By Andrew R. Sandfort-Marchese on January 29, 2025
Happy Lunar New Year! Read about the connections between this holiday and the role of the “Chinese Lily” in it’s celebration.
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By Andrew R. Sandfort-Marchese on January 17, 2025
The history of Chinese sailors in Canada’s reveals a complex web of resilience, discrimination, and global interconnectedness. From the galleys of trans-Pacific steamships to the corridors of Ottawa, Chinese above and below deck were pivotal in the evolution of Canadian shipping, especially through 1880-1950. Often relegated to the most arduous and undervalued positions, they formed tight-knit communities, facilitated global trade, and faced systemic racism both onboard and ashore. This narrative ties their struggles and contributions to broader global trends, highlighting Vancouver as a critical hub in the network of Chinese seafarers across the British Empire and beyond.
Posted in British Chinese History, canadian pacific railway, Chinese American History, Chinese Canadian History, Chung, Chung Lind Gallery, Collections, CPR, Exhibitions, Frontpage Exhibition, Highlights, Immigration and Settlement, Labour History, Maritime History, Research and learning, Sailors, Seamen, Trans-Pacific | Read More | No Comments
By Andrew R. Sandfort-Marchese on January 3, 2025
Journey with the opulent Empress of Britain in 1932, where New Year’s Day was celebrated with a lavish ten-course feast near the pyramids of Egypt. Explore this culinary journey through the Chung and Lind Collections at UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
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By Emily Witherow on December 21, 2024
This blog post is part of RBSC’s new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection.
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By Andrew R. Sandfort-Marchese on December 7, 2024
This Part 2 blog continues the exploration of a single letter from the Chung Collection, from small-town Saskatchewan to transnational impact in Seattle, exploring how objects and spaces hold stories of resilience, migration, and history.
Posted in BC Coast Steamships, Chinatowns, Chinese American History, Chinese Canadian History, Chung, Chung Lind Gallery, Collections, Correspondence, Exhibitions, Frontpage Exhibition, Guangdong, Highlights, History, Hotels, Immigration, Immigration and Settlement, letters, Mar Dong, Photos, Research and learning, Restaurants, Saskatchewan, Seattle, vancouver, Victoria | Read More | No Comments
By Emily Witherow on November 29, 2024
By 1918, the world had all but forgotten the Klondike, but on October 25th of that year the tragic sinking of the CPR steamer SS Princess Sophia in the Lynn Canal, causing the deaths of all 343 of her passengers, shocked the world and reminded BC residents of the shrinking mining communities across the Yukon and Alaska.
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By phchow on September 4, 2024
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AZ791 W46 2023
知识分类与中国近代学术系统的重建 / 文韬 著 / 北京 : 北京大學出版社, 2023
BL1900 L36 P36 2023
翻译中的文化与文化中的翻译 : “道德经”英译个案研究 / 潘帅英著 / 天津市 : 南开大学出版社, 2023
DS774.5 Z44644 2024
解密 : 民國權貴的私密檔案 / 鄭會欣著 / 台北市 : 大旗出版社, 2024
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By phchow on August 2, 2024
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BL2225 A1 S544 2023
最強神社と太古の神々 / 島田裕巳 / 東京 : 祥伝社, 2023
DS856.3 S55 2023
平安時代の日本外交と東アジア / 篠崎敦史著 / 東京 : 吉川弘文館, 2023
DS889 S25 2023
戦後日本政治史 : 占領期から「ネオ 55年体制」まで / 境家史郎著 / 東京 : 中央公論新社, 2023
GR74 K83 2023
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