An intro to the Chinese Canadian Museum
If walls could talk, what would it say about the Wing Sang Building — now home to the Chinese Canadian Museum? Visit the historic building in Vancouver Chinatown to learn more about stories and experiences of Chinese Canadians. The first of its kind in Canada, the new Chinese Canadian Museum preserves and shares our history, advances and amplifies our voices, and empowers and connects our communities. The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Produced by: New Theory Pictures
This three-part virtual talk series, part of the nationwide programming for "The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act" and funded by the Government of Canada, provides attendees with ways to find and preserve their own family's paper trails outside of the museum exhibition. "The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act" is an exhibition that commemorates 100 years since the passing of the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, known also as the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada. The exhibition features hundreds of certificates of identity documents (C.I. certificates) used to track Chinese Canadians during the Chinese Immigration Act – the most ever publicly displayed in an exhibition. The papers also were a constant reminder of a second-class status in Canada. In partnership with the Chinese Canadian Military Museum and curated by Catherine Clement, this community-sourced exhibition, with a national focus, probes the nature of paperwork and documentation over the contested terrain of history, with a diverse array of families of Chinese descent, from across Canada contributing to the exhibition. "The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act" is currently on view at the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver's Chinatown. To learn more, visit: https://www.chinesecanadianmuseum.ca/.
Recorded inside the historic school room in the Wing Sang Building, The School Room shares stories connected to the Chinese Canadian Museum’s exhibitions and programming. Join host Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee, CEO of the Chinese Canadian Museum, and a special guest each month as they go in-depth on Chinese Canadian experiences.