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Interview with Howe Lee, 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10266
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- February 20, 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (01:18:41 min)
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Howe Lee conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong. Mr. Lee describes growing up in Armstrong in the 1930s and 1940s, leaving to attend university, and becoming a teacher in Burnaby. He discusses his community involvement and the creation of the Chinese Canadian Militar…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (01:18:41 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Howe Lee Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: February 20, 2019 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:18:41
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Howe Lee conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong. Mr. Lee describes growing up in Armstrong in the 1930s and 1940s, leaving to attend university, and becoming a teacher in Burnaby. He discusses his community involvement and the creation of the Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society. 00:00 – 20:39: Mr. Lee describes his family’s origins in China. Denise shows him a photograph of Armstrong and he uses it to show the location of his family’s property and other landmarks. He talks about his family’s life in Armstrong, their farm’s place in the Chinese produce supply system of the time, and the presence and life of Chinese people in British Columbia generally. Mr. Lee also relates how the Interior Vegetable Marketing Board’s policies affected the farm and his future prospects. 20:39 – 32:40: This portion of the recording pertains to Mr. Lee’s involvement with the Chinese Cultural Centre and how he developed an interest in commemorating and honouring Chinese pioneers and military veterans. He recalls his education in Armstrong and at U.B.C. and the community of Chinese students which first drew him to Vancouver’s Chinatown. 32:40 – 51:24: Mr. Lee describes his family and the Chinese community in Armstrong, using the photo to show the locations of the businesses. He recalls his involvement with youth groups, particularly the Cadets, and with local sports, noting that he faced very little discrimination there. Denise asks about the family’s farm and Mr. Lee identifies the family’s house in a drawing. 51:24 – 1:02:18: This portion of the recording pertains to Mr. Lee’s education and career. He describes his enjoyment of being a leader in various groups and activities, and his interest in the local Chinese community. He explains the structure and operation of the cadets and shares his perspective of its value in leadership training. 1:02:18 – 1:18:46: Mr. Lee recalls how he became involved with veterans and with the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver. He talks about bringing his parents to Burnaby to live. Mr. Lee describes how he persuaded some veterans to reorganize their group under the Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada. He discusses the importance of documenting and passing on the legacy of the Chinese veterans’ contribution and tells how he convinced some of them to create The Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society. Mr. Lee relates how his involvement with the local society led to involvement with a national group.
- History
- Howe Lee has worked in education, business, military and within the community. He has taught Science and Mathematics in several Burnaby Secondary Schools and was head of the Science Department and Edmonds Secondary School. Lee was appointed Honorary Colonel in 2012. He has been active within the Chinese-Canadian community including working with the Chinese Canadian Military Museum, Vancouver Chinatown Memorial Square, Asian Heriage Month Society and the Chinatown Revitalization. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Accession Code
- BV019.15.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- February 20, 2019
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Interview with Howe Lee, 2019, February 20, 2019
Interview with Howe Lee, 2019, February 20, 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2019_0015_0001_001.mp3![Julie Cho Chan Lee with her aunt, [between 1945 and 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0024_0018_001.jpg?width=280)
Julie Cho Chan Lee with her aunt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4064
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Julie Cho Chan (later Lee) as a child with her aunt posing beside the family home; small white structure in background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Julie Cho Chan (later Lee) as a child with her aunt posing beside the family home; small white structure in background.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Lee, Julie Cho Chan
- Accession Code
- BV017.24.18
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1947]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 1000
- Scan Date
- 01-Oct-2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Julie Cho Chan Lee with her aunt, [between 1945 and 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0024_0018_001.jpg)
![Suey Ying Jung (Laura), Julie Cho Chan Lee and friend, [between 1945 and 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/201700240025_001.jpg?width=280)
Suey Ying Jung (Laura), Julie Cho Chan Lee and friend
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4071
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the flooded Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (middle) holding Julie Cho Chan Lee as a baby with a female friend standing on the left; telephone pole and small white structure in background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the flooded Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (middle) holding Julie Cho Chan Lee as a baby with a female friend standing on the left; telephone pole and small white structure in background.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Accession Code
- BV017.24.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1947]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 1000
- Scan Date
- 01-Oct-2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Suey Ying Jung (Laura), Julie Cho Chan Lee and friend, [between 1945 and 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/201700240025_001.jpg)