Faculty of ArtIn a vivid look at Chinatowns nearly lost to the past, historian Chad Reimer follows dual trails of arson in 1921 and 1934 Chilliwack to discover a slew of historical characters and stories. Chinese, Whites, and Natives intermingle before and after these unexpected fires: their lives of success, labour, leisure, and family animate Chinatown North and Chinatown South. Chilliwack’s Chinatowns: A History demonstrates the power of a historian-detective’s determined sleuthing to uncover a forgotten history and restore our common past.
Gold Mountain Stories is a series co-published by the Chinese Candian Historical Society of British Columbia and INSTRCC. The series is edited by Jean Wilson and Henry Yu.