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Hard is the journey : stories of Chinese settlement in British Columbia's Kootenay
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Author
- Chow, Lily
- Publisher
- Qualicum Beach, BC : Caitlin Press
- Call Number
- 08.3 C46h
- Author
- Chow, Lily
- Publisher
- Qualicum Beach, BC : Caitlin Press
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Chinese
- Women
- Immigration
- Canada
- History
- British Columbia
- Abstract
- In Hard is the Journey, award-winning historian and researcher Lily Chow shares the difficult history of Chinese Canadians in the Kootenay. She unearths the racism of early newspapers that portrayed Chinese immigrants as dirty, sinister, and lethargic people not fit to live in BC and uncovers the history of the Chinese labourers who completed the deadly work of blazing the Dewdney Trail from Hope to Kootenay only to be dismissed, without any compensation, as soon as the project was completed. She also offers an intimate and inspiring look into the many ways Chinese immigrants survived, finding community, building resilience, and preserving their culture. Piecing together interviews with Kootenay residents and descendents of Chinese immigrants, government records and documents, and early newspaper articles, Chow bravely exposes dark parts of BC's history while shedding light on the struggles but also resilience and untold accomplishments of the Chinese immigrants who risked everything and often lost their lives in building the Canada we know today. Hard is the Journey is Chow's fourth book on the history of Chinese Canadians. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Wild Horse Creek gold rush: Fisherville -- The key city: Cranbrook -- Once the Farwell town: Revelstoke -- The queen city: Nelson -- The golden city: Rossland -- Afterword.
- ISBN
- 9781773860749
- Accession Number
- P2024.02
- Call Number
- 08.3 C46h
- Location
- Reading Room
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Moon cakes in gold mountain : from China to the Canadian Plains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11195
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Dawson, John Brian
- Publisher
- Calgary : Detselig Enterprises
- Call Number
- 08.2 D32
- Author
- Dawson, John Brian
- Responsibility
- J. Brian Dawson
- with Patricia M. Dawson
- Publisher
- Calgary : Detselig Enterprises
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 256 p. : ill.
- Subjects
- Chinamans Peak
- Chinese
- Ethnic groups
- Immigration
- Mining
- Notes
- Includes bibliographic references and index
- Accession Number
- 12-14-99 32,000
- Call Number
- 08.2 D32
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The other side of gold mountain : glimpses of Chinese pioneer life on the prairies from the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection = Jin shan dong fang Caoyuan sheng fen Hua ren ...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14200
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Evans, Brian L.
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Libraries
- Call Number
- 08.1 Ev1 Pam
- Author
- Evans, Brian L.
- Responsibility
- Brian L. Evans
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Libraries
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. (some col.)
- Subjects
- Banff (townsite)
- Chinese
- Immigration
- Notes
- Chinese paralle title romanized in Pin-yin. Includes bibliographical references. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Bruce Peel Special Collection Library from June to August 2010. Title in English and Chinese ; text in English only
- ISBN
- 9781551951898
- Accession Number
- 12-12-27 70,000
- Call Number
- 08.1 Ev1 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Our wild westland : points on the Pacific province
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12923
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 1889
- Author
- Spragge, Arthur (Mrs.)
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Spragge, Arthur (Mrs.)
- Published Date
- 1889
- Physical Description
- p.87,93 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.3, no.58 (August 10, 1889)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0004
- Description
- A small round cap worn by Chinese labourers. It’s shape is formed of six triangles with a band around the bottom. The fabric is a slightly shiny black material with an orange braid knotted on the top. The hat has a burgundy coloured lining. There is Chinese lettering on the lining.
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- Title
- Skullcap
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- A small round cap worn by Chinese labourers. It’s shape is formed of six triangles with a band around the bottom. The fabric is a slightly shiny black material with an orange braid knotted on the top. The hat has a burgundy coloured lining. There is Chinese lettering on the lining.
- Subject
- Chinese
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0004
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- Date
- 1921 – 1968
- Material
- woven thread; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1099
- Description
- One sleeve garter with metal loops to allow tightening and loosening. Made from a flexible brown and yellow woven thread material with a diamond pattern. The portion that can be loosened is wider than the non-adjustable part.
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- Title
- Sleeve Garter
- Date
- 1921 – 1968
- Material
- woven thread; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 cm
- Description
- One sleeve garter with metal loops to allow tightening and loosening. Made from a flexible brown and yellow woven thread material with a diamond pattern. The portion that can be loosened is wider than the non-adjustable part.
- Credit
- Gift of Brian Wing, Calgary, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1099
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0056 a,b
- Description
- A pair of Chinese slippers, flat soled with leather and a very low leather heel plate of leather tacked on with flat head brass nails. Black satin or silk uppers, the toe of which is very pointed out and over the toe of the sole. Uppers decorated with bright red, orange, yellow flowers and red buds…
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- Title
- Slippers
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 5.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of Chinese slippers, flat soled with leather and a very low leather heel plate of leather tacked on with flat head brass nails. Black satin or silk uppers, the toe of which is very pointed out and over the toe of the sole. Uppers decorated with bright red, orange, yellow flowers and red buds. Foot openings edged with satin bias tape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0056 a,b
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Untitled- [Waterfall, (“Wang Wei” Style)]
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- Artist
- Zai Shou
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk
- Catalogue Number
- ShZ.05.01
- Description
- The main subject of the painting is a waterfall which is cropped at the top of the painting. The water fall takes up approximately 2/3 of the piece lengthwise. The other 1/3 of the piece is divided unevenly on either side of the waterfall with the most space on the left. There are two rocks near …
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- Artist
- Zai Shou
- Title
- Untitled- [Waterfall, (“Wang Wei” Style)]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- The main subject of the painting is a waterfall which is cropped at the top of the painting. The water fall takes up approximately 2/3 of the piece lengthwise. The other 1/3 of the piece is divided unevenly on either side of the waterfall with the most space on the left. There are two rocks near the blc where the waterfall ends. The bottom of the piece and the left side of the piece are very misty. The right side of the piece consists of dark rock on the trc and fades to mist in the brc. A rock protrudes out of the very right side of the piece and is caught by the waterfall.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ShZ.05.01
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- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number resembling "707".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Chinese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
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Where the streams become a river : contemporary works from the Hong Kong Museum of Art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20420
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Vancouver Art Gallery
- Call Number
- N7347 H66 W53
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Vancouver Art Gallery
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 75p. : col. ill.
- Subjects
- Art, Chinese - Hong Kong - Exhibitions
- Art, Modern - 20th century - Hong Kong - Exhibitions
- Hong Kong Museum of Art - Exhibitions
- Notes
- Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Oct. 20, 1992 - Jan. 3, 1993
- Text in English and Chinese
- Call Number
- N7347 H66 W53
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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