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Featured photograph: McKenna Family on the S.S. Montclare
In honour of St. Patrick's Day on March 17, this month's featured photograph is of an Irish family immigrating to Canada on the CPR steamship S.S. Montclare:
Posted on March 15th, 2012 by sromkey
History of Chinese medical services in Vancouver and Montreal
One of the wonderful things about giving tours of the Chung Collection exhibition space is what I learn from the visitors, many of whom have backgrounds in history and knowledge to share. We recently welcomed students from Corpus Christi College, and their instructor, Dr. Jacqueline Gresko told me about the Chinese nursing sister in this photograph:
Posted on February 24th, 2012 by sromkey
Linsanity: the 1940's version
Jeremy Lin is creating serious buzz in the sports world not only for being the first American of Chinese descent to play in the N.B.A., but for the inspiring Cinderella-esque story that has seen him go from sleeping on his brother's couch to leading the New York Knicks to 7 straight victories.
Posted on February 16th, 2012 by sromkey
Featured photograph- a royal visit
After a brief hiatus, we are recommitted to featuring monthly photograph with the aim of showcasing the diverse photographic holdings of the Chung Collection.
Posted on February 6th, 2012 by sromkey
Featured photograph: Christmas on board the Empress of Australia
Where are you spending the holidays this year? Would you spend them on a cruise ship? This is exactly what passengers of the C.P.R. steamship Empress of Australia did in 1929:
Posted on December 22nd, 2011 by sromkey
Featured photograph: "5 scouts"
Have you noticed more moustaches around than usual this month? It's "Movember," which is a fundraising and awareness campaign for prostate cancer research. And so our monthly featured photograph shows some moustached men in the Chung Collection:
Posted on November 25th, 2011 by sromkey
Winged Victory
Remembrance Day is this Friday, and so it is a good time to reflect on a Vancouver icon with a C.P.R. connection.
Posted on November 7th, 2011 by sromkey
New book: Yip Sang and the First Chinese Canadians
The story of Yip Sang and his extended family is so compelling that visitors often ask, "Why hasn't someone written a book about this?" Now someone has! Yip Sang and the First Chinese Canadians by Frances Hern has been published by Heritage House as part of their "Amazing Stories" series.
Posted on November 4th, 2011 by sromkey
Featured photograph: Bernice the clown
This month, in honour of Halloween, our featured photograph is of a young girl in a clown costume. This photograph is part of a photo album by a young Chinese-American in the 1910's named Frank Jue.
Posted on October 27th, 2011 by sromkey
Chinese Canadian Stories soft launch today
Have you heard about Chinese Canadian Stories?
Posted on September 26th, 2011 by sromkey
