“Intersection of Carrall St. and W Pender St. film still from “A Tale of Two Tailors: Mia Wu” by Catrina Megumi Longmuir.
Lesson Resources
Please find below the supplementary information, images, and readings to accompany all lessons and activities above.
Theresa Fung, Mt. St. Joseph Hospital
Victoria Cheung, first Chinese Canadian medical doctor and missionary
Nellie Yip Quong
Publications on Chinese Canadian Women
Tamara Adilman, “A Preliminary Sketch of Chinese Women and Work in British Columbia, 1858-1950” in Not Just Pin Money: Selected Essays on the History of Women’s Work in British Columbia, ed. B. Latham, R. Latham, R. Pazdro (Victoria: Camosum College Press, 1984) 53-78
Women’s Book Committee, Jin Guo: Voices of Chinese Canadian Women (Toronto: Women’s Press, 1992)
Joanne M. Poon, “Miss Queen of Cathay: Chinese Women, Families, and Associations in Vancouver” (MA Thesis, UBC, 1995)
Belinda Huang ,”Gender ,Race, and Power: The Chinese in Canada, 1920-1950” (MA Thesis, McGill, 1998)
Existing Lesson Plans, Teaching Resources (for Chinese Canadian History, BC focus)
For teachers specifically:
- BCTF Classroom Resources on Chinese Head Tax
- Writing on the Wall – Royal BC Museum
- Bamboo Shoots – Chinese Canadian Legacies in BC
For general public / researchers:
Existing School Programs in Chinatown
- Sun Yat Sen Garden programs
- Chinatown Storytelling Centre programs
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Chinese Cultural Centre – language programs
Related to Cultural Heritage Preservation / Chinatown Gentrification:
- Everything Will Be, film by Julia Kwan
- Chinatown Transformation Team – what the city is doing to address gentrification, heritage preservation, this is connected to the document below:
- Chinatown Neighbourhood Plan (2012) – the city’s approved plan for Chinatown
- Chinatown REIMAGINED virtual exhibition
- How Water Remembers – participatory art project in Chinatown by Laiwan
- Underwater Chinatown – Cantonese Opera in Vancouver 1895-1924 by Deanne Achong and Faith Moosang, commissioned by Cinevolution Media Arts Society
Chinatown Walking Tour Resources
- Chinatown Architectural Walking Tour Guide (City of Vancouver)
- Vancouver Heritage Chinatown Map
- Self Guided Walking Tour of Chinatown
- Sound map of Chinatown
- Chinatown language accessibility map
- 360 Riot Walk
Chinatown Advocacy / Cultural Groups
- Chinese Canadian Historical Society
- Youth Collaborative
- Hua Foundation, Vancouver Chinatown advocacy group
- Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice 世代同行會
- Chinatown Concern Group
Links related to anti-Asian racism in Chinatown
- Survey of Chinese Canadians’ experience of racism during pandemic
- https://www.project1907.org/
- Resources for Combatting Anti Asian Racism in Canada
- Addressing Anti Asian Racism with Students (with teacher guides, Asian American focus)
- Educational Resources on Anti-Asian Racism (Canada focus)
- Addressing Anti-Asian Racism – Resource for Educators (Toronto School Board)
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