants in British Columbia, the role of Christian missionaries in marriages between Chinese men and indigenous women, and the occupations of Chinese men.
(EBSCO Host)
Author: Jean Barman
This essay discusses relationships between Chinese men and indigenous women in 19th century British Columbia. Topics include racial discrimination against Chinese immigrants in British Columbia, the role of Christian missionaries in marriages between Chinese men and indigenous women, and the occupations of Chinese men.
(EBSCO Host)
All Our Father's Relations (2016) | Trailer and Website
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor: Alejandro Yoshizawa
Producer: Sarah Ling
Executive Producer: Henry Yu
All Our Father’s Relations (祖根⽗脈) tells the story of the Grant siblings who journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their father’s roots and better understand his fractured relationship with their Musqueam mother. Raised primarily in the traditions of the Musqueam people, the Grant family and their story reveals the shared struggles of migrants and Aboriginal peoples today and in the past.
This film helps to record and revitalize the interconnected histories of Chinese Canadian and First Nations relations along the Fraser River in British Columbia. Dating as far back as the 19th century, relations between Chinese and First Nations in Canada were often respectful and mutually beneficial; both peoples supported one another in the face of marginalization and racism. (AOFR website)
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor: Alejandro Yoshizawa
Producer: Sarah Ling
Executive Producer: Henry Yu
All Our Father’s Relations (祖根⽗脈) tells the story of the Grant siblings who journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their father’s roots and better understand his fractured relationship with their Musqueam mother. Raised primarily in the traditions of the Musqueam people, the Grant family and their story reveals the shared struggles of migrants and Aboriginal peoples today and in the past.
This film helps to record and revitalize the interconnected histories of Chinese Canadian and First Nations relations along the Fraser River in British Columbia. Dating as far back as the 19th century, relations between Chinese and First Nations in Canada were often respectful and mutually beneficial; both peoples supported one another in the face of marginalization and racism. (AOFR website)
Head Tax
Government of Canada Chinese Head Tax Registry 1885-1923
Online Database - Library and Archives Canada, UBC Department of History
This database provides access to references to Chinese immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1885 and 1949. (Library and Archives Canada)
Online Database - Library and Archives Canada, UBC Department of History
This database provides access to references to Chinese immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1885 and 1949. (Library and Archives Canada)
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain (2004)
Filmmaker: Karen Cho
National Film Board
Filmmaker Karen Cho travels from Montreal to Vancouver to uncover stories from the last survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, a set of laws imposed to single out the Chinese as unwanted immigrants to Canada from 1885 to 1947. Through a combination of history, poetry and raw emotion, this documentary sheds light on an era that shaped the identity of generations. (NFB)
Filmmaker: Karen Cho
National Film Board
Filmmaker Karen Cho travels from Montreal to Vancouver to uncover stories from the last survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, a set of laws imposed to single out the Chinese as unwanted immigrants to Canada from 1885 to 1947. Through a combination of history, poetry and raw emotion, this documentary sheds light on an era that shaped the identity of generations. (NFB)
K-12 Curriculum Resources
Bamboo Shoots: Chinese Canadian Legacies in BC (2015)
K-12 Curriculum - BC Ministry of International Trade and Minister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism
Resource Developed by Open School BC (BC Ministry of Education), Royal BC Museum, Legacy Initiatives Advisory Council, BC Teachers
Bamboo Shoots: Chinese Canadian Legacies in BC is the result of an educational legacy initiative following the May, 2014, BC government's formal apology for historical wrongs committed against BC’s Chinese Canadian community. Consultation forums held prior to this apology revealed an overwhelming consensus that the BC K-12 social studies curriculum needed to be updated to better reflect the rich multicultural heritage of BC, and to acknowledge the contributions Chinese British Columbians have made to this province. The provincial government worked with BC teachers and the Royal BC Museum to develop this resource for Grade 5 and Grade 9 teachers.
Bamboo Shoots, the title of this resource, is used as a metaphor for the movement of people. Like bamboo, families send out shoots by moving to new places, establishing communities, and contributing to the development of BC. Like the bamboo plant, Chinese Canadians have demonstrated their flexibility, strength, and resiliency as they built their legacy in this province. (Bamboo Shoots)
K-12 Curriculum - BC Ministry of International Trade and Minister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism
Resource Developed by Open School BC (BC Ministry of Education), Royal BC Museum, Legacy Initiatives Advisory Council, BC Teachers
Bamboo Shoots: Chinese Canadian Legacies in BC is the result of an educational legacy initiative following the May, 2014, BC government's formal apology for historical wrongs committed against BC’s Chinese Canadian community. Consultation forums held prior to this apology revealed an overwhelming consensus that the BC K-12 social studies curriculum needed to be updated to better reflect the rich multicultural heritage of BC, and to acknowledge the contributions Chinese British Columbians have made to this province. The provincial government worked with BC teachers and the Royal BC Museum to develop this resource for Grade 5 and Grade 9 teachers.
Bamboo Shoots, the title of this resource, is used as a metaphor for the movement of people. Like bamboo, families send out shoots by moving to new places, establishing communities, and contributing to the development of BC. Like the bamboo plant, Chinese Canadians have demonstrated their flexibility, strength, and resiliency as they built their legacy in this province. (Bamboo Shoots)
Biographies
In the Eye of the China Storm: A Life Between East & West (2011)
Authors: Paul T.K. Lin, Eileen Chen Lin
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Paul T.K. Lin was a Chinese Canadian scholar and unofficial intermediary between China and Canada during the most turbulent decades of the twentieth century. The memoir he began late in life remained unfinished after his death until his wife, Eileen Chen Lin, completed the manuscript.
Born in Vancouver in 1920 to immigrant parents, Lin became a passionate advocate for China while attending university in the United States.
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In the Eye of the China Storm is the story of Paul Lin's life and of his efforts - as a scholar, teacher, business consultant, and community leader - to overcome the mutual suspicion that distanced China from the West. A proud patriot, he was devastated by the Chinese government's violent suppression of student protestors at Tiananmen Square in June 1989, but never lost faith in the Chinese people, nor hope for China's bright future. (McGill-Queen's University Press)
Authors: Paul T.K. Lin, Eileen Chen Lin
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Paul T.K. Lin was a Chinese Canadian scholar and unofficial intermediary between China and Canada during the most turbulent decades of the twentieth century. The memoir he began late in life remained unfinished after his death until his wife, Eileen Chen Lin, completed the manuscript.
Born in Vancouver in 1920 to immigrant parents, Lin became a passionate advocate for China while attending university in the United States.
[...]
In the Eye of the China Storm is the story of Paul Lin's life and of his efforts - as a scholar, teacher, business consultant, and community leader - to overcome the mutual suspicion that distanced China from the West. A proud patriot, he was devastated by the Chinese government's violent suppression of student protestors at Tiananmen Square in June 1989, but never lost faith in the Chinese people, nor hope for China's bright future. (McGill-Queen's University Press)
Research
Chinese Canadian History Source Docs
Authors: Various Sources, compiled by The Critical Thinking Consortium
Co-Sponsors: The History Education Network, Chinese Canadian Stories (UBC)
The Critical Thinking Consortium's source documents on Chinese Canadian history include primary and secondary sources on topics such as: Causes of the 1907 anti-Asian riots, Consequences of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and Reasons for the Head Tax. Source documents include photographs, newspaper articles, and excerpts from books and government documents.
Authors: Various Sources, compiled by The Critical Thinking Consortium
Co-Sponsors: The History Education Network, Chinese Canadian Stories (UBC)
The Critical Thinking Consortium's source documents on Chinese Canadian history include primary and secondary sources on topics such as: Causes of the 1907 anti-Asian riots, Consequences of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and Reasons for the Head Tax. Source documents include photographs, newspaper articles, and excerpts from books and government documents.
Museum and Institutional Educational Materials
Chinese Canadian Military Museum - Special Projects
Authors: Various contributors, each project was undertaken or supported by the Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society
The Chinese-Canadian Military Museum Society is proud to participate in projects that the find new ways to celebrate our many veterans and help bring their stories to life. The following special projects have been undertaken or supported by our museum society. (CCMMS)
Authors: Various contributors, each project was undertaken or supported by the Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society
The Chinese-Canadian Military Museum Society is proud to participate in projects that the find new ways to celebrate our many veterans and help bring their stories to life. The following special projects have been undertaken or supported by our museum society. (CCMMS)
The Chung Collection (1999)
Donated to UBC Library by Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung
Donated to UBC Library in 1999, the Chung Collection represents an unique and extensive research collection of items in various formats related to early British Columbia history, immigration and settlement, particularly of Chinese people in North America, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. One of the most exceptional and extensive collections of its kind in North America, the Chung Collection has been designated as a national treasure by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board.
Permanently housed in UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, the Chung Collection is available to scholars and members of the public in British Columbia and beyond for generations to come. (UBC Library)
Donated to UBC Library by Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung
Donated to UBC Library in 1999, the Chung Collection represents an unique and extensive research collection of items in various formats related to early British Columbia history, immigration and settlement, particularly of Chinese people in North America, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. One of the most exceptional and extensive collections of its kind in North America, the Chung Collection has been designated as a national treasure by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board.
Permanently housed in UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, the Chung Collection is available to scholars and members of the public in British Columbia and beyond for generations to come. (UBC Library)
Chinatown History Windows (2017)
Chinese Canadian Military Musem
Project Director/Curator: Catherine Clement
Project Coordinator: June Chow
In 2017, the Chinatown History Windows Project team installed large-format historical photographs that now fill a number of storefront windows throughout Chinatown. Each image is accompanied by a story that describes a piece of Chinatown’s vibrant history. The history windows cover pivotal events, as well as interesting personalities and some of the lesser-known stories that took place in this unique community. (Adapted from CCMMS)
Chinese Canadian Military Musem
Project Director/Curator: Catherine Clement
Project Coordinator: June Chow
In 2017, the Chinatown History Windows Project team installed large-format historical photographs that now fill a number of storefront windows throughout Chinatown. Each image is accompanied by a story that describes a piece of Chinatown’s vibrant history. The history windows cover pivotal events, as well as interesting personalities and some of the lesser-known stories that took place in this unique community. (Adapted from CCMMS)
Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies (INSTRCC)
University of British Columbia
INSTRCC at UBC was created to engage and empower students to conduct crucial and groundbreaking community-based research relevant to Chinese Canadian communities. In addition, INSTRCC seeks to gather and share the stories and histories of Chinese Canadians, their families, and their communities so future generations will be aware of the rich and complex stories that make up diverse aspects of Canadian history and identity. To achieve these aims, students are encouraged to use the latest digital technologies to distribute and create informative and engaging materials that anyone can easily access to learn about the importance of Chinese Canadians. As one of the community engagement initiatives that works with the Asian Canadian and Asian Canadian Studies (ACAM) program at UBC, INSTRCC prepares students to work on community-engaged projects both locally and globally, providing transformative learning experiences that help shape students understanding of themselves and the world in which they live. (INSTRCC)
University of British Columbia
INSTRCC at UBC was created to engage and empower students to conduct crucial and groundbreaking community-based research relevant to Chinese Canadian communities. In addition, INSTRCC seeks to gather and share the stories and histories of Chinese Canadians, their families, and their communities so future generations will be aware of the rich and complex stories that make up diverse aspects of Canadian history and identity. To achieve these aims, students are encouraged to use the latest digital technologies to distribute and create informative and engaging materials that anyone can easily access to learn about the importance of Chinese Canadians. As one of the community engagement initiatives that works with the Asian Canadian and Asian Canadian Studies (ACAM) program at UBC, INSTRCC prepares students to work on community-engaged projects both locally and globally, providing transformative learning experiences that help shape students understanding of themselves and the world in which they live. (INSTRCC)
Chinese Canadian Stories (2010-2012)
Partners: INSTRCC (UBC), UBC Library, SFU Library
"Chinese Canadian Stories" is a path-breaking project gathering the work of universities and community groups from across Canada. Our vision is to give Canadians - young and old - the tools to discover and make their own history, using the latest advances in digital technology to access, recover, and record our neglected past. (Chinese Canadian Stories)
Partners: INSTRCC (UBC), UBC Library, SFU Library
"Chinese Canadian Stories" is a path-breaking project gathering the work of universities and community groups from across Canada. Our vision is to give Canadians - young and old - the tools to discover and make their own history, using the latest advances in digital technology to access, recover, and record our neglected past. (Chinese Canadian Stories)
UBC Asian Canadian Asian Migration Studies (ACAM)
University of British Columbia - Minor Program
The Bachelor of Arts Minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies (ACAM) at UBC is a multidisciplinary program that explores the history, culture, and contemporary development of Asian communities in Canada, and global Asian migrations.
The program responds to community issues and concerns by engaging students in multidisciplinary and intercultural research. ACAM contributes to the building of a dynamic and sustainable Asian Canadian community initiative at UBC by emphasizing collaborative linkages between researchers and providing mentoring and training for students to support the co-creation of knowledge with Asian Canadian community-based organizations. (UBC ACAM)
University of British Columbia - Minor Program
The Bachelor of Arts Minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies (ACAM) at UBC is a multidisciplinary program that explores the history, culture, and contemporary development of Asian communities in Canada, and global Asian migrations.
The program responds to community issues and concerns by engaging students in multidisciplinary and intercultural research. ACAM contributes to the building of a dynamic and sustainable Asian Canadian community initiative at UBC by emphasizing collaborative linkages between researchers and providing mentoring and training for students to support the co-creation of knowledge with Asian Canadian community-based organizations. (UBC ACAM)