Stories

by Tianming Li and other 2 Chinese instructors   I am writing to draw your attention to a case of discrimination and inequity in the Chinese language instruction group at Langara College. I am...

   by Yuqi Feng   On November 5, 51-year-old Huiping Hu was attacked by a racist in Okanagan, resulting in both physical injuries and deep psychological trauma. Accompanied by a UBC Okanagan...

Story by Muriel Draaisma   When Toronto city councilor Lily Cheng was in Grade 5, she says she was harassed by three boys on her way home from school. The boys ran out and called her “all...

An interview with the director of Big Fight in Little Chinatown.  By Rachel Ho     For documentarian Karen Cho, signs that one often associates with death ironically point to a living...

I lived at the same address throughout my American childhood, but neither of my Chinese-born parents could say exactly where they were from.  By Vanessa Hua 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版     When I asked...

Siblings’ quest to find out more about their Chinese parents’ complicated pasts.  by Florence Hwang   In 2006, 81-year-old Nellie Wong placed a framed cheque stub for $20,000 on her end table. At...

In face of gentrification, economic pressures, residents and advocates are trying to revitalize neighbourhoods.  by Yvette Brend   William Liu, 35, gave up dreams of singing to come home to help...

For the people who love Chinatown, a piece of this place only lives in memory.  by Kathryn Mannie   Chinatown’s steady decline as a hub of culture and economy in recent years comes as no surprise...

  “I wish to congratulate the Chinese Freemasons of Canada on its 160th anniversary. In the 1800s, tens of thousands of Chinese arrived in Canada to work on railroads, forestry and gold mines...