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
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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Ready money
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.49
- Call Number
- 174 KNO
- Author
- Knox, George H.
- Publisher
- Personal Help Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- 1910
- c1905
- Series
- Personal help library
- Physical Description
- 317 p. : [15] ports, frontispiece ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Success
- Notes
- First 15 pages are recommendations for this book by various persons along with black and white photographs.
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Thoughts that inspire : vol. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.51
- Call Number
- 808.88 KNO
- Author
- Knox, George H.
- Place of Publication
- Des Moines, Ia.
- Publisher
- Personal Help Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- 1910
- c1905
- Series
- Personal help library
- Inscription
- Signed name on first page in pencil (illegible)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Maxims
- Notes
- 307 p. : fronts. (ports) ; 20 cm.
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Apples of gold, or, daily watchwords for 1908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.56
- Call Number
- 242.2 PAR
- Edition
- 7th
- Contributor
- Parsons, Charles R. (Charles Richard), active 1885-1892
- Place of Publication
- Bristol, Eng.
- Publisher
- Charles R. Parsons
- Publication Date
- [1907]
- Printer
- A. Jenkins & Co.
- Physical Description
- 99 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "E__ / with love from / M__ Wyatt + Slate / Christmas ___" [handwritten opposite title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Devotional calendars
- Christian life
- Notes
- "Edited by Charles R. Parsons" -- t.p.
- Contributor's full name is Parsons, Charles R. (Charles Richard)
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A book of toasts
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.58
- Call Number
- 808.51 RAM
- Author
- Ramsay, William
- Contributor
- Schroedter, Gerta
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dodge Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (unpaged) ; 16 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Public speaking
- Notes
- "With decorations by Gerta Schroedter"--title page.
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Lincoln & other poems
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.92
- Call Number
- 811.52 MAR
- Author
- Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page
- Publication Date
- 1916
- c1901
- Printer
- The Country Life Press
- Physical Description
- 125 p. : front. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"The poet in a golden clime
was born,
With golden stars above
Dowered with the hate of hate
The scorn of scorn
The love of love
To by best friend
R.A. Wobb
Xmas 1920" [written in green ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Poetry
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The renewing of friendship
Lorna Doone: a romance of Exmoor
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.116
- Call Number
- 823.8 BLA
- Author
- Blackmore, R. D., (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-Type Press
- Publication Date
- c1869
- Series
- Library of Classics
- Physical Description
- 640 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "10/52" "5/1", in pencil on front endpaper
"To Beth. With best wishes for her / Birthday aniversary 1953. / From Uncle Cecil Aunty Ethel & Cousin Eric.", handwritten in blue ink on reverse of front endpaper
"2106", in pencil inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Notes
- Frontispiece only
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Progressive arithmetic : third book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.9
- Call Number
- 513 MIL Copy 1
- Author
- Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Morang Educational
- Publication Date
- 1919
- c1906
- c1907
- c1908
- Series
- Milne's progressive arithmetics
- Physical Description
- 366 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "FREE TEXT-BOOK / THE PROPERTY OF / May Morgan / (Pupil's name) / SCHOOL McDonald / DIVISION I / Number of Book / CONDITION OF GIVING / No second copy of the same kind of book will be issued free of charge to any pupil in case of loss or destruction of the first. By Order of the EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF B. C. / DATE OF ISSUE TO PUPIL / Day Month Year / 8 9 1919" - printed and handwritten on inside of front cover.
"Mr. Edward Alfred Hemsworth" - handwritten in pencil on cover page.
Various mathematical notes handwritten in pencil on cover pages.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in British Columbia." - title page.
- Includes index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
- Author's given name and dates: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914.
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Half a rogue
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.30
- Call Number
- 813.4 MAC
- Author
- MacGrath, Harold, 1871-1932
- Contributor
- Fisher, Harrison, 1875-1934
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 446, [6] p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Don / Merry Xmas.", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
"Hyman Yewdall", handwritten in pencil on back endpaper
"-- --- Boy", handwritten in pencil on back endpaper
"HYeW / DAL", printed in pencil on back endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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The story of a beautiful life
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.15.4
- Call Number
- 232.901 FAR
- Edition
- The New 20th Century ed.
- Author
- Farrar, F.W. (Frederic William), 1831-1903
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publisher
- Henry Neil
- Publication Date
- c1900
- Physical Description
- 540 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Jesus Christ
- Bible
- Notes
- "Illustrated with photographs of great paintings" -- cover
- "A Book for All People and for All Time" -- title page
- Canon Farrar, D.D., F.R.S (Arch Deacon of Westminster and Minister to the Queen)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author full name: Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William), 1831-1903.
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Dorothy and the wizard in Oz
The little lame prince and his travelling cloak
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.29.6
- Call Number
- 813.5 CRA
- Author
- Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock, 1826-1887
- Contributor
- Dunlap, Hope
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Rand-McNally Co.
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Printer
- Rand-McNally Press
- Physical Description
- 121 p. : ill. (col.)
- Inscription
- "Willie Edward Roberts / Christmas 1909", handwritten in black ink on fly-leaf
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- colour engravings
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The overall boys : a first reader
The Roggie & Reggie Stories
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.29.9
- Author
- Smith, Gertrude, 1860-1917
- Contributor
- Mars, E. (Ethel), 1876-1959
- Squire, Maud Hunt, 1873-1954
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Publication Date
- 1904
- c1900
- Physical Description
- v, 95 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Merry Christmas 1905
from
Uncle '____'"
"Willie Edward Roberts"
[handwritten in ink on page opposing front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- "Illustrated by E. Mars and M.H. Squire."
- Contributors' full names and dates are:
Mars, E. (Ethel), 1876-1959
Squire, Maud Hunt, 1873-1957
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Elementary mechanics, hydromechanics, pneumatics, heat, elementary graphical statics, strength of materials
