By Glenn Drexhage on November 1, 2011
UBC Library’s Autumn Update appears in the new issue of the BCLA Browser, the newsletter of the British Columbia Library Association. Have a read to find out about the new UBC fundraising and alumni engagement campaign; copyright and UBC; the Smart Business, Small Business events; a Chinese Canadian Stories preview: the Open UBC series, held [...]
Posted in General, Media coverage | Tagged with ARL Leadership Institute, BCLA Browser, Chinese Canadian Stories, copyright, open access, open ubc, small business accelerator, start an evolution
By Glenn Drexhage on January 18, 2011
An article on the CHRP project – entitled Chinese Canadian Stories: Uncommon Stories from a Common Past – appears in the Winter 2010 issue of DIVERSE magazine. You can view the article at DIVERSE winter2010. And you can find out more about Chinese Canadian Stories, which is a UBC Library and SFU Library initiative, here.
Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with Chinese Canadian Stories, immigration
By Glenn Drexhage on September 1, 2010
A recent article in the Georgia Straight about an online exhibit dedicated to Chinese Canadian history also cites UBC Library’s recent news about a $900,000 contribution from the Community Historical Recognition Program. This funding supports an English-Chinese Web portal entitled “Chinese Canadian Stories: Uncommon Histories from a Common Past.” You can view the the Georgia [...]
Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with Chinese Canadian Stories
By Glenn Drexhage on August 10, 2010
The recent announcement on federal funding worth $900,000 for a Chinese Canadian portal project that involves UBC Library has received ample media coverage. Here are pieces from the Vancouver Sun, the Province and the Xinhua News Agency. And here’s a great photo of a tour of the Chung Collection, held after the formal announcement, in [...]
Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with Chinese Canadian Stories
By Glenn Drexhage on August 9, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE | AUGUST 9, 2010 UBC gains $900,000 federal award for unique Chinese Canadian history web portal A bilingual website featuring the legacies of Chinese Canadians who helped shape this country will soon be a reality thanks to an ambitious project led by the University of British Columbia and a $900,000 grant from Citizenship [...]
Posted in Press releases | Tagged with Chinese Canadian Stories
