Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby
- 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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Union Zindabad! South Asian Canadian labour history in British Columbia
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs (jpgs) + 4 photographs (tiffs) + 1 drawing : wax crayon on pink construction paper + 26 videos (digital)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of photographs, digital poetry and a child's drawing created by citizens living in Burnaby during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as photographs and short film clips created by the City of Burnaby's Marketing Department. The collection documents experiences while living through th…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs (jpgs) + 4 photographs (tiffs) + 1 drawing : wax crayon on pink construction paper + 26 videos (digital)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of photographs, digital poetry and a child's drawing created by citizens living in Burnaby during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as photographs and short film clips created by the City of Burnaby's Marketing Department. The collection documents experiences while living through the COVID-19 pandemic, how it has effected the City of Burnaby and it's citizens and how they've adapted.
- History
- The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the "Coronavirus" is a world wide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The coronavirus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and in January 2020, The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and by March 2020 it was declared a world wide pandemic. As of December 2020, more than 68 million cases have been confirmed and more than 1.56 million deaths have been attributed to COVID-19.
In the spring of 2020, many provinces and territories within Canada declared a state of emergency or public health emergency. British Columbia declared a public health emergency on March 17 and a provincial state of emergency the next day, March 18. This state of emergency gives the provincial health authority the power to limit the sizes of gatherings and put restrictions on how businesses operate. The state of emergency order, which must be renewed every fourteen days, allows the province to implement any provincial emergency measures required such as securing the supply chain and prohibiting re-selling of essentials. During the pandemic British Columbia's provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided wise words to the public and coined the phrase "This is our time to be kind, be calm and be safe".
Beginning in May 2020, Burnaby Village Museum put a call out to the community asking for their assistance in documenting and collecting experiences, stories and mementos regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Burnaby. Burnaby Village Museum put the word out through social media, their enewsletter, website, and word of mouth. The public was invited to share how COVID-19 was affecting them through physical objects, photographs, videos, recordings, letters, diaries and more. The City of Burnaby's Marketing Department also produced communications about the pandemic and changes throughout the City that residents need to be aware of.
The goal of this collection is to document the effects that the pandemic has had on our community and our everyday lives and in turn preserve and make it accessible for future generations. Burnaby Village Museum continues to collect any items documenting everyday experiences related to this pandemic.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Accession Code
- BV020.18; BV020.19; BV020.20; BV020.21; BV020.23; BV020.24; BV020.26; BV020.30; BV021.2
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of collection
- Multiple accessions form part of this fonds: BV020.18; BV020.19; BV020.20; BV020.21; BV020.23; BV020.24; BV020.26; BV020.30; BV021.2
- Further accruals are expected
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
Lassi wali chaati
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV023.4.8
- ISBN
- 978-93-89997-33-0
- Call Number
- 891.42472 PAN
- Author
- Pandher, Rajinder Singh, 1942-
- Place of Publication
- Punjab
- Publisher
- Chetna Parkashan
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Printer
- R.K Offset
- Physical Description
- 168 p., 8p. : col. ports. ; 23 cm
- Inscription
- "Happily donated to Burnaby Village Museum / Rajinder Pandher / Bby / Jan 24, 2023"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- India--Social life and customs
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Names
- Pandher, Rajinder
- Object History
- These are items that belonged to Rajinder and Raj Pandher as household items in their home in Burnaby between 1976 and 2023.
- Notes
- A bound collection of articles written by Rajinder Pandher.
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History of Burnaby Resource Guide
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.63.1
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Directories
- Object History
- Created from research gathered by Burnaby Village Museum staff into the diverse History of Burnaby.
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Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide
Chop suey nation : the Legion Cafe and other stories from Canada's Chinese restaurants
Historical land title research : District Lot 173
Journeys of hope : challenging discrimination and building on Vancouver Chinatown's legacies
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780993659317
- Call Number
- 971.133 YU
- Author
- Yu, Henry, 1967-
- Contributor
- Ling, Sarah
- Shen, Szu
- Wong, Baldwin
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia, Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies
- Publication Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 116 p. : ill. (some color) ; 26 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--Social conditions
- Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Race discrimination--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)--History
- Vancouver (B.C.)--Race relations--History
- Notes
- Text in English and traditional Chinese
- Contributors: Editors: Sarah Ling, Szu Shen, Baldwin Wong
- Transaltor: Szu Shen
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The ornament of a house : fifty years of collecting
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 781927364239
- Call Number
- 708.111 BUR
- Author
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Contributor
- Van Eijnsbergen, Ellen, 1956-
- Cane, Jennifer
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Publication Date
- 2017
- Printer
- Die Keure Printing
- Physical Description
- 131 p. : ill. ; 27 X 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Catalogs
- Collectors and collecting
- Art
- Names
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Notes
- Contributors: Van Eijnsbergen, Ellen, 1956- :"writer of added commentary" -- title page (located in back of book)
Cane, Jennifer : "writer of added commentary" and "edited by" -- title page (located in back of book)
- "A catalogue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Burnaby Art Gallery and accompanying an exhibition held at the Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C., July 14 to September 3, 2017. All art in the exhibition is held within the City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection" -- title page (located in back of book)
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Not fit to stay : public heath panics and South Asian exclusion
1997 recipient : Frances L. Fleming
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Print copy of text and photograph "1997 Recipient: Frances L. Fleming - Sechelt" recognized as a recipient of the Order of British Columbia in 1997. Information appears to be printed from the Government of B.C. website in 2016.
Jimmy Chow resume booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [2016]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a resume in booklet format entitled "Jimmy Chow, Property Master CHOW". Resume includes a full ciriculum vitae of Jimmy Chow's roles, credits and employment history while working in the film industry between 1973 and 2016.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Material Details
- 10 p. booklet with cardstock cover; covered with two tone textured brown paper on the outside; lined with red paper on the inside of cover; bound together with three grommeted holes and a black ribbon
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a resume in booklet format entitled "Jimmy Chow, Property Master CHOW". Resume includes a full ciriculum vitae of Jimmy Chow's roles, credits and employment history while working in the film industry between 1973 and 2016.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Industries - Film
- Names
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
- Accession Code
- BV023.11.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [2016]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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My life on The Heights : Burnaby B.C. 1932 -1938, 1946 - 1977
BC/Yukon Command : military service recognition book, vol. x
34th Danish Canadian Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21 - May 24, 2015
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 305.83981 DAN
- Contributor
- Kuhlman, Ed
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Contributor: "Editors of the Annual Heritage Book Vancouver 2015 Ed Kuhlman"
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Common bonds : a history of Greater Vancouver Community Credit Union
Steam gage, volume 43, number 2, 2nd quarter, spring 2014