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Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646
- 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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Local Government Election Legislatve Amendment - Nomination Period
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83783
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- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 94317
- Meeting Date
- 12-December-2022
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
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- 1
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 94317
- Meeting Date
- 12-December-2022
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- Council - Manager's Report
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Proposed Legislative Changes For 2026 Local Government Election
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83784
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 94318
- Meeting Date
- 12-December-2022
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
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- 2
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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- Legislative Services
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- 94318
- Meeting Date
- 12-December-2022
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- Council - Manager's Report
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- 2
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
2022 Local Government Election Official Results
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83704
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 94238
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-2022
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- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 94238
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-2022
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- Council -
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2022 Local Government Election Advance, General Voting and Training Pay Rates
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83474
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 94013
- Meeting Date
- 28-Feb-2022
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- Council - Manager's Report
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- 94013
- Meeting Date
- 28-Feb-2022
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- Council - Manager's Report
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- 1
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2022 General Local Election Officers' Appointments and Cost-Sharing Agreement with School District 41
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83337
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93875
- Meeting Date
- 25-Oct-2021
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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- Legislative Services
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- 93875
- Meeting Date
- 25-Oct-2021
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Bylaw Number: 14369 - Sign Bylaw 1972, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2021
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw25627
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 14369
- Final Adoption
- 2021 Sep 20
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- Bylaws - Adopted
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 14369
- Final Adoption
- 2021 Sep 20
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Sign Bylaw Amendment - Handheld Election Signs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83272
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93811
- Meeting Date
- 30-Aug-2021
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 4
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93811
- Meeting Date
- 30-Aug-2021
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- Council - Manager's Report
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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2021 City of Burnaby By-Election Official Results
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83168
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93774
- Meeting Date
- 12-Jul-2021
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
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- 3
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93774
- Meeting Date
- 12-Jul-2021
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 3
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Heritage Revitalization Agreement/Heritage Designation Bylaw Captain William Eyres Residence 6079 Canada Way
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83147
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93753
- Meeting Date
- 28-June-2021
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
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- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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- Legislative Services
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- 93753
- Meeting Date
- 28-June-2021
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- Council - Committee Report
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2021 By-Election - Adoption of Ministerial Order No. M213
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83114
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93720
- Meeting Date
- 31-May-2021
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93720
- Meeting Date
- 31-May-2021
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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2021 By-Election Chief Election Officer and Deputy Chief Election Officer Appointments
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83058
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93664
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-2021
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
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- 93664
- Meeting Date
- 12-Apr-2021
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- Council - Manager's Report
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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2021 By-Election Planning Update
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport83033
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93639
- Meeting Date
- 2021-Mar-29
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
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- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93639
- Meeting Date
- 2021-Mar-29
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Mail Ballot Voting and Special Voting Opportunities for the 2021 By-Election
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport82969
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93575
- Meeting Date
- 08-Feb-2021
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
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- 2
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- Legislative Services
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- 93575
- Meeting Date
- 08-Feb-2021
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Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15665
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 27 Apr. 2021
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (47 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building" and is presented by Michelle George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation Cultural and Technic…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (47 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Presenters: Michelle George
- Host: Jane Lemke
- Date of Presentation: Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks: 47 min., 39 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Recording Note: Film was edited from it's original recorded version (63 min., 29 sec.) to edited version (47 min., 39 sec.) for public viewing on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building" and is presented by Michelle George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation Cultural and Technical Specialist. The Zoom webinar is the first in a series of six "Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars exploring a range of topics shared by Indigenous speakers and knowledge keepers that were presented and made available to the public between April 27 and May 12, 2021. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. In this webinar, Michelle George explores the importance of bringing Tsleil-Waututh ways of knowing/knowledge of the land to Burnaby. She grounds her talk with her experience of working with the Burnaby Village Museum on producing the Indigenous History of Burnaby Resource Guide, an award-winning illustrated educational guide. Michelle also speaks to some of the devastating experiences that the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Indigenous Peoples have suffered since Colonial Settlement and how her Nation has begun to grow in a changing environment. In segments of her talk, Michelle refers to a map titled "Tsleil-Waututh Nation Consultation Area". Following the presentation, Michelle George answers questions from the audience that are moderated by the host, Jane Lemke.
- History
- Michelle George is a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) and currently works as a Tsleil-Waututh Nation Cultural and Technical Specialist for the Treaty, Lands and Resources (TLR) Department. She participates in various projects for the TWN government and community, focusing on Tsleil-Waututh Governance and Community. The goals that she carries in her work are to make sure Tsleil-Waututh culture is included and considered in these Nation-level projects, as well as within the reviews done on external projects within the TWN Consultation area. She has been a member of both the Tsleil-Waututh Land Code Committee and Land Use Planning group. Michelle is also a First Nations Health Authority Traditional Knowledge Keeper, and a past-Elected Councilor for Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Michelle also provides guest lectures at Simon Fraser University, Langara College, and the BC Institute of Technology.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Government relations
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - , Treatment of
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - First contact with Europeans
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Burnaby Public Library
- George, Michelle
- Tsleil-Waututh Nation
- George, Chief Daniel "Dan"
- Responsibility
- Lemke, Jane
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV021.17.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 27 Apr. 2021
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video recording
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Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building, 27 Apr. 2021
Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building, 27 Apr. 2021
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2021_0017_0001_002.mp4Bylaw Number: 14254 - Voting Opportunities Bylaw 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw25512
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 14254
- Final Adoption
- 2020 Dec 14
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 14254
- Final Adoption
- 2020 Dec 14
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
City of Burnaby By-Election
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport82863
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93472
- Meeting Date
- 26-Oct-2020
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93472
- Meeting Date
- 26-Oct-2020
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- Council - Committee Report
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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By-Election and the Status of COVID-19 Election Guidelines
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport82753
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93360
- Meeting Date
- 06-Jul-2020
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
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- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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- Legislative Services
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- 93360
- Meeting Date
- 06-Jul-2020
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Interview with Dr. John Yang by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14277
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- August 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (66 min., 57 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a Zoom interview with Dr, John Yang conducted by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, UBC students in the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems. The interview was conducted with Dr. Yang as part of the students' research for "Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM", part three i…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (66 min., 57 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Interviewee: Dr. John Yang Interview Date: August 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 01:06:57 Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a Zoom interview with Dr, John Yang conducted by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, UBC students in the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems. The interview was conducted with Dr. Yang as part of the students' research for "Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM", part three in a series of "Back to the Roots" podcasts. The podcast series explores the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. In this series the students connected 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. The majority of the interview was conducted in english with occasional comments spoken in mandarin by Wei Yan Yeong and Dr. John Yang. 00:00 – 15:13 The video interview opens with Wei Yan Yeong providing a brief synopsis of the project that she is working on in partnership with Rose Wu. She explains to Dr. John Yang that the content from this interview will help inform podcast episode number three “Chinse Herbalist Shops and TCM”. Dr. Yang responds to questions asked by Wei Yan and Rose. Dr. Yang explains why he first came to Canada from China more than thirty years ago and provides information on his educational background. He describes how he first earned a degree in western medicine in China and became an assistant professor at a medical school before turning to study Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by completing a PHD from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. When he immigrated to Canada with his wife more than thirty years ago, he decided to continue to practice TCM . 15:14 – 21:53 In this segment of the interview, Rose Wu asks if he joined an existing TCM business or whether he started his own practice. Dr. Yang explains that he practiced on his own and that TCM wasn’t licensed in Canada until 1996. He further explains how Western medicine was the only regulated medical practice used in Canada and it took a long time to lobby the government to recognize the benefits of TCM and why it should be a licensed profession. 21:58 – 25:00 In this segment of the interview Dr. Yang speaks about his experience as a doctor of TCM in Burnaby, his role as the president of the Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Colleges of Canada and how they lobbied the government for more recognition and his professional work as a dean and clinical director of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Traditional Chinese Medicine program. 27:36 – 47:07 In this segment Dr. Yang explains how Traditional Chinese Medicine is ingrained in the Chinese culture and part of daily life which is why many Chinese immigrants rely on TCM to protect their immune system. He explains how TCM is based on four different energies (cold, hot, warm and cool) and different from traditional western medicine. He provides examples of different energies from certain foods. 47:08 – 52:13 In this segment, Dr. Yang speaks about his experience as a practitioner of TCM in the treatment of patients, how many of his patients are not Chinese and how he treats many of his patients with acupuncture. Dr. Yang provides an example of a patient being treated with acupuncture for a frozen shoulder. 52:14 – 56:43 In this segment, Dr. Yang is asked if he also uses Western medicine. Dr. Yang shares his positive experiences treating fever with acupuncture and how growing up in China that there was no access to western medicine – no antibiotics or penicillin until the last 50 years or so. He explains that this is why Chinese people have always relied on TCM. 56:44 - 1:06:57 Dr. Yang provides information on the education required to become a registered acupuncturist and a licensed TCM practitioner. He explains that herbs used in TCM can be purchased from herbalist shops in Chinatown or you can purchase concentrations of the herbs directly from your TCM doctor. He clarifies how animal products that are restricted (including shark fins) are no longer included for treatments in TCM, all TCM herbs are regulated in Canada by the FDA whereas herbs that you buy in Chinatown are treated as food and not drugs.
- History
- Interviewer biographies: 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. Interviewee biography: Dr. John Yang is a chairperson and program director of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Traditional Chinese Medicine program. Dr. John Yang graduated from Hainan University Medical School, Haikou, China. He received his TCM training at Hainan Provincial Hospital of TCM, Haikou, China and a PhD from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China. For the past 11 years, John has been the Dean and Clinic Director at the PCU College of Holistic Medicine, Burnaby. As an expert in the field, John has given many national and international presentations and lectures on TCM. Dr. Yang is the current Vice-President at the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture of British Columbia (ATCMA). He is also the Chair of the Academic/Educational Committee of ATCMA. Dr. Yang is the current President of the Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Colleges of Canada and a committee member on the Standards Council of Canada, Canadian Advisory Committees for International Organization for Standardization for TCM. John was elected as professional board member at the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia (CTCMA). He was also a member of the Audit Team (Topic Specialist) for the Private Career Training Institution Agency of British Columbia (PCTIA), along with numerous past appointments to other TCM provincial, national and international committees.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Social Issues - Racism
- Public Services - Health Services
- Regulations
- Accession Code
- BV020.28.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- August 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- BV020.28.5
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video recording
- For recording of podcast "Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM" - see BV020.28.5
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view content
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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