“I wish to congratulate the Chinese Freemasons of Canada on its 160th anniversary. In the 1800s, thousands of Chinese arrived in Canada to work on railroads, forestry and gold mines. They played a crucial role in Canada’s nation-building. Separated from their families, they worked under harsh conditions. In 1885 they built Ge Hing, now a […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pEUiVbh3MI Senator Ravalia gave a speech in support of Senator Woo’s inquiry calling the attention of the Senate to the one-hundredth anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the contributions that Chinese Canadians have made to our country and the need to combat contemporary forms of exclusion and discrimination faced by Canadians of Asian descent. Dr.
Forty years ago, on my first day of law, I was sitting in a discussion circle with classmates, and we were asking ourselves why we were in law. Some talked about wanting to make lots of money. Some wanted to change the world. And some wanted to be famous as trial lawyers or counsel in
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Lanterns, mooncakes, and families coming together to feast remain traditions in Chinese and Vietnamese households in Vancouver By Deanna Cheng Vancouver residents reflect on their holiday memories as they eat dinner with their families for the Mid-Autumn Festival. The holiday, also known as Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is celebrated across Asia and,
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A brief overview of systemic racism, its manifestation in Canada, its impact on Chinese Canadians, and strategies to address it. By Dannie Fan What is Systemic Racism? When one considers racism, one often thinks of interpersonal racism, also referred to as individual or personally mediated racism. This form of racism occurs in interactions between individuals
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Written by: Aidan Jonah A Chinese Canadian based in Vancouver, stuck in Hong Kong, China, says he’s the victim of hostile Canadian attitudes towards China, as a British Columbia (BC) government ministry refuses to grant him a BC driver’s license. They seek to force him to surrender both his Hong Kong physical and Mainland China
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Listen to this article: The Chinese Cultural Centre Chinese School of Greater Vancouver was established in 1981. At our school, highly qualified teachers are employed and structured course materials are used. We are currently running over 300 classes, conducted in Cantonese or Mandarin. Our school offers different levels of Chinese courses, including preschool, kindergarten,
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The grand opening exhibit traces the exclusion of Chinese communities across the nation Canada’s first and only museum dedicated to Chinese-Canadian stories opened to the public. The Chinese Canadian Museum is housed in the oldest building in Vancouver’s Chinatown—the Wing Sang Building, built in 1889—and features the hidden history of Chinese communities in Canada, who
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by Dannie Fan at Maple Lotus Times Read the article on their social media accounts IG: The history of Sinophobia FB: The history of Sinophobia TW: The history of Sinophobia Despite a significant surge in documented hate crimes, it is speculated that a considerable number of such incidents go unreported to law enforcement. Additionally, a substantial portion of
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by David Tianxing Li at Maple Lotus Times Read the article on their social media accounts IG: The history of Sinophobia FB: The history of Sinophobia TW: The history of Sinophobia Asian Canadians make up 20% of all Canadians, and Chinese Canadians make up nearly 5% of the total Canadian population. However, anti-Asian hate and
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