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Wallace Chung collections featured in Vancouver Sun
An article about an exhibition of Wallace Chung’s collection at the Maritime Museum appears in the Vancouver Sun. You can view the piece, which includes information on the Chung Collection at UBC Library, here. And you can find out more about the Chung Collection at UBC here.
CHRP project in DIVERSE magazine
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.
CHRP-funded project at UBC noted in the Georgia Straight
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 […]
Chinese Canadian portal/funding in the news
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 […]
UBC gains $900,000 federal award for unique Chinese Canadian history web portal
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 […]
UBC Library/City of Vancouver Archives site in the Vancouver Courier
The Chinese Experience in B.C. website, a project involving UBC Library and the City of Vancouver Archives, is featured in the Vancouver Courier. You can view the article here: http://www2.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=bb4b8c74-b4d2-496e-b1c2-f556cba832fb
Chinese in BC digitization project in the Vancouver Sun
A digitization project that is a collaboration between UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, UBC Archives and the City of Vancouver Archives appears in the Vancouver Sun. The project, The Chinese Experience in British Columbia, 1850-1950, explores Chinese immigration, work, and social and cultural life in B.C. through the digitization of items from the […]