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Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
7mesh-speaking peoples. Since time imme-
morial, the lands that became “Burnaby” provided
subsistence and shelter for Indigenous communities.
The earliest waves of Chinese immigration to
Canada arrived from Guangdong, China. Many men
travelled in search of Gold Mountain, a term used by
early Chinese
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- ISBN
- 978-0-9689849-2-5
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
- Contributor
- Fong, Denise
- Lemke, Jane
- Codd, Lisa
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Printer
- Metropolitan Fine Printers
- Physical Description
- 203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Race discrimination -- Canada
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture
- Agriculture - Farms
- Persons - Families
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Notes
- There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
- From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
- The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
- Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
Images
Digital Books
Sussex School Grade 1 class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21402
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Rogers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sussex Avenue Elementary school division 8, Grade 1 class. The group of students and their teacher are arranged in 4 rows outside of the school. Bob Rogers is identified standing in the third row, far left.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Rogers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sussex Avenue Elementary school division 8, Grade 1 class. The group of students and their teacher are arranged in 4 rows outside of the school. Bob Rogers is identified standing in the third row, far left.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Accession Code
- BV024.8.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1960
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-26
- Photographer
- Layton
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Sussex School Grade 2 class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21403
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Rogers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sussex Avenue Elementary school Division 5, Grade 2 class. The group of students and their teacher are arranged in 4 rows inside the school gymnasium. Bob Rogers is identified sitting second from the right in the front row.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Rogers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sussex Avenue Elementary school Division 5, Grade 2 class. The group of students and their teacher are arranged in 4 rows inside the school gymnasium. Bob Rogers is identified sitting second from the right in the front row.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Accession Code
- BV024.8.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1961
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-26
- Photographer
- Layton
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph