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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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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Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide
Buster Brown the busy body
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.50.10
- Call Number
- 741.5 OUT
- Author
- Outcault, Richard Felton, 1863-1928
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The New York Herald Co.
- Publication Date
- c1908
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (multiple pagings) : col. ill. : 29 x 41 cm.
- Inscription
- "Walter Galloway
Bookstore
100 _______ St. E.
Vancouver, B.C." [Stamped in black ink on cover verso and title page]
"George Herbert Savage" [Handwritten in pencil on title page]
"George Herbert Savage
6976 Culloden St.
Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on title page verso]
"From Auntie Maggie
Christmas 1919" [Handwritten in pencil on title page verso]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- United States
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Bayley & Ferguson's Violin Album. 100 popular & classical airs
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.67.5
- Call Number
- 784 MOF
- Author
- Moffat, Alfred, 1866-1950
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Bayley & Ferguson
- Publication Date
- c1908
- Physical Description
- 109 p. : 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "Violin pieces" [Handwritten in pencil on outer envelope]
"W.E. Spain" [Handwritten in pencil on outer envelope]
"W. Spain" [Handwritten in blue crayon on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Violin and piano music
- Violin music
- Piano music
- Object History
- Donor inherited object in 1987 from the estate of her father, William Alexander Spain.
- Notes
- "arranged with pianoforte accompaniments by Alfred Moffat." -- title page
- "Including separate violin part" -- Title page
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A country girl : a new and original musical play
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.34.9
- Call Number
- 789 TAN
- Edition
- New ed.
- Author
- Tanner, James T.
- Contributor
- Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933
- Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924
- Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
- Greenbank, Percy, 1878-1968
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Chappell & Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Printer
- Henderson and Spalding, Marylebone Press
- Physical Description
- 212 p. : 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "E. B. Wilson" [Handwritten twice in pencil on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Musical revues, comedies, etc.
- Musical plays--Vocal scores
- Musical plays
- Music
- Subjects
- Music
- Names
- Wilson, Elsie
- Object History
- Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
- Notes
- "By James T. Tanner. Lyrics by Adrian Ross. Music by Lionel Monckton. Additional lyrics and numbers by Paul A. Rubens. Additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank" -- Title page
- Contributor's full name and dates: Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
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Business & social forms : natural slant writing books, no. 9
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.70.4
- Call Number
- 372.634 GAG
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Publication Date
- c1902
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Doris M Mann" [handwritten in ink on cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Penmanship
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The art of theatrical make-up
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.195
- Call Number
- 792.02 CAV
- Author
- Morton, Cavendish, 1911-
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Publication Date
- 1909
- Printer
- Ballantyne
- Physical Description
- 137 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"C.J Caunt" [written in pencil]
Back endpaper:
"mnh" [written in pencil]
"200" [written in pencil]
"G.S. Forsyth & Co
Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in purple ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Theatrical makeup
- Notes
- "Illustrated with thirty-two reproductions from photographs of the author by himself" -- t.p.
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Queen Alexandra's Christmas gift book : photographs from my camera, to be sold for charity
Authorized by the Education Ministry For Lower Division Primary School Use, Volume 10
New Chinese Language Textbook
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.360.10
- Author
- Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai
- Publisher
- Commercial Press, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1906
- Series
- Commercial Press's New Primary School Text Books
- Physical Description
- 61 p. : ill (some col.), ports, maps ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Object History
- Some books in this accession are marked: "Mr. Chan Y. Leong, 111 Pender St. E., Vancouver B.C., Canada, North America, Western H."
- Sam Kee & Company merchants is the business located at 111 Pender St. E. Vancouver - originally owned by Chan Toy (many alternative names including Chang Toy) which was later run by Chang Yat Leong - presumably the same person as Chan Y. Leong.
- Notes
- Chinese language book
- On double leaves, East Asian binding
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Embroidery lessons with colored studies, 1903 : latest and most complete book on the subject of silk embroidery and popular fancy work
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.38.11
- Call Number
- 746.4 BRA
- Place of Publication
- New London, Conn.
- Publisher
- The Brainerd & Armstrong Co.
- Publication Date
- 1902
- Physical Description
- 109 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Embroidery
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The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches ; and the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons
The letters of Queen Victoria : a selection from her Makesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861, published by the authority of His Majesty the King, vol. ii, 1844-1853
Britain's King and Queen : the story of their lives , with sixty-eight illustrations
Complete instructor for the violin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.67.6
- Call Number
- 787 TOU
- Author
- Tours, Berthold, 1838-1897
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Theodore Presser Co.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Wm. H. Keyser & Co.
- Physical Description
- 96 p. : 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "William Spain" [Handwritten in black pencil crayon on front cover]
"W. Spain" [Handwritten in blue pencil crayon on blank page before title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Violin--Instruction and study
- Violin music
- Music--Instruction and study
- Object History
- Donor inherited object in 1987 from the estate of her father, William Alexander Spain.
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