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Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Alysse Emergy 10 / Thelma Rebeiro / Paolo Agosti 11 / Herman Rebeiro"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / A-6 / reduce 58% / Senior Citizens"; Newspaper clipping attached to verso reads: "Senior citizens of the area were entertained Monday by students of Burnaby's Lochdale Community School as the school held its annual Heritage Tea. ABove, Alysse Emery, 10 and Paolo Agosti, 11 serve guests Thelma and Herman Rebeiro."

Street Address: 6990 Aubrey Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

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A Family Farm

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land an…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: UBC Partnership series

Subseries: Back to the Roots Podcast series - 2020 subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)

Material Details: Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:13:57 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00-02:21 The podcast opens with Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introducing themselves and their topic- the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby and the people who have made important contributions to the city’s development. “A Family Farm” talks about Chinese-owned businesses which are family run. “The family-oriented nature of Chinese-owned businesses also extend to many of the early (and current) Chinese-owned farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. When Chinese men first began farming in BC in the 1860s, a lot of them worked as labourers because they weren’t allowed to own land. After World War II many of these farmers were allowed to purchase lots, thanks to the Veterans Land Grant. These grants allowed returning veterans to purchase small parcels of land with government loans. Eventually, these men would start families on the farm, and many Chinese-owned farms became family-operated businesses where every member, male, female, child, and extended relatives were enlisted to work the grounds. And it was hard work, often from dawn to dusk, 6-7 days a week.” 02:23 – 07:50 This portion includes excerpts from Oral History interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) of Hop On Farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. The interview was conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Josephine recalls growing up on the family farm with her six siblings. She tells of how the family pulled together money to purchase twelve acres along Marine Drive in 1951, her family’s background, daily life on the farm , responsibilities on the farm for her and her siblings and of how her mother had to balance working on the farm and providing for a family of ten to twelve people. 07:51 – 08:10 In this portion, hosts comment and reflect on their own experiences. “While it’s likely that a lot of this was done out of necessity and not being able to afford additional paid labourers, having grown up in Chinese households ourselves, we can definitely understand the rationale for these family-operated businesses and how it connects back to the Chinese understanding of family and kinship.” 08:11 – 09:06 In this portion, Rose and Wei provide information on the roots of the Chinese character for family “jia” in mandarin or “gah” in Cantonese. They explain that the term family is composed of two parts: the upper element is like a roof, symbolizing shelter, and the bottom part represents a pig which symbolizes food, whereby the Chinese character for family represents that of a farm. They provide a quote from the writings of Francois de Martin-Donos “In ancient China, the farm is an enterprise, a shelter that insures one food and work. The farm is a place to rely on, but in return, needs to be maintained, including a set of responsibilities. In other words, “family” is the insurance of a stable life.” 09:07 – 10:27 In this portion, the hosts speak about how traditional Chinese thought is heavily influenced by the teachings of Confucius and Confucius philosophy. They explain how Confucius emphasized five sets of human relationships that form the basis for society: ruler and minister, husband and wife, parents and child, sibling and sibling, friend and friend. Of these five, three are familial relationships also known as Filial piety – the respect and care for one’s familial superiors (such as parents, elders, and ancestors). They speak of how this is one of Confucianism’s main teachings and in this respect caring for family members is seen as a moral obligation. In China housing arrangements are in the form of siheyuan”s — a type of residence that featured a courtyard surrounded on all four sides with buildings. These traditionally housed one large extended family if they were wealthy enough. 10:28 – 13:08 In this portion, hosts provide further information on Josephine Chow’s family experience working and living on the “Hop On” family farm through the decades. An excerpt from the interview with Josephine Chow conducted by Denise Fong is included. In this excerpt, Josephine reflects on her past experiences on the farm and her present day experiences of her siblings running the farm. 13:09 -13:56 Final summary, credits and acknowledgements.

History: Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Agriculture - Farms; Agriculture; Gardens - Market Gardens; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Fong, Denise

Responsibility: Wu, Rose; Yeong, Wei Yan

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Accession Code: BV020.28.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 2020

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Related Material: BV020.28.4; BV020.28.5

Notes: Title based contents of sound recording; See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1; Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:; Why is family important in China? https://medium.com/@francois_dmd/why-is-family-so-important-in-china-1617b13a67; Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337; Covered Roots: The History of Vancouver's Chinese Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WHS2Uf3JU; Burnaby Village Museum Shares Chinese-Canadian Farming History This Summer https://westcoastfood.ca/burnaby-village-museum-shares-chinese-canadian-farming-history-this-summer/; Chinese Market Gardeners in the City of Burnaby BC Continue to Practice Urban Agriculture https://cityfarmer.info/chinese-market-gardeners-in-the-city-of-burnaby-bc-continue-to-practice-urban-agriculture/; Chinese Market Gardening in BC https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/chinese-market-gardening-bc/

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A Family Farm, 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Sound_Recordings/2020_0028_0003_001.mp3

Alice in Wonderland Production - Stride Community School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of students dressed in costume for a production of Alice in Wonderland at the Stride Community School.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1422

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of students dressed in costume for a production of Alice in Wonderland at the Stride Community School.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Clothing - Costumes

Names: Stride Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Sherri Smart - Card / Isaac Melles - Dodo / Kristie Lamond - Tewedle Dum / Cheralee Hahn Michelle Lapre Jennifer Fox - Cards / Kulvinder Rai - Cheshire Cat"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "page A-8 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100% / B-4 Saturday family page / reduce 80% / PMT twice / students stage Alice"; Newspaper clipping attached to verso reads: "STUDENTS STAGE 'ALICE' ... Audiences attending the 'Alice in Wonderland' production staged this week by Stride Community School in Burnaby were delighted with the colorful portrayal of the familiar Lewis Carroll characters. Above, waiting their turn to go on stage are, from left at rear, Sherri Smart, Isaac Melles, Cheralee Hahn, Michelle Lapre and Jennifer Fox, and in foreground, Kristie Lamond Tweedle Dum and Kulvinder Rai (as the Cheshire cat)."

Street Address: 7014 Stride Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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Burnaby Volunteers making posters

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby volunteers seated at desks. They are making posters and drawing the Snoopy character.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1403

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby volunteers seated at desks. They are making posters and drawing the Snoopy character.

Subjects: Persons - Volunteers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Deirdre Dean / Theresia Williems / Coro Strandberg / Lorraine Goulden / Yvonne Isenor"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 7 / Burnaby Today"

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Carl Svanholm (at mic) and angry PVI students confront Lloyd Axworthy

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a student at the Pacific Vocational Institute, standing in front of a microphone and about to address Lloyd Axworthy. The photograph is taken over Axworthy's shoulder. Axworthy was a Liberal MP from Winnipeg who served as Minister of Employment and Immigration.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1439

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a student at the Pacific Vocational Institute, standing in front of a microphone and about to address Lloyd Axworthy. The photograph is taken over Axworthy's shoulder. Axworthy was a Liberal MP from Winnipeg who served as Minister of Employment and Immigration.

Subjects: Persons - Crowds; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Pacific Vocational Institute; Liberal Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Carl Svanholm (at mike) and angry students confront Axworthy"; Photographer's stamp on verso

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Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:16:19 min)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of part three in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts where the hosts Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, "Dig up the roots of the past to unearth the foundations of the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby." This episode three is titled "Chinese Herbalist Shops and …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: UBC Partnership series

Subseries: Back to the Roots Podcast series - 2020 subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:16:19 min)

Material Details: Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow; Julie Lee Guest: Dr. John Yang Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:16:19 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of part three in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts where the hosts Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, "Dig up the roots of the past to unearth the foundations of the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby." This episode three is titled "Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM". The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00 - 01:34 Podcast opens with an introduction to this episode in the podcast series. 01:35 - 03:43 This portion of the podcast consists of segments of pre-recorded interviews between Denise Fong and Chinese-Canadians Julie Lee and Josephine Chow who grew up in Burnaby. Josephine and Jule recall visiting herbalist shops in Vancouver's Chinatown during the nineteen fifties and sixties. Due to the lack of herbalist shops in the Burnaby community during that time, it was common for a Chinese farming family to travel to Vancouver’s Chinatown in order to obtain herbal prescriptions or dried goods. Julie speaks briefly about what the type of Traditional Chinese medical care and advice her mother and family received. Josephine Chow tells of a female Chinese doctor from Vancouver, Madeline Chung who was responsible for delivering a lot of Chinese babies including Josephine and describes how her mother would take members of the family to the herbalist in Vancouver's Chinatown. 03:44 - 04:44 In this portion, the hosts tell of how aside from its medicinal purposes, herbalist shops also have a major socio-cultural significance to the Chinese community. The hosts describe the traditional layout of Chinese herblist shops, with a table set up for the game Ma Jong in the back and a seating area where customers could chat while waiting and be served tea. The hosts provide an example of the "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." herbalist shop in Victoria that was open between 1905 and 1967 and of how the shop and contents are now part of a permanent exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. 04:45 - 09:21 In this portion, the hosts describe "Traditional Chinese Medicine" also known as "TCM". In order to better understand the importance of TCM in Chinese culture, and specifically to Chinese-Canadian immigrants, the hosts interview Dr John Yang, the chairperson and program director of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's TCM program. Holding a PHD in TCM before migrating with his family to Canada, Dr Yang came here 30 years ago and immediately started his journey as a TCM practitioner at his home basement in Burnaby. Dr. Yang tells of how he worked with the lobbying group, ATCMA (The British Columbia Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Practitioners) to help legitimize TCM as a recognized form of medical health care. In 1996, the Canadian government finally approved the legitimization of TCM in Canada, where one is required to take a licensing exam before they’re allowed to start their practices in Canada. 09:22 - 15:17 In this portion of the podcast, Dr. Yang and hosts describe how Traditional Chinese Medicine and treatments differ from Western medicine, how TCM is a way of life and regularly incorporated into recipes and diets, the lack of social acceptance and the import of Chinese medicinal herbs and misconceptions. 15:18 - 16:19 Conclusion, credits and acknowledgements.

History: Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism; Public Services - Health Services

Names: Lee, Julie Cho Chan; Chow, Josephine; Fong, Denise; Yang, Dr. John; Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company; Burnaby Village Museum

Responsibility: Wu, Rose; Yeong, Wei Yan

Accession Code: BV020.28.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 2020

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: BV020.28.3; BV020.28.4

Notes: Title based contents of sound recording; See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1; Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020 - BV020.6.2; For associated video recording of research interview with Dr. John Yang - see BV020.28.1; Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:; B.C. to recognize doctors of Chinese medicine: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/b-c-to-recognize-doctors-of-chinese-medicine-1.396806; B.C. takes steps to legitimize traditional Chinese medicine: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bc-takes-steps-to-legitimize-traditional-chinese-medicine/article18428851/; Traditional Chinese medicine moves into the mainstream https://www.straight.com/life/415386/traditional-chinese-medicine-moves-mainstream; Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337; Burnaby Village Museum, Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong Feb. 6, 2020. BV020.6.2 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12338

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Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM, 2020

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Chris Scurr, Noreen Baker, Tino Lettieri, and Dave Wihak

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of four individuals, including soccer player Tino Lettieri. A woman on the left is straightening a man's tie.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1459

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of four individuals, including soccer player Tino Lettieri. A woman on the left is straightening a man's tie.

Subjects: Persons - Athletes

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Chris Scurr / Noreen Baker / Tino Lettieri (Goalie - Van. w/ caps) / Dave Wihak"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "page 5 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"

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Elaine Tanner with Ron Village

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 13, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of former Olympic swimmer Elaine Tanner awarding Ron Village with an Outstanding Achievement Award.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 13, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-886

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of former Olympic swimmer Elaine Tanner awarding Ron Village with an Outstanding Achievement Award.

Subjects: Personal Symbols - Trophies; Persons - Athletes; Ceremonies - Awards

Names: Tanner, Elaine; Village, Ron

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Elaine Tanner makes presentation to Ron Village"

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Elderly couple eating cake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified elderly couple eating cake and holding a card.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1441

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified elderly couple eating cake and holding a card.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Celebrations

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 5 / Burnaby / Today"

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Interview with Denise Fong by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:60:38 min.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of an audio recording of a Zoom interview with Denise Fong conducted by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC. The interview was conducted with Denise Fong as part of the students' research for their podcast "Where is your food from?". This podcast…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: UBC Partnership series

Subseries: Back to the Roots Podcast series - 2020 subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:60:38 min.)

Material Details: Interviewers: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Interviewee: Denise Fong Interview Date: September 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:60:38 Recording device: Zoom video communication platform Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191

Scope and Content: Item consists of an audio recording of a Zoom interview with Denise Fong conducted by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC. The interview was conducted with Denise Fong as part of the students' research for their podcast "Where is your food from?". This podcast was part two in a series of three "Back to the Roots" podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. In this series the students connected their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. "Where is your food from?" explores contemporary versus historical alternative food movements and how early Chinese farmers in the lower mainland had to be creative in their business tactics in order to survive in a local food system that discriminated against their race. 00:00 - 4:51 Denise Fong introduces herself and provides a summary of the work that she has done while working as a researcher on the Chinese Canadian History Research project for the Burnaby Village Museum. Denise explains how much of her research has focused on the history of Chinese Canadian market gardeners and green grocers and their presence in Burnaby. Denise tells of how many Chinese immigrants found it hard to find work due to racial discrimination which led many Chinese men to work in agriculture and farming. Her research has shown that many of the Chinese farms were located in the Big Bend area of Burnaby. 04:52 – 08:24 In this segment, Denise elaborates on the “truck” or “market” farming industry for Chinese farmers in Burnaby. Denise explains how “truck” farming was a mode for distributing produce from Chinese farms and some of the challenges the Chinese farmers faced. 08:25 – 14:10 In this segment Denise talks about peddling as another mode to distribute farm produce and how this was often dominated by Chinese Canadians since they were restricted from accessing other jobs. Denise explains how the Chinese peddlers would have their own routes with customers who depended on them to bring the produce to them. Denise provides an example of racial discrimination whereby a Burnaby Bylaw prevented people of Chinese descent from working for the city. 14:11 – 22: 39 In this segment, Denise describes how in the 1950s and 1960s, produce distribution networks for Chinese Canadian farmers in Burnaby expanded to larger stores and wholesalers including Woodward’s, Safeway in Burnaby, MacDonald’s Consolidated and Kelly Douglas. Denise provides specific examples of Burnaby families and tells the story of Chinese Canadian Cecil Lee, a produce buyer for Kelly Douglas. In the mid 1970s Lee, was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into Canada and was responsible for the design of a new cardboard box to replace the wooden crates that held the mandarin oranges. 22:40 – 33:28 In this segment, Denise provides information on Chinese farming methods and practices that she gathered through her research. Information gathered from interviews, research papers and an article in Harrowsmith magazine suggest that many of the Big Bend farms in Burnaby relied on crop rotation, companion planting and intercropping along with traditional organic fertilizers that were available. Denise also tells of how Chinese farmers often relied on traditional methods that they brought from Southern China including the creation of raised beds to avoid damage due to flooding. Wei Yan comments that many of these traditional methods are being reintroduced as a new sustainable way of farming. Research done by Wei Yan found that when chemical fertilizers were introduced informational brochures included Chinese translations. 33:29 – 38:30 In this segment Rose and Wei Yan speak to Denise about the cultural demographic of farmers in the Big Bend area of Burnaby and what types of crops were grown. Denise comments that to her knowledge there were mostly Chinese farmers in this area but there were some European farmers as well. Produce that was grown on the farms was mostly market driven by the local consumers and it wasn’t until the 1970s that there was a bigger demand to grow Chinese vegetables to supply the growing Chinese population. Denise shares personal experience of what she learned after a visit to a local farm and the different methods that the farmer used for growing crops. The three discuss the importance of innovation and adaptability in growing techniques that Chinese farmers have used. 38:31 – 46:23 In this segment, Rose and Wei Yan speak to Denise about the discrimination barriers that Chinese farmers had to face. Denise speaks about discriminatory bylaws and regulations that targeted Chinese farmers including the Peddling tax. She tells of how this tax, persecution to peddlers and restrictions resulted in the emergence of a new industry of Chinese green grocers. Denise names Chinese trade organizations that were formed in response to the social and economic segregation and marginalization that Chinese farmers and retailers faced. Denise references research done by Natalie Gibb and Hannah Wittman from their article “Parallel Alternatives: Chinese-Canadian farmers and the Metro Vancouver local food movement” as well as research by Harry Con and Edgar Wickberg. Denise also provides information that she has gathered from Chinese farmers in Burnaby including the Yip family who were able to purchase land after World War II through the Veterans Land Act and how prior to World War II it was very difficult for Chinese immigrants to purchase land. 46:24 – 1:00:38 In this segment the group discusses how Chinese farmers have adapted in the market garden farm distribution system and the introduction of retail spaces on their farms as part of the new local food movement. Denise, Rose and Wei Yan reflect on how their interview with Denise Fong and research resources will support their podcast series and exhibits at Burnaby Village Museum.

History: Interviewer biographies: Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. Interviewee biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism; Agriculture; Agriculture - Crops; Agriculture - Farms; Gardens - Market Gardens; Foods

Names: Fong, Denise

Responsibility: Wu, Rose; Yeong, Wei Yan

Accession Code: BV020.28.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 2020

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: BV020.28.4

Notes: Title based on contents of recording; Item was originally recorded as an mp4 video and converted to an mp3 sound recording for public access on Heritage Burnaby. To access the video recording, contact Burnaby Village Museum.; For recording of podcast "Where is your food from?" see BV020.28.4

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Interview with Denise Fong by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, 2020

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Kim Huylam, 7 in Barrel Slide

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a child playing inside of a slide.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1364

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a child playing inside of a slide.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Recreational Devices - Playgrounds

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on caption; Caption on recto reads: "Kim Huylam, 7 in Barrel Slide"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 116% / page 3 / Burnaby / Today"

Images

Kim Huylam, 7 in Barrel Slide, 1983 thumbnail

Kristen, Dave and Ambrose Hunt looking out their window

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man with two children, looking out the window of their home.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1469

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man with two children, looking out the window of their home.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Kristen, Dave, Ambrose Hunt"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "27 Oct / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"

Images

Kristen, Dave and Ambrose Hunt looking out their window, ca.1983 thumbnail

Lloyd Axworthy and PVI students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59034

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lloyd Axworthy, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg who served as Minister of Employment and Immigration, addressing a crowd of students at the Pacific Vocational Institute. Axworthy speaks at a podium in an atrium. The photograph is from Burnaby Today and is taken from behind Axworthy.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 24.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1440

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lloyd Axworthy, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg who served as Minister of Employment and Immigration, addressing a crowd of students at the Pacific Vocational Institute. Axworthy speaks at a podium in an atrium. The photograph is from Burnaby Today and is taken from behind Axworthy.

Subjects: Persons - Crowds; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Officials - Elected Officials

Names: Pacific Vocational Institute; Liberal Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on caption; Caption on recto reads: "Lloyd Axworthy & PVI students."; Photographer's stamp on verso

Images

Lloyd Axworthy and PVI students, ca.1983 thumbnail

Lloyd Axworthy talking to PVI students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59032

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lloyd Axworthy, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg who served as Minister of Employment and Immigration, addressing a crowd of students at the Pacific Vocational Institute. Axworthy speaks at a podium in an atrium; a student faces him with another microphone.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1438

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lloyd Axworthy, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg who served as Minister of Employment and Immigration, addressing a crowd of students at the Pacific Vocational Institute. Axworthy speaks at a podium in an atrium; a student faces him with another microphone.

Subjects: Officials - Elected Officials; Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges; Persons - Crowds

Names: Pacific Vocational Institute; Liberal Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Lloyd Axworthy Faces Students"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "page 3 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"

Images

Lloyd Axworthy talking to PVI students, ca.1983 thumbnail

Myrtle Dickey; Tom Slack (Santa); Tinie Busse at Deer Lake Hospital

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59198

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a person dressed up as Santa Claus with two elderly women at Deer Lake Hospital.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1982

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1515

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a person dressed up as Santa Claus with two elderly women at Deer Lake Hospital.

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas; Persons - Seniors; Buildings - Civic - Hospitals

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Myrtle Dickey / Tom Slack - "Santa" / Tinie Busse / At Dinner / Deer Lake Hospital"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / PMT 100% / page 6"

Images

Myrtle Dickey; Tom Slack (Santa); Tinie Busse at Deer Lake Hospital, ca.1982 thumbnail

People walking on the railroad tracks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58995

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of eight young people walking down railway tracks. Most of them are carrying backpacks. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1405

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of eight young people walking down railway tracks. Most of them are carrying backpacks. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.

Subjects: Persons - Adolescents

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "80% Burnaby pm. 2"

Images

People walking on the railroad tracks, 1983 thumbnail

Richard and Dominic Melanson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58952

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man identified as Richard Melanson. He is wearing a baby, identified as Dominic, in a carrier and watering a garden.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 15.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1397

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man identified as Richard Melanson. He is wearing a baby, identified as Dominic, in a carrier and watering a garden.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Gardens; Plants

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Richard Melanson + Dominic, 15 wks"; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby Today / P9 / 100%"

Images

Richard and Dominic Melanson, 1983 thumbnail

Rosemary Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45141

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting under a NDP banner. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat …

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-037

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting under a NDP banner. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Rosemary Brown, January 24, 1979 thumbnail

Rosemary Brown speaking on a stage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45149

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown wearing a corsage and speaking on a stage. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986,…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-045

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown wearing a corsage and speaking on a stage. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.