By Tianyi Fei on February 18, 2025
What can poetry reveal about history, mythology, and cultural memory? In the Tang dynasty, poets not only expressed personal emotions but also engaged with historical events, folklore, and timeless legends. In our previous blog post, we explored themes of frontier life, parting, and nostalgia in Tang quatrains (read Part 1 here). This week, we continue […]
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By Tianyi Fei on November 25, 2024
The Negatives 5396 Larch Photo Album offers a warm and intimate look into family life in the early 20th century, capturing moments from a family residing at 5396 Larch St., Vancouver, B.C. At this time, the city’s communities were evolving amid social and economic changes, marking an era of growth and adaptation. As part of […]
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By Tianyi Fei on September 25, 2024
Land Acknowledgement: We gratefully acknowledge that Stanley Park is on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As Vancouver’s first and largest urban park, Stanley Park stands as a cherished green oasis amidst the bustling cityscape. Originally a site of deep cultural significance for Indigenous peoples, Stanley Park […]
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By Lauren Wong on August 6, 2024
Content Warning: This blog post features items that contain some outdated, racist, and derogatory language. This blog post follows the language guidelines set forth by Japanese Canadian Legacies, which can be found at this link. In this second part of our series “Japan in Focus”, we will delve into the materials within our open collections […]
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By Lauren Wong on July 23, 2024
Welcome to our blog series exploring Japan-related materials from our Open Collections! This week, we begin with Part 1, where we delve into the fascinating world of kamishibai plays from the private collection of Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, Department Head and Professor of Modern Japanese Literature and Popular Culture at UBC’s Asian Studies. While our previous […]
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By Lauren W on July 9, 2024
In one of our blog posts in May, we briefly touched on the Chinese Head Tax, a burdensome imposition on many Chinese Canadians from the 1885 to 1923. This week, we will take a closer look at the life of Chuck Lee, one of the very few Chinese Canadians in Halifax in the early 1900s, […]
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