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teacup

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.26

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.26

Description: Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red character on under- side; inside bottom is fruit and leaves motif

Subjects: Food Service Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Record Type: Artifact

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teacup

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.27

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.27

Description: Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three round red Chinese character motifs on side

Subjects: Food Service Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Record Type: Artifact

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teacup

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.28

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.28

Description: Teacup, ceramic; white with four flowers and leaf motifs in pink, green and yellow

Subjects: Food Service Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Record Type: Artifact

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teacup

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.29

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.46.29

Description: Teacup, ceramic; white, colours faded; red border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup

Subjects: Food Service Tools and Equipment; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Record Type: Artifact

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Ticket to Kownloon or Mong Kok to Lo Wu.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [197-]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (ticket)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a first class single fare ticket to Kownloon or Mong Kok to Lo Wu.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Cecil Lee business records series

Date: [197-]

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (ticket)

Material Details: Text in both English and Chinese

Accession Code: BV019.6.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Item consists of a first class single fare ticket to Kownloon or Mong Kok to Lo Wu.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Exchange Medium - Tickets

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of item; Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee

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Toisan (Taishan) language recording - Have you eaten yet?

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2019

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:00:02 min)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a sound recording in Toisan Taishan of the phrase "Have you eaten yet?" This is a common Chinese greeting. Asking if someone has eaten yet is a way to express care. This audio clip was part of Burnaby Village Museum's "Across the Pacific" exhibit and was accessible to visitors alon…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum exhibits series

Subseries: Across the Pacific subseries

Date: 2019

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:00:02 min)

Accession Code: BV020.42.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Scope and Content: Item consists of a sound recording in Toisan Taishan of the phrase "Have you eaten yet?" This is a common Chinese greeting. Asking if someone has eaten yet is a way to express care. This audio clip was part of Burnaby Village Museum's "Across the Pacific" exhibit and was accessible to visitors along with seven other language dialects with an exhibit panel that included a map of southern China and Guangdong Province. Viewers were asked to listen to the same phrase pronounced by speakers from different regions in southern China. English text on exhibit panel reads "Mandarin a northern variety of Chinese, was adopted as China's official language after the Chinese Revolution of 1911. Aside from Mandarin, there are many other regional varities of spoken Chinese. Early Chinese migrants spoke in a variety of regional Cantonese dialects such as Taishanese. Some also spoke standard Cantonese commonly used in Guangzhou and Hong Kong."

Media Type: Sound Recording

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Geographic Access: China

Notes: Title based on contents of sound recording; Accompanying image of exhibit panel "Have you eaten yet?"

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Toisan (Taishan) language recording - Have you eaten yet?

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Tong : the story of Tong Louie, Vancouver's quiet titan

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 921 PER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 155017231X

Call Number: 921 PER

Author: Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, B.C.

Publisher: Harbour Pub.

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 191 p. : ill. (some col.), ports ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "Gift from H. Y. Louie Co. / Oct. 17/07", handwritten in ink on piece of paper inserted in cover page.

Subjects LoC: Business; Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver; Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.); Biography

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Geographic Access: British Columbia; British Columbia - Vancouver

Notes: Includes index.

toy mobile

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.9.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.9.1

Description: Fisher-Price "Music Box Mobile" Blue plastic body with blue arched metal rod. White plastic cross bar attached at top, with 5 characters hanging down on red, yellow and blue strings. Characters include a pig, cow, scarecrow, horse and sheep. Round yellow top cap with a black chicken mounted at top. Motorized base has a yellow "turn" knob and a yellow "push to release button". Green sticker on front with a rooster on a weathervane and the text "Music Box / Mobile / Plays Brahms' Lullaby / Musical Movement / Japan / 174 / Made in U.S.A. / Patented Canada 1974 / Copyright 73 Fisher-Price Toys / East Aurora, N.Y. / DES. PAT. D237.288" Some wear and loss on the sticker surrounding the knob. Back of body has 4 metal screws and a spiral knob with a red wheel disc attached. Has a sticker with a scarecrow, sheep, rose, pig, horse, grass, barn and sky.

Object History: This mobile was used by a family in the Government Road area. The parents moved to Burnaby from Malaysia in 1979, and had two sons. This model of Fisher-Price's motorized mobiles was produced between 1973 and 1975, and attached to the crib rails.

Category: 09. Recreational Artifacts

Classification: Toys

Object Term: Toy, Mobile

Marks/Labels: Fisher Price

Measurements: 66cm high x 42 cm wide

Country Made: United States of America

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Toys

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

Record Type: Artifact

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Untold Histories: The Legacy of the Chinese Community on Deer Lake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 8 Oct. 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (56 min., 15 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps

Scope and Content: Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Public Librarian, Mariah Gastaldo. The webinar is titled "Untold Histories: The Legacy of the Chinese Community on Deer Lake" and is presented by Nathan Lee, Lead Designer and co-founder of Contexture Design. The zoom webin…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series

Subseries: Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2020 subseries

Date: 8 Oct. 2020

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (56 min., 15 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps

Material Details: Presenter: Nathan Lee; Host: Mariah Gastaldo; Date of Presentation: October 8, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm; Total Number of tracks: 1; Total Length of all tracks: 56 min., 15 sec.; Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform

Accession Code: BV020.29.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Media Type: Moving Images

Scope and Content: Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Public Librarian, Mariah Gastaldo. The webinar is titled "Untold Histories: The Legacy of the Chinese Community on Deer Lake" and is presented by Nathan Lee, Lead Designer and co-founder of Contexture Design. The zoom webinar is the third in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. In this webinar, Nathan Lee speaks about his public art installation that will be installed near the site of the Burnaby Art Gallery in Deer Lake Park. Nathan presents his background research which lead to the project. He tells how the site of the Burnaby Art Gallery and surrounding Century Garden are rich with stories of early settlers and of how British farmers and social elite have shaped the history of this area since the early 1900’s. Nathan's presentation highlights the unseen presence of a Chinese community that is equally profound in its connect. The presentation is supported with slides consisting of historical and contemporary photographs. At the conclusion of his presentation, Nathan takes questions from webinar participants.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Arts - Sculptures; Geographic Features - Parks; Agriculture - Farms

Names: Lee, Nathan; Ceperley, Grace; Ceperley, H.T.; Ceperley, Arthur; Gastaldo, Mariah

Geographic Access: Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue; Burnaby - Deer Lake; Burnaby - Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Notes: Title based on contents of video recording; Video recording was edited for publication on Heritage Burnaby. Original mp4 video recording (BV020.29.3.1) is 66 min., 51 sec.

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Untold Histories: The Legacy of the Chinese Community on Deer Lake, 8 Oct. 2020

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Victoria's Toishan Benevolent Association staff

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 11, 1936

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in mat folder 29.5 x 65 cm folded to 29.5 x 32.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of staff members of Victoria's Toishan Benevolent Association July 11, 1936. Lim [Lum] Chuck Yee [Yue] is identified as sitting in the front row, second from left. Lum Chuck Yue was the proprietor of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. herbalist shop in Victoria between 1921 and 1936. No o…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

Date: July 11, 1936

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in mat folder 29.5 x 65 cm folded to 29.5 x 32.5 cm

Accession Code: BV985.5331.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of staff members of Victoria's Toishan Benevolent Association July 11, 1936. Lim [Lum] Chuck Yee [Yue] is identified as sitting in the front row, second from left. Lum Chuck Yue was the proprietor of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. herbalist shop in Victoria between 1921 and 1936. No other individuals have been identified.

Subjects: Organizations; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Yue, Lum Chuck

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/7/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Note on recto of photograph (most likely written by the photographer) is written in Chinese characters; Note written in inside cover of folder reads: "2nd fr left 2nd Row Lim Chuck Yee [Lim Chuck Yue]- 1938"

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Visitors in Chinese herbalist shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1991]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of museum interpreter Keen Lee speaking with visitors from behind the counter at the Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." at Burnaby Village Museum. Photograph was taken during the Canada Day celebrations at Burnaby Village Museum.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Date: [1991]

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Accession Code: BV020.4.416

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of museum interpreter Keen Lee speaking with visitors from behind the counter at the Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." at Burnaby Village Museum. Photograph was taken during the Canada Day celebrations at Burnaby Village Museum.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Holidays - Canada Day

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Lee, Keen; Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 5-Jan-2021

Photographer: Erikson, Glen

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Slide frame stamped in black ink "PHOTO: GLEN ERIKSON"

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Visitors in Chinese herbalist shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1 Jul. 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of museum interpreter Keen Lee speaking with visitors from behind the counter at the Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." at Burnaby Village Museum. Keen Lee is holding a dried reptile speciman. Photograph was taken during the Canada Day celebrations at Burnaby Village Mu…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Date: 1 Jul. 1991

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Accession Code: BV020.4.448

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of museum interpreter Keen Lee speaking with visitors from behind the counter at the Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." at Burnaby Village Museum. Keen Lee is holding a dried reptile speciman. Photograph was taken during the Canada Day celebrations at Burnaby Village Museum.

Subjects: Holidays - Canada Day; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Lee, Keen; Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 5-Jan-2021

Photographer: Erikson, Glen

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Slide frame stamped in black ink "PHOTO: GLEN ERIKSON" / "JULY 03, 1991"

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Visitors inside Chinese herbalist shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of museum interpreter Keen Lee speaking with visitors from behind the counter at the Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." at Burnaby Village Museum. Photograph was taken during the Canada Day celebrations at Burnaby Village Museum.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Date: 1991

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Accession Code: BV020.4.408

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of museum interpreter Keen Lee speaking with visitors from behind the counter at the Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." at Burnaby Village Museum. Photograph was taken during the Canada Day celebrations at Burnaby Village Museum.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Holidays - Canada Day

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Lee, Keen; Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 5-Jan-2021

Photographer: Erikson, Glen

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Slide frame stamped in black ink "PHOTO: GLEN ERIKSON"

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Visitors inside Chinese herbalist shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of visitors inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Chinese herbalist shop at Burnaby Village Museum. Museum interpreter, Keen Lee is standing behind the front counter inside the shop and holding a bamboo fan.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Date: May 1997

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Accession Code: BV020.4.630

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of visitors inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Chinese herbalist shop at Burnaby Village Museum. Museum interpreter, Keen Lee is standing behind the front counter inside the shop and holding a bamboo fan.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Events - May Day

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Lee, Keen; Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 12-Jan-2021

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Printed on slide frame "97-05-20" and "069"

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Visitors inside Chinese herbalist shop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumphoto16279

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of visitors inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Chinese herbalist shop at Burnaby Village Museum. Museum interpreter, Keen Lee is standing behind the front counter inside the shop.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Marketing photographs series

Date: May 1997

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Accession Code: BV020.4.631

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of visitors inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Chinese herbalist shop at Burnaby Village Museum. Museum interpreter, Keen Lee is standing behind the front counter inside the shop.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Events - May Day

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Lee, Keen; Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 12-Jan-2021

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Printed on slide frame " 97-05-20" and "070"

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Vivian's Tapestry

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Vivian Lee’s short film covers six decades of her life experience. The film tells the story of Vivian’s parents and their difficult time during the Second World War, including a harrowing journey on the Burma Road. Vivian describes her idyllic childhood in post-war Burma, where she was the sixth of…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Date: 2016

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Accession Code: BV016.37.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Other Title Information: title supplied by film maker

Media Type: Moving Images

Scope and Content: Vivian Lee’s short film covers six decades of her life experience. The film tells the story of Vivian’s parents and their difficult time during the Second World War, including a harrowing journey on the Burma Road. Vivian describes her idyllic childhood in post-war Burma, where she was the sixth of eight children, and her life in Singapore and Hong Kong as a young woman. The film includes Vivian and husband Alan’s decision to move to Canada. The couple briefly lived in Burnaby for a short period, during which time their daughters were born. A short while later they moved to Vancouver to care for Alan’s parents. The film concludes with the couple’s return to Burnaby for their retirement, and Vivian’s expressions of appreciation for the many things that bring her joy.

History/Biography: Vivian Lee was born in Rangoon, Burma, in 1950. Her parents moved to Burma from China in the 1930s. Vivian was the sixth of eight children. Two older siblings were born in Burma, and survived a perilous escape from Burma along the Burma Road during the Second World War. Vivian was the first child to be born in post-war Burma, after her parents returned following the war. The family lived in Rangoon for a period, before moving to a home in the suburbs where Vivian spent an idyllic childhood. After graduating from university, Vivian moved to Singapore, and then to Hong Kong. She worked for a large pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong, where she met her husband, Alan. The couple emigrated to Canada with Alan’s parents (in the 1980s?). Daughters Cynthia and Adrienne were born in Burnaby, before the family moved to Vancouver to care for Alan’s parents. Alan and Vivian have recently returned to Burnaby for their retirement years. They are active volunteers and grand-parents, and Vivian has been developing her watercolour painting skills. Vivian produced the short film in order to pass the legacy of her family’s history on to her children and their offspring. She notes: “I am happy and honoured to share my life story with others in the community. I think it gives all of us a chance to contribute to the mosaic of our shared heritage. I am so proud to be a Canadian citizen and feel very fortunate to live in a multicultural society. I believe it is through sharing these life stories that will make us stronger as a nation.”