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Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2023
Call Number
971.133 ROO
。 用语说明 A Note on Terms Pauline Hong (front row, second from right) and her mother Hong Sui Ha (back row, right) at the Hong Kong International Airport. They travelled aboard a Canadian Pacific airplane to reunite with Pauline’s father Hong Chan Kow, who was living in Burnaby, 1958. BV019.10.10
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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Elderly woman and baby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an elderly woman seated on a chair on the lawn. She is holding a baby in her arms, and by her feet, there is a cat crouching down. According to the inscription on the photograph, it was taken on the occasion of the elderly woman's (referred to as Mother Laugley or Langley) 90th birthd…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
Material Details
inscribed in black ink, verso, t. "Mother Laugley [or Langley]/ taken on/ Mothers 90th/ birthday 1936/ + Eva's Babe", stamped, u.r. "B35"
Scope and Content
Photograph of an elderly woman seated on a chair on the lawn. She is holding a baby in her arms, and by her feet, there is a cat crouching down. According to the inscription on the photograph, it was taken on the occasion of the elderly woman's (referred to as Mother Laugley or Langley) 90th birthday in 1936, along with "Eva's babe".
Subjects
Animals - Cats
Accession Code
BV985.5901.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 1936
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For other photographs of the elderly woman, see BV985.5901.2 and .4
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Harvest in Champion, Alberta

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, two children and a dog in a field with harvest binders and tractor. Woman is identified as Orrie Sommers' mother and children are identified as Irene Sommeres (standing) and Myrna Sommers. Location is identified as Champion, Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, two children and a dog in a field with harvest binders and tractor. Woman is identified as Orrie Sommers' mother and children are identified as Irene Sommeres (standing) and Myrna Sommers. Location is identified as Champion, Alberta.
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Sommers Family
Lawrence, Myrna Sommers
Cool, Irene Dorothy Rae Sommers
Accession Code
BV022.32.327
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1930
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "This was 1930 / harvesting here at / home with the / binders. One binder / flew to pieces before/ they got finished. / I guess it was / travelling too fast. / Orries mother / Irene / Myrna & / the pup"
Note in ink on lower recto of photograph reads: "HARVEST_1930"
Note in white ink on album page reads: "Champion, ALTA"
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Catherine Mary Corner

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later Levins) as a small girl in a playsuit with a doll under her arm. She is standing beside a dog and a cat in an orchard, probably in Kelowna, at her parents' home. Catherine Mary Corner Levins' mother was Edna Bateman Corner, eldest daughter of Edwin W. Bat…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later Levins) as a small girl in a playsuit with a doll under her arm. She is standing beside a dog and a cat in an orchard, probably in Kelowna, at her parents' home. Catherine Mary Corner Levins' mother was Edna Bateman Corner, eldest daughter of Edwin W. Bateman, the builder of the house "Elworth" at Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Animals - Cats
Animals - Dogs
Toys - Dolls
Agriculture - Orchards
Names
Levins, Catherine Mary Corner
Accession Code
HV975.120.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
800
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The information on the scope and content of the photograph is taken from the acquisition record which was prepared after a conversation with the donor
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Heyworth family

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9.0 x 6.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. [G.R.] Heyworth and "Aunt Betty" outside standing outside Jubilee Drug Store, Jubilee Avenue and Imperial Street (later the location of Bonsor Park, 6550 Bonsor Avenue). An electric sign reads, "Rexall Drugs." A dog can be seen at the bottom of the photograph. An accom…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Heyworth family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9.0 x 6.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
187-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-38
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. [G.R.] Heyworth and "Aunt Betty" outside standing outside Jubilee Drug Store, Jubilee Avenue and Imperial Street (later the location of Bonsor Park, 6550 Bonsor Avenue). An electric sign reads, "Rexall Drugs." A dog can be seen at the bottom of the photograph. An accompanying letter describes the photo as "Dad with Mother and Aunt Betty. They had just walked back from Kingsway after seeing the King and Queen pass - 1937 [sic; the royal visit was in 1939]."
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Heyworth, G.R.
Jubilee Drug Store
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Jubilee Avenue
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6550 Bonsor Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Bearn sisters

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 11.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of three of the daughters of William "Bill" and Lavinia Bearn in their mother's flower garden. Mrs. Bearn sold the flowers in her flower shop. Two of the girls are holding cats. There were seven daughters: Ruth, Gladys, Doris, Helen, Jean, Audrey, and Shirley.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 11.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-539
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three of the daughters of William "Bill" and Lavinia Bearn in their mother's flower garden. Mrs. Bearn sold the flowers in her flower shop. Two of the girls are holding cats. There were seven daughters: Ruth, Gladys, Doris, Helen, Jean, Audrey, and Shirley.
Subjects
Animals - Cats
Plants - Flowers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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Gordon Presbyterian Church Refreshment Building

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918] (date of original), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Gordon Presbyterian Church refreshment building at the Central Park Agricultural Exhibition. Signs on the building read, "Gordon Presby Church," "Continuous Performance," "This is the Best," "Home Cooking / [illegible] just like Mother's / [Smells?] Good! Tastes B…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918] (date of original), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
193-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1987-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Gordon Presbyterian Church refreshment building at the Central Park Agricultural Exhibition. Signs on the building read, "Gordon Presby Church," "Continuous Performance," "This is the Best," "Home Cooking / [illegible] just like Mother's / [Smells?] Good! Tastes Better!," "Place to Dine," and "Hot Meals." Three women and a boy are outside the building.
Subjects
Exhibitions - Agricultural
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Gordon Presbyterian Church
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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