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Chinatown : An illustrated history of the Chinese Communities of Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax

Paul Yee

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Explore the rich history of Canada's Chinatowns in this extensively illustrated book

Canada's Chinese community found its roots in the late nineteenth century, when many Chinese left their overcrowded homeland in search of opportunity in Canada. But they faced daunting challenges when they arrived -- including poverty, racism, and prohibitions on family members coming to join them.
In this book, extensively illustrated with contemporary and archival images, author Paul Yee tells the stories of eight Canadian Chinatowns -- Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax -- and explores the unique culture and heritage of each. He outlines the challenges that Chinatowns have overcome in the face of urban redevelopment and profiles the many ways Chinese Canadians dealt with the hostility they encountered from their fellow citizens. Chinese artists, politicians, and other intriguing personalities also make appearances throughout this rich narrative.
Chinatown is an eye-opening account of how a group targeted for racist treatment for decades was able to overcome daunting obstacles and make room for themselves in Canadian society.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Page 7-8

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Page 9-10

INTRODUCTION
Page 11-26

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-----The Two Waves
Page 11-11

-----An Ancient Homeland
Page 12-13

-----Not Welcome Here
Page 14-16

-----Self-contained, Not Close-knit
Page 17-17

-----International Politics
Page 17-18

-----Towards Integration
Page 19-19

-----Crossroads
Page 20-20

-----Dynamic Homelands
Page 21-21

-----Hong Kong
Page 21-21

-----Taiwan
Page 21-22

-----China
Page 23-23

-----Newcomers and New Issues
Page 24-24

-----New Vision
Page 25-26

1: VICTORIA: THE WESTERN FRONTIER
Page 27-40

-----New World Opportunities
Page 28-30

-----Life Was Hard
Page 31-32

-----School Segregation
Page 33-34

-----Growing Up and Flying
Page 35-35

-----What Crimes Have I Committed?
Page 35-36

-----High Stakes in Wartime
Page 37-37

-----The Changing Face of Chinatown
Page 38-38

-----What We’re Made Up Of
Page 39-40

2: VANCOUVER: ON THE EDGE
Page 41-55

-----So Much Debt
Page 43-43

-----Growing Pains
Page 44-44

-----Boom and Bust
Page 45-45

-----A Different Kind of People
Page 46-46

-----Seeking Justice
Page 47-48

-----Clash of Generations
Page 49-49

-----Why Are People So Angry?
Page 50-51

-----Ghost Town
Page 52-52

-----Sensitive Issues
Page 53-53

-----Art Is Important
Page 54-55

3: CALGARY: COWTOWN CHINATOWN
Page 56-67

-----A Festering Sore
Page 57-58

-----New Community Leaders
Page 59-60

-----“China, Christ, Canada”
Page 61-61

-----After the War
Page 62-62

-----A Well to Return to
Page 63-65

-----Calgary Is Very Friendly
Page 66-66

-----A Lot More to Offer
Page 67-67

4: WINNIPEG: GATEWAY TO THE WEST...OR EAST?
Page 68-78

-----Everybody Washed and Ironed
Page 69-69

-----Challenges to Self-Respect
Page 70-71

-----Cease All Fighting
Page 72-72

-----Nothing Is More Dreadful
Page 73-74

-----Can’t Go Home
Page 75-75

-----You Work and Work
Page 75-76

-----For Future Local People
Page 77-77

-----The “Winnipeg Connection”
Page 78-78

5: TORONTO: BUSY, BUSY, BUSY
Page 79-91

-----Laundries Again
Page 80-80

-----The “Yellow Peril”
Page 80-80

-----Oriented Towards China
Page 81-81

-----One Day Off
Page 82-83

-----Saving Old Chinatown
Page 84-84

-----How Many Chinatowns?
Page 85-87

-----Toronto the Good
Page 88-91

6: OTTAWA: LATE BLOOMER
Page 92-100

-----Early Settlement
Page 93-93

-----The China Connection
Page 93-93

-----Many Christians
Page 94-94

-----The Cold War
Page 95-97

-----Mandarin Dominates
Page 98-99

-----The National Stage
Page 100-100

7: MONTREAL: BILINGUAL AND TRILINGUAL
Page 101-112

-----An Ancient City
Page 102-102

-----The Three Clans
Page 103-103

-----Catholics and Protestants
Page 104-105

-----Wing and Wong Wing
Page 106-106

-----Body Without a Heart
Page 107-108

-----Newcomers in New Quebec
Page 109-110

-----To Stay or Go
Page 111-111

-----Challenging the Law
Page 111-111

-----Francophone Future?
Page 112-112

8: HALIFAX: FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
Page 113-121

-----Wah Sing Does Washing
Page 113-113

-----No Free Lunch
Page 114-115

-----Community Life
Page 116-116

-----Family Stories
Page 117-117

-----Restaurants Boom
Page 118-119

-----New Immigration
Page 120-121

CONCLUSION
Page 122-123

ENDNOTES
Page 124-127

PHOTO CREDITS
Page 128-128

INDEX
Page 129-130

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Book Details

Title

Chinatown

Subtitle

An illustrated history of the Chinese Communities of Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax

Contributors

Paul Yee

Publisher

James Lorimer & Company Limited

Publication date

2005-01-01

Pages

128 p.

Print ISBN

9781550288421

eBook ISBN

9781459324794

LC Subjects

Chinese - Canada - History., Chinese - Canada - History - Pictorial works., Chinese - Canada - Social conditions., Ethnic neighborhoods - Canada - History., Canada - Ethnic relations., Canada - History, Local., Pictorial works.

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