Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7608
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [2022]
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHI
.
Edmond Leong grew up on Chinese farms at the
xWməθkwəyəm (Musqueam) reserve along with his
family and relatives. His father See Quin Leong
established Quin On farm in Burnaby’s Big Bend area
in 1966. Edmond took over his father’s farm in 1979
and named it Leong’s Nursery, where he continues
to work today
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV022.8.1
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHI
- Contributor
- City of Burnaby
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [2022]
- Physical Description
- 36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Chinese--British Columbia--History
- Pharmacy--Canada
- Pharmacy--United States
- Pharmaceutical museums
- Directories
- Object History
- Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.
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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
, Leong See Fun
and Hong Gay Tim (from
left) on farmland they
leased from xw
me0kw
eyem
(Musqueam First Nation)
Peoples in Vancouver.
Members of the Hong and
Leong families later estab-
lished farms in Burnaby’s
Big Bend area, circa 1951.
BV017.36.5. COURTESY OF THE HONG
FAMILY.
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(右二)
和三位商
业伙伴共同向麦金托什
家
- 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).
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History of Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7492
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2019
Dean was
one of the few Chinese newcomers
who owned property in Burnaby and
managed a crew to cut firewood for
the electric railway company. Other
newcomers from China operated
market gardens in the Big Bend area
along the Fraser River in the early
1890s. The ability of Asian Canadians
to purchase land
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.63.1
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Directories
- Object History
- Created from research gathered by Burnaby Village Museum staff into the diverse History of Burnaby.
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Digital Books
Bylaw Number: 6146 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 51, 1972
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw18224
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 6146
- Final Adoption
- 1972 Sep 05
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 6146
- Final Adoption
- 1972 Sep 05
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 6162 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 53, 1972
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw18208
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 6162
- Final Adoption
- 1972 Dec 18
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 6162
- Final Adoption
- 1972 Dec 18
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 7129 - Road Closing Bylaw No 7, 1977
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw17247
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7129
- Final Adoption
- 1977 Nov 07
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7129
- Final Adoption
- 1977 Nov 07
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 9652 - Capital Works, Machinery and Equipment Reserve Fund Expenditure Bylaw No 16, 1991
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw14727
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9652
- Final Adoption
- 1991 Oct 15
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9652
- Final Adoption
- 1991 Oct 15
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 9907 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 30, 1993
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw14472
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9907
- Final Adoption
- 1994 Jan 24
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9907
- Final Adoption
- 1994 Jan 24
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 9949 - Capital Works, Machinery and Equipment Reserve Fund Expenditure Bylaw No 18, 1993
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw14430
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9949
- Final Adoption
- 1993 Aug 23
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9949
- Final Adoption
- 1993 Aug 23
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds