Sarah Ling and Henry Yu from UBC INSTRCC are pictured with other award recipients working on Chinatown initiatives.
Journeys of Hope: Challenging Discrimination and Building on Vancouver Chinatown’s Legacies was one of 21 winners that were recognized by the City of Vancouver at their bi-annual ceremony to recognize and celebrate achievements in heritage conservation.
Published by the Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies (INSTRCC), the book was given an Award of Merit in the area of Education and Awareness.
Journeys of Hope captures the story of how early Chinese migrants helped transform societies around the world, and how Vancouver’s Chinatown and other Chinatowns throughout Canada and the Pacific region are the living legacies of that transformation. This edition builds on the commemorative version unveiled at the City Council’s special meeting in Chinatown on April 22, 2018, capturing the historical moment when the City formally apologized for its past involvement in the discrimination and racism against early Chinese Canadian immigrants and their families, and announced a set of legacy actions moving forward.
There were three other Chinatown projects awarded:
Vancouver Chinatown Food Security Report
Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock Benevolent Association building
Chinatown BBQ
For the full list of 2019 Heritage Award winners, click here.
To find out where you can buy a copy of Journeys of Hope, click here.
We are delighted to announce a new publication in our Gold Mountain Series co-published with the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC.
Ten years in the making, A Woman in Between: Searching for Dr. Victoria Chung finally brings together the complex and intriguing story of Dr. Victoria Chung, the first Asian Canadian, man or woman, to earn a medical degree in Canada. An eye-witness to China’s independence struggle, she provided urgent medical care during World War II, stayed on after the 1949 Revolution, and became a legend in her own right until the Cultural Revolution. This book shines the light on a story long forgotten in both China and Canada.
Join authors Dr. John Price and Dr. Ningping Yu for their very first book launch in Vancouver!
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. Debit/credit card and cash payments will be accepted by CCHSBC.
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2019
Time: 3:00PM (Doors open 2:30PM)
Location: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall Street (Main Entrance)
Please reserve your seat by registering online here.
Thank you to our event sponsors: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society
UBC INSTRCC is proud to be a partner of Chinatown Through a Wide Lens: The Hidden Photographs of Yucho Chow, a new exhibition that features the work of Vancouver’s first Chinese photographer between 1906-1949 in the heart of Chinatown. The exhibition will be open from Saturday, May 4 to Friday, May 31, 2019 at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, 555 Columbia St. To learn more about this project, including how to identify a Yucho Chow photo that could be in our family’s collection, visit the website here.
A poster for the exhibition is available here.
A new short film entitled Gold Mountain: The True Story of the BC Gold Rush, which tells the story of early Chinese migrants who came to work in the BC Gold Rush, has just been by Telus Storyhive. Professor Henry Yu, Principal of St. John’s College, is one of the featured interviewees. The film is available for viewing online here.
Director: Chester Sit
Length: 13:08 mins.
Synopsis: In the late 1800s, before Canada was even a country, an influx of Chinese immigrants came to the B.C. region in search of gold. What they found instead would build communities and pathways for future Chinese-Canadians.
Redefining Migrant Stories – Henry Yu’s Journey as History Professor
Join us to celebrate the launch of Journeys of Hope: Challenging Discrimination and Building on Vancouver Chinatown’s Legacies! Created through a continued partnership between the City of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, this book is an indication of both partners’ commitments to collaboratively plan and develop a UNESCO World Heritage Status application for Vancouver’s Chinatown.
This edition builds on the commemorative version unveiled at the Vancouver City Council’s special meeting in Chinatown on April 22, 2018, capturing the historical moment when the City formally apologized for its past involvement in the discrimination and racism against early Chinese Canadian immigrants and their families.
Written in both English and Chinese, Journeys of Hope reaffirms the importance of multilingual engagement in community building, outreach, and education.
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2019
Time: 7:00 – 8:30PM
Location:
Alice MacKay Room, Central Library
350 West Georgia St.
All are welcome, and no registration is required. Books will be available for sale and signing for the special launch price of $40.00.
This event is sponsored by the Vancouver Public Library and the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC.
Faculty of Art