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Photocopies of research materials

File consists of various research materials about Chinese-Canadian culture and immigrations. Includes an article from the Asianadian,which was published between 1978-1985. The article is from the vol. 2, no.4 issue, and is titled, "A 'Prison' For Chinese Immigrants" by Chuen-Yan David Lai. It discusses the former Immigration Building,built by the federal government in the city of Victoria, at the corner of Ontario Street and Dallas Road. It was demolished in November 1977. File also includes a short story by Anne Jew, titled, "Everyone Talked Loudly in Chinatown", a short story by Evelyn Lau, titled, "Glass" published in February 1989,A short story titled, "The Demon Fire Carriage Road" by Su-Chong Lim (no date), and poems by Jim Wong-Chu ("It Won't Be A Stylish Marriage") and Ho Hon Leung ("A Symphonic Poem 'Unfinished' for Rose Li Kin Hong", each published in Winter 1983. Also includes an article discussing the life and work of Jim Wong-Chu, a community advocate, organizer, radio producer/broadcaster, photographer, and poet.

"93rd Anniversary of the Chinese United Church"

File consists of two copies of a publication celebrating the anniversary of the Church, including biographies of Chinese members of the congregation and staff. It includes photos of notable members, including Dr. Phillip Yuey Yit Chu, the first Chinese medical doctor in Vancouver and Mrs. Agnes Chan, the first Chinese graduate nurse in Canada, along with photos of church activities, fundraising events and family photos of parishioners. On the front of one copy is written in handwriting, "18 June 2000 from Mary Ko Bong".

Chinatown research material

File consists of a news clipping discussing a historical site at 346 Spadina Avenue, copies of the Chinatown History Museum newsletter, and photocopied sections from Working People, a book by Desmond Martin with Terry Copp, about Chinatowns in Canada and the US.

News clippings and ephemera about Chinatowns

File consists of various news clippings and a map of Vancouver's Chinatown, produced in January 1996. News material includes a review by Patrick Chen and Sean Gunn, of the National Film Board's documentary, Bamboo, Lions and Dragons, produced by John Taylor and Jennifer Torrent, and directed by Rich Patton. The review discusses the perpetuation of Chinese stereotypes and historical inaccuracies throughout the documentary. File also includes an article from a September 1995 edition of Homemaker's entitled, "In Pursuit of Happiness" discussing Beijing hosting the UN World Conference on Women, with a handwritten note, "1995 China's Women". File also includes a March 1998 letter to the editor of the Vancouver Courier, written by Larry Wong, discussing changes to Chinatown. "Chinatown will never be the same but it'll survive and continue to evolve," an article from the February 28, 1998 edition of The Vancouver Sun which discusses Chinese labourers being brought into the city of Darwin, Australia in the mid-1800s to build telegraph and railroads, and an article from the December 9-15 edition of Broadcast Week by Louise Leger, which discusses the film The War Between Us, which focuses on the internment (imprisonment is the preferred term today) of Japanese Canadian citizens during World War II.

Museum of the City of San Francisco material

File consists of printouts of archival material from the museum's website about San Francisco's Chinatown. Pieces include: "Chinatown Declared a Nuisance!", distributed by the Workingmen's Committee of California and "The Kearney-Kalloch Epoch" by Jerome A. Hart. Kalloch was the mayor of San Francisco from 1879-1881. Kearney was an anti-Chinese immigration agitator and leader of the Workingmen's Committee of California. File also includes some pages which have been duplicated,"Golden Legacy Curriculum" which includes information on the custom of foot binding, and brief write ups on Chinatown, foreign colonies, the Chinatown Tong Wars of the 1920s, history of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, and screenshots of archival footage from Chinatown, dated 1902.

"Golden Gate" film celebration at the Chinatown History Museum

File consists of a booklet from New York's Chinatown History Museum's hosting of the film "Golden Gate". It includes archival photographs from the museum, and discusses life in Chinatown in the 1950s, including a list of secondary sources to research for additional information.

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