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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).

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Royal Air Force identity card

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (folded)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Air Force identity card issued to Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie May 7, 1944.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (folded)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Air Force identity card issued to Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie May 7, 1944.

Names: Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"; Royal Canadian Air Force

Accession Code: BV020.31.53

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1944

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 30-10-2023

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Royal Canadian Air Force certificate

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Sep. 1945

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 certificate

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Certificate of Service issued to Flying Officer Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Corsbie on September 8th, 1945.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 certificate

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Certificate of Service issued to Flying Officer Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Corsbie on September 8th, 1945.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"; Royal Canadian Air Force

Accession Code: BV020.31.36

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Sep. 1945

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 19-09-2023

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Royal Canadian Air Force identity card

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 24 Oct. 1944

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm

Material Details: pink coloured card stock

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Cards; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Royal Canadian Air Force; Martin, Elmer Wilson

Accession Code: BV019.40.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 24 Oct. 1944

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Royal Canadian Air Force identity card

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm

Material Details: blue coloured card stock

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Cards; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Royal Canadian Air Force; Martin, Elmer Wilson

Accession Code: BV019.40.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot's Flying Log Book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1943-1945

Collection/Fonds: Robert Leonard Love fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book ; blue cardstock cover ; 22.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot's Flying Log Book issued to Flight Officer Robert Leonard Love and used between April 19, 1943 and June 22, 1945. Log book includes authorization documents pasted within.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robert Leonard Love fonds

Series: Robert Leonard Love RCAF records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book ; blue cardstock cover ; 22.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot's Flying Log Book issued to Flight Officer Robert Leonard Love and used between April 19, 1943 and June 22, 1945. Log book includes authorization documents pasted within.

Creator: Royal Canadian Air Force

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Transportation - Air

Names: Royal Canadian Air Force

Responsibility: Love, Robert Leonard "Bob"

Accession Code: BV023.24.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1943-1945

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-11-30

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Secrecy order

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1940 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (double sided)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a "Secrecy Order" published by the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) with terms and prohibitions for all military during World War II. This card was issued to E.W. Martin.

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (double sided)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a "Secrecy Order" published by the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) with terms and prohibitions for all military during World War II. This card was issued to E.W. Martin.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Cards; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Royal Canadian Air Force; Martin, Elmer Wilson

Accession Code: BV019.40.24

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1940 and 1945]

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Solider's pay book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18843

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1943

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 booklet : 16 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of "CANADIAN ARMY / Soldier's Pay Book"; assigned to “Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie / 15th FIELD REGIMENT, R.C.A.", regimental number :K.15366" and dated Feb 1 1943 to July 31 1943.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 booklet : 16 p.

Material Details: L: 12.4 cm W: 9.1 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of "CANADIAN ARMY / Soldier's Pay Book"; assigned to “Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie / 15th FIELD REGIMENT, R.C.A.", regimental number :K.15366" and dated Feb 1 1943 to July 31 1943.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996

Accession Code: BV016.43.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1943

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor

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War service gratuity for E.W. Martin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 28 Nov. 1945

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Department of National Defence statement of war service gratuity issued to Elmer W. Martin for overseas service.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Department of National Defence statement of war service gratuity issued to Elmer W. Martin for overseas service.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Martin, Elmer Wilson; Department of National Defence

Accession Code: BV019.40.39

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 28 Nov. 1945

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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War staff college transcript

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1945]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided)

Scope and Content: Item consists of Appendix to Afro 734 - RCAF War Staff College transcript for Elmer Wilson Martin. The transcript includes information on Martin's education between 1925 and 1931 and details of his military service career between 1926 and 1945. Transcript is unsigned.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided)

Scope and Content: Item consists of Appendix to Afro 734 - RCAF War Staff College transcript for Elmer Wilson Martin. The transcript includes information on Martin's education between 1925 and 1931 and details of his military service career between 1926 and 1945. Transcript is unsigned.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Forms; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Martin, Elmer Wilson; Royal Canadian Air Force

Accession Code: BV019.40.42

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1945]

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Wedding invitation

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 14 Apr. 1948

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 invitation

Scope and Content: Item consists of an invitation to attend a reception for Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Corsbie (Joseph H. Corsbie and Margaret Corsbie) on the occasion of their marriage from Harold E. Winch M.L.A. Leader of the Oppostion. The reception is to be held in the Coalition Members Room in the BC Parliament buldings

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 invitation

Scope and Content: Item consists of an invitation to attend a reception for Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Corsbie (Joseph H. Corsbie and Margaret Corsbie) on the occasion of their marriage from Harold E. Winch M.L.A. Leader of the Oppostion. The reception is to be held in the Coalition Members Room in the BC Parliament buldings

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings

Names: Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"; Corsbie, Margaret Carr

Accession Code: BV020.31.39

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 14 Apr. 1948

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 19-09-2023

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Where is your food from?

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14270

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:17:10 min)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of 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. Part two is titled “Where is your food from?" The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty …

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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) (00:17:10 min)

Material Details: Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Guest: Denise Fong Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:17:10 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 two in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part two is titled “Where is your food from?" 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. "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. 00:00-02:45 The podcast opens with an audio clip from Harvard University professor and world renowned food journalist and author of "The Ominvore's Dilemma", Michael Pollan. Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introduce themselves and their topic "Where is your food from?" They comment on the global philosophy "Eat local, think global" and question whether this philosphy ignores the struggles faced by local farms operated by immigrant workers back in the day. They comment "Unlike how these alternative food movements are heralded as sustainable, healthy, and even sometimes trendy now in today’s standards, for Chinese farmers, these alternative food movements were necessary for survival against discriminatory practices entrenched in the food system they were servicing." 02:46 - 06:21 This portion provides background on Chinese immigrant farmers and the establishment of "market gardens" or "truck farms". Rose and Wei Yan tell of how up to the 1970s, Chinese farms produced mostly European staples such as potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, corn and cabbage because there was no market for Chinese crops. Many of the Chinese immigrants were forced into farming and other menial jobs due to discriminatory practices that excluded them from other types of employment. The hosts provide a synopsis of Burnaby Bylaw Number 4, created in 1892, "The Chinese and Japanese Exclusion Bylaw" which prohibited any Chinese or Japanese person from working for the Municipality of Burnaby. Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong provides information on Chinese immigrants in Burnaby, how many of them were farmers in the Big Bend area and how hard it was for them to own land due to racial discrimination. Denise also refers to an article in"Harrowsmith" magazine (c.1980s) where thirty five Chinese-Canadians operated farms in Burnaby. 06:22 - 09:24 This portion provides a description of Chinese market farms and vegetable peddling. Background information about the history of market farms, truck farms and vegetable peddling in Burnaby and the lower mainland provided by Denise Fong. 09:24 - 12:03 This portion talks about the policies put in place to create further barriers to Chinese farmers. Denise Fong provides information regarding the civic bylaws that were created to restrict produce sales, fines and fees that were imposed on peddlers, establishment of green grocers, the Chinese Marketing Act, the establishment of organizations to support Chinese farmers including the Chinese Growers Assocation. 12:04 - 15:00 This portion talks about how Chinese-Canadians played important roles in conventional "long" food networks. Denise Fong provides information in how Chinese Canadians participated in the larger food distribution network in British Columbia. Denise shares a story of Chinese-Canadian Cecil Lee and how he introduced the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into British Columbia. 15:01 - 16:29 Final summary regarding the contraditions in our local food system that continue to persist today and how despite the improved status of Chinese-Canadians in British Columbia, cheap, migrant labourers continue to be an overlooked part of our local food system. This portion includes a recorded excerpt from M.L.A. Mabel Elmore regarding Temporary Foreign Workers (presented before the NDP caucous in 2015). 16:29 - 17:22 Credits, thanks and acknowledgements. Special thanks to Duncan McCue and M.LA. Mabel Elmore. Music created by P. Ruderman

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. Guest, 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; Agriculture - Farms; Agriculture; Gardens - Market Gardens; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Fong, Denise; Burnaby Village Museum; McCue, Duncan; Elmore, Mabel

Responsibility: Yeong, Wei Yan; Wu, Rose

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Accession Code: BV020.28.4

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: BV020.28.3; BV020.28.5

Notes: Title based contents of sound recording; For associated video recording of research interview with Denise Fong - see BV020.28.2; Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:; Lim, S. (2015). Feeding the "Greenest City": Historicizing "Local," Labour, and the Postcolonial Politics of Eating. Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 24(1), 78-100. Retrieved October 22, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/26195279; Mable Elmore’s statement on the plight of temporary foreign workers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF4_js0R-Mo&ab_channel=BCNDPCaucus; Michael Pollen’s speech at UBC Farm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1n-kRJhPPQ&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=LFSLearningCentre; Gibb, Natalie & Wittman, Hannah. (2012). Parallel alternatives: Chinese-Canadian farmers and the Metro Vancouver local food movement. Local Environment. 18. 1-19. 10.1080/13549839.2012.714763.; Yu, J. (2014, March 31). The integration of the Chinese market gardens of southern British Columbia, 1885-1930 [R]. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0228676; Burnaby Village Museum, Interview with Denise Fong by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, 2020. BV020.28.2 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumvideo14276

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