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bowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40266
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.8
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.8
Description
Bowl, small, Chinese, for rice; outside is white with two narrow blue lines at edge; four birdlike motifs and blue line above base; base is chipped; three slight cracks; slight stains on bottom
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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bowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40267
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.9
Description
Bowl, small, Chinese, for rice; outside is white with red border at top, and eight Chinese characters in a design of four red and four alternating; in- side bottom is red design
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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brush hook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91750
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.14.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.14.6
Description
Tool with a hooked blade attached to a long wooden handle used for land clearing - cut heavy brush, shrubs, or small trees.
The blade is made of iron and is heavily rusted. The handle is damaged in several spots and cracked where the blade is attached.
Object History
These items belonged to the Hong family - who founded Hop On Farms in Burnaby. Heritage Burnaby has a number of photos and an oral history about the family.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Maintenance T&E - - Groundskeeping Equipment
Object Term
Hook, Brush
Measurements
Length: 92 cm
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Gardens
Gardens - Market Gardens
Names
Hop on Farms
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Cabinet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90896
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.3.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.3.1
Description
Worn wooden cabinet made from Douglas Fir and cedar. The interior of the cabinet is painted a pale yellow. One third of the cabinet closest to the ground houses a large open shevling area with the back paneling visible. The middle of the cabinet has 5 slots for drawers with metal handles. One drawer is missing. The top third of the cabinet is split into 2 shelves with a yellow board bisecting the top shelf. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit.
Object History
The cabinet was found in the Thrussell farmhouse on Marine Drive in Burnaby in the 1999.The Thrussell's land had been leased to Chinese tenant farmers by the Thrussell family and also previous owners. The City demolished the house, but they salvaged many items in the house before doing so. Of note are the Chinese characters and the joinery and construction of the cabinet. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit The first two characters refer to pine wood and the last character is stem or branch.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Household Accessories - - Storage & Display Accessories
Object Term
Cabinet
Colour
Brown
Yellow
Measurements
42” high x 42” wide x 14” width
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Thrussell, Annie
Thrussell, Ethel
Thrussell, Eva
Thrussell, Fredrick Thomas, 1901-1977
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Nelson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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cart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91781
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.1
Description
Small grocery or shopping cart. The cart was produced by Folding Carrier Corporation of Oklahoma. This cart is called the Nest Baskart which features a levered back panel to easily nest multiple carts together when not in use.
The body of the cart is formed by metal spokes welded together to form a cage like pattern.
The top of the cart has a large basket like area for holding items. The bottom of the cart has a sloped shelf that could have held another removable basket.
The handle of the cart is covered in a hard black material, possibly hardened rubber or plastic.
The cart features curved corners along the top and bottom of the basket area.
The cart has four wheels, the back two are fixed and the front two are
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Cart was used by donor to restock shelves when not in use by customers.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Merchandising T&E
Object Term
Cart, Shopping
Marks/Labels
"FOLDING CARRIER CORP. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., U.S.A. / NEST BASKART, MODEL WK 1200 / PATENT NO. 2,479,530"
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
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cash register

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91785
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.5
Description
Cash register, cash drawer, adding machine made by Remington Sperry Rand.
It has four columns of keys for dollars and cents, three additional columns of digit keys, and three columns of keys with various functions on them. An addition bar and cancel button are across the base, and a paper tape at the top.
Sales are not displayed visually by any indicator.
There is a metal cash drawer that has plastic divisions for change and cash.
There is a key that slots into a lock on the left side that controls the machine with a lever.
The register is made of metal and plastic components.
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Cash register was used daily in the Canada Way Food Market.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Merchandising T&E
Object Term
Register, Cash
Maker
Remington
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
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chair

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91628
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV022.21.102
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV022.21.102
Description
Director's chair made of wood with canvas seat and back rest. The canvas is a dark maroon colour. The back of the back rest has an illustration of Roald Dahl's Big Friendly Giant
The chair is foldable with hinges on each side of the seat.
On the bottom of each leg is a white plastic floor glide.
Object History
Director's chair custom made for Jimmy by a colleague on the set of the BFG. A similar one was made for Steven Spielberg by the same colleague.
Jimmy Chow worked in TV and film as a property master for more than 42 years. A property master is responsible for building and procuring props that actors handle and use. This sometimes means making replica items that are lighter, false or make filming easier on the actor. This differs from set decoration, which uses props to create a backdrop and is less central to the action on set.
Jimmy Chow was responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, and Once a Thief.
He entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver and gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Furniture - - Seating Furniture
Object Term
Chair, Director's
Marks/Labels
Front of backrest: JIMMY CHOW / Property Master Back of backrest: The BFG
Measurements
Height: 86 cm
Width: 61 cm
Depth: 44 cm
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Furniture
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
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Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14274
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:16:19 min)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of part three in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts where the hosts Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, "Dig up the roots of the past to unearth the foundations of the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby." This episode three is titled "Chinese Herbalist Shops and …
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) (00:16:19 min)
Material Details
Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow; Julie Lee Guest: Dr. John Yang Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:16:19 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 three in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts where the hosts Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, "Dig up the roots of the past to unearth the foundations of the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby." This episode three is titled "Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM". 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. 00:00 - 01:34 Podcast opens with an introduction to this episode in the podcast series. 01:35 - 03:43 This portion of the podcast consists of segments of pre-recorded interviews between Denise Fong and Chinese-Canadians Julie Lee and Josephine Chow who grew up in Burnaby. Josephine and Jule recall visiting herbalist shops in Vancouver's Chinatown during the nineteen fifties and sixties. Due to the lack of herbalist shops in the Burnaby community during that time, it was common for a Chinese farming family to travel to Vancouver’s Chinatown in order to obtain herbal prescriptions or dried goods. Julie speaks briefly about what the type of Traditional Chinese medical care and advice her mother and family received. Josephine Chow tells of a female Chinese doctor from Vancouver, Madeline Chung who was responsible for delivering a lot of Chinese babies including Josephine and describes how her mother would take members of the family to the herbalist in Vancouver's Chinatown. 03:44 - 04:44 In this portion, the hosts tell of how aside from its medicinal purposes, herbalist shops also have a major socio-cultural significance to the Chinese community. The hosts describe the traditional layout of Chinese herblist shops, with a table set up for the game Ma Jong in the back and a seating area where customers could chat while waiting and be served tea. The hosts provide an example of the "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." herbalist shop in Victoria that was open between 1905 and 1967 and of how the shop and contents are now part of a permanent exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. 04:45 - 09:21 In this portion, the hosts describe "Traditional Chinese Medicine" also known as "TCM". In order to better understand the importance of TCM in Chinese culture, and specifically to Chinese-Canadian immigrants, the hosts interview Dr John Yang, the chairperson and program director of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's TCM program. Holding a PHD in TCM before migrating with his family to Canada, Dr Yang came here 30 years ago and immediately started his journey as a TCM practitioner at his home basement in Burnaby. Dr. Yang tells of how he worked with the lobbying group, ATCMA (The British Columbia Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Practitioners) to help legitimize TCM as a recognized form of medical health care. In 1996, the Canadian government finally approved the legitimization of TCM in Canada, where one is required to take a licensing exam before they’re allowed to start their practices in Canada. 09:22 - 15:17 In this portion of the podcast, Dr. Yang and hosts describe how Traditional Chinese Medicine and treatments differ from Western medicine, how TCM is a way of life and regularly incorporated into recipes and diets, the lack of social acceptance and the import of Chinese medicinal herbs and misconceptions. 15:18 - 16:19 Conclusion, credits and acknowledgements.
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.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues - Discrimination
Social Issues - Racism
Public Services - Health Services
Names
Lee, Julie Cho Chan
Chow, Josephine
Fong, Denise
Yang, Dr. John
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Burnaby Village Museum
Responsibility
Wu, Rose
Yeong, Wei Yan
Accession Code
BV020.28.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
BV020.28.3; BV020.28.4
Notes
Title based contents of sound recording
See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1; Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020 - BV020.6.2
For associated video recording of research interview with Dr. John Yang - see BV020.28.1
Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:
B.C. to recognize doctors of Chinese medicine: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/b-c-to-recognize-doctors-of-chinese-medicine-1.396806
B.C. takes steps to legitimize traditional Chinese medicine: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bc-takes-steps-to-legitimize-traditional-chinese-medicine/article18428851/
Traditional Chinese medicine moves into the mainstream https://www.straight.com/life/415386/traditional-chinese-medicine-moves-mainstream
Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337
Burnaby Village Museum, Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong Feb. 6, 2020. BV020.6.2 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12338
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chopstick

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39973
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.28.12
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.28.12
Description
Chopsticks, wooden; four; with paper bag, white with red "Hotel Lotus" and figures, and border
Object History
Donor inherited object from her mother and grandmother, ca. 1994. The Hotel Lotus was located in Vancouver at the corner of Pender and Abbott Streets. There was a restaurant located there in the 1950's & 60's called "Lotus Gardens" that featured Chinese and Western cuisine.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Eating & Drinking Utensils
Object Term
Chopsticks
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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chopsticks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45241
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV003.2.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV003.2.1
Description
Pair of wooden chopsticks in white paper package, from the "GRAND BUFFET RESTAURANT", 6041 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C., V5E 1C5; "Tel: 436-5538"; all lettering in red, and Chinese characters in blue and red.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Eating & Drinking Utensils
Object Term
Chopsticks
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
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Condoms

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90321
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.11.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.11.11
Description
A blue cardboard packet containing two smaller packets of three brown condoms. There was a third packet but it is no longer with the box. The text reads "1 doz. monogram Deluxe / From prevention of disease only / Made in Canada."
Object History
This item likely originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Medical & Psychological T&E - - Medical Accessories
Colour
Blue
Brown
Maker
Monogram Deluxe
Country Made
Canada
Subjects
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
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container

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91787
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.7
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.7
Description
Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Container
Object Term
Canister, Food Storage
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Container
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
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container

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91788
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.8
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.8
Description
Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Container
Object Term
Canister, Food Storage
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Container
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
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container

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91789
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.9
Description
Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Container
Object Term
Canister, Food Storage
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Container
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
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container

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91790
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.10
Description
Clear plastic containers used for selling 5 cent candy. The containers are rectangular in shape with a lid designed to look like a glass jar lid but actually opens much further down than expected.
Inside the container was a product label advertising the type of bubble gum the container held.
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Container
Object Term
Canister, Food Storage
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Container
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
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cup

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16750
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV980.2.42
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV980.2.42
Description
Orange porcelain cup with yellow, green, and pink floral pattern; white inside. Artifact is second from left in photograph.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Chemical T&E
Measurements
5 cm height x 5 cm diameter
Subjects
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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dish

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40268
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.10
Description
Sauce dish, ceramic, white; four floral and leaf motifs around a central piece of fruit, in pink and green; underneath is square with Chinese char- acters; two red lines on side
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Eating Vessels
Object Term
Dish, Eating
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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dish

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40269
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.11
Description
Sauce dish, ceramic, white; four floral and leaf motifs around a central piece of fruit, in pink and green; underneath is "CHINA" in red; two hair- line cracks
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Eating Vessels
Object Term
Dish, Eating
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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dish

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40270
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.12
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.12
Description
Sauce dish, ceramic, white; four floral and leaf motifs around a central piece of fruit, in pink and green; underneath is "CHINA" in red
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Eating Vessels
Object Term
Dish, Eating
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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dish

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40271
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.13
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.46.13
Description
Sauce dish, ceramic, white; four floral and leaf motifs around a central piece of fruit, in pink, green and yellow; underneath is "CHINA" in red; slight crack
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Eating Vessels
Object Term
Dish, Eating
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
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