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Chop Suey Nation: the Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants by Call Number: Fennell STACKS TX945.4 .H85 2019Publication Date: 2019Weaves together Hui's own family history with the stories of dozens of Chinese restaurant owners from coast to coast.
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Cartographies of Violence: Japanese Canadian Women, Memory, and the Subjects of the Internment by Publication Date: 2012eBook
Changing on the Fly: Hockey Through the Voices of South Asian Canadians by Publication Date: 2020eBook
Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians by Publication Date: 2020eBook
Outward and Upward Mobilities: International Students in Canada, their Families, and Structuring Institutions by Call Number: Fennell STACKS LB2376.6.C3 .O98 2019Publication Date: 2019
Pain, Pride, and Politics: Social Movement Activism and the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in Canada by Publication Date: 2015eBook
Protecting Multiculturalism: Muslims, Security, and Integration in Canada by Call Number: Fennell STACKS F1035.A1 .M42 2018Publication Date: 2018
The Social Organization of South Asian Immigrant Women's Mothering Work by Publication Date: 2017eBook
- Behind the Bhangra Boys (Video Duration 44 minutes)
This is a joyous and poignant glimpse into the lives of the viral sensations, The Maritime Bhangra Group — five Sikh dancers and activists who are trying to make the world a better place, one dance at a time. - 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 through memories of her own family’s restaurant on Parc Avenue and others in the 1950’s. - 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 from 1885 to 1947. - Minoru: Memory of Exile (Video Duration 18 minutes)Like thousands of other Japanese Canadians, 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)The passengers aboard the SS Komagata Maru were part of 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.
- 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.
- This is Canada's History of Anti-Asian Racism that COVID-19 Has AmplifiedHistorical timeline of anti-Asian racism in Canada from the late 1800s to mid 1900s.
- 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.