eBooks
Books
Chop Suey Nation: the Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants by Call Number: Fennell STACKS TX945.4 .H85 2019Publication Date: 2019
Outward and Upward Mobilities by Call Number: Fennell STACKS LB2376.6.C3 .O98 2019Publication Date: 2019
Protecting Multiculturalism: Muslims, Security, and Integration in Canada by Call Number: Fennell STACKS F1035.A1 .M42 2018Publication Date: 2018
Videos
- Meet and Eat at Lee's Garden (Video Duration 44 minutes)
Day’s Lee looks at the history of the Chinese-Canadian restaurant and its impact on local Montreal culture - We Were Born in Canada, But the Racism We Lived Through is Generational (Video Duration 11 minutes)Watch a Japanese-Canadian mom and son open up about language, culture and their painful history.
- In the Shadow of Gold Mountain (Video Duration 43 minutes)
Karen Cho travels from Montreal to Vancouver to uncover stories from the last survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, laws imposed to single out the Chinese as unwanted immigrants. - Minoru: Memory of Exile (Video Duration 18 minutes)Minoru and his family were branded as an enemy of Canada, dispatched to internment camps in British Columbia and finally deported to Japan.
- Obachan's Garden (Video Duration 1 hour 34 minutes)Culminating in an emotional reunion with a long-lost daughter, this film is a personal reflection of Japanese-Canadian history and a testament to one woman's endurance and spirit.
- Return Home (Video Duration 29 minutes)Return Home touchingly explores intergenerational relations while capturing the spirit and experiences of early Chinese-Canadian immigrants and their role in Canadian history.
- Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada (Video Duration 51 minutes)A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada.
- Unwanted Soldiers (Video Duration 48 minutes)This documentary tells the personal story of filmmaker Jari Osborne's father, a Chinese-Canadian veteran.
- Japanese Canadian Internment (Video Duration 11 minutes)
Legion Magazine and David Suzuki tell the story of the injustices and atrocities done towards Japanese-Canadians across the country, and in particular, British Columbia. - The Sikh Migrants Who Challenged Canadian Immigration Law (Video Duration 7 minutes)A dramatic challenge to Canada’s former practice of excluding immigrants from India.
- Solidarity Lives (Video Duration 14 minutes)A short film as part of the South Asian Canadian Legacy Project's South Asian Historic Sites of Significance in BC, Canada.
Websites
- 10 Incredible Asian-Canadians You Didn’t Learn About in History ClassLearn about the remarkable Asian-Canadians who helped shape our country.
- 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act: Exhibition and ArchiveA project to commemorate 100 years since the passing of the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada.
- Asia-Canada - Canadian EncyclopediaChronological record of over 200 years of history since the first Chinese settlers helped build a trading post in Nootka Sound.
- Chinese Canadian Women, 1923-1967Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, this online exhibit explores a compelling chapter of Canadian history through the experiences of Canadian women of Chinese heritage.
- Heroes Remember: Chinese-Canadian VeteransVeteran Affairs Canada’s Heroes Remember presents 21 veterans who speak candidly about their wartime efforts.
- The Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural HeritageIn showcasing Asian Canadian heritage, VMACCH enables Asian Canadians to share their heritage among themselves and with the rest of Canada.