Chinese Canadian History
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![Object-Based Learning](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bannerimage-480x200.jpg)
2In 2 playlists
This pathway is especially for teachers who want to use object-based learning in the classroom. Includes lesson ideas and online support.
View Pathway![Acknowledging Past Wrongs](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CHWBanner-480x200.jpg)
5In 5 playlists
Look into documents and artifacts from the Royal BC Museum and Archives to uncover how the Chinese Canadian community was treated in BC’s past.
View Pathway![Early Chinese Canadian Experiences in British Columbia](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chinese-experiences-pathway-480x200.jpg)
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Did you know that there has been a connection between China and BC for over 225 years? Explore the Royal BC Museum and Archives and use our collections to find out more about early Chinese Canadian history.
View Pathway![BC’s Gold Rush](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gold-480x360.jpg)
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In 1858 word of gold rang out in the Fraser Canyon, setting off a dramatic migration of people and propelling this once remote region of western North American into the modern age. What can you discover about BC's gold rush?
View Pathway![Tradition in Felicities](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lantern-banner-480x200.jpg)
2In 2 playlists
Canada’s oldest Chinatown is in Victoria, BC. The Royal BC Museum exhibition Tradition in Felicities used video, photographs and the written word to celebrate the community of this national landmark. Teachers look for lesson plans in Watch!
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![This Week in History Season 4 Episode 20 Chinatown Butcher](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RR160TykhWs/hqdefault.jpg)
This Week in History Season 4 Episode 20 Chinatown Butcher
Watch![Guangzhou to British Columbia](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RnKQx0eERUE/hqdefault.jpg)
Guangzhou to British Columbia
Watch![Fish Butchering Machine](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Fish-Butchering-Machine-480x360.jpg)
Fish Butchering Machine
Look![Chinese Opium Scale](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Chinese-Opium-Scale-480x360.jpg)
Chinese Opium Scale
Look![Chinese Legacy in BC](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Chinese Legacy in BC
Read![Chinese Canopy](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017sl0404085-1-480x360.jpg)
Chinese Canopy
Look![Mud Silk](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Mud Silk
Read![Fire and Opium](https://img.youtube.com/vi/17GX-V0lL4s/hqdefault.jpg)
Fire and Opium
Watch![Mud Silk](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SSLK_rfDoAY/hqdefault.jpg)
Mud Silk
Watch![Bean Sauce and Drums](https://img.youtube.com/vi/07luwj73z3Y/hqdefault.jpg)
Bean Sauce and Drums
Watch![David Lai at the Immigration Building](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ea0ahSsJ7kE/hqdefault.jpg)
David Lai at the Immigration Building
Watch![A Request for Wages Not Paid to Chinese Workers (1865)](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
A Request for Wages Not Paid to Chinese Workers (1865)
Read![Deportation_of_Chinese_workers_by_Penticton](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Deportation_of_Chinese_workers_by_Penticton
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Fred Soon Interview – Jobs & Education
Listen![Fred Soon Interview – Chinese Immigration To BC](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Fred Soon Interview – Chinese Immigration To BC
Listen![Fred Soon Interview – Conditions Inside The Immigration Building](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Fred Soon Interview – Conditions Inside The Immigration Building
Listen![Fred Soon Interview – Detained at the Immigration Building](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Fred Soon Interview – Detained at the Immigration Building
Listen![Fred Soon Interview – Getting to BC](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Fred Soon Interview – Getting to BC
Listen![english_apology](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
english_apology
Read![GR-0429.3100](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
GR-0429.3100
Read![act-respecting-chinese-immigration](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
act-respecting-chinese-immigration
Read![act-to-amend-qualification](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
act-to-amend-qualification
Read![An Act to Regulate Chinese Population of BC](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
An Act to Regulate Chinese Population of BC
Read![An Act to prevent the immigration of Chinese (1884)](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
An Act to prevent the immigration of Chinese (1884)
Read![An Act to prevent Chinese from acquiring Crown Lands (1884)](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
An Act to prevent Chinese from acquiring Crown Lands (1884)
Read![A Request for Wages Not Paid to Chinese Workers (1865)](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
A Request for Wages Not Paid to Chinese Workers (1865)
Read![Connecting our Collections with the Community](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Connecting our Collections with the Community
Read![A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars
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![Chinatown – Cumberland](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/b-07606-480x360.jpg)
Chinatown – Cumberland
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![Chinese Head-Tax Certificate, 1911.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2001.82.1-head-tax-certificate-RBCM-480x360.jpg)
Chinese Head-Tax Certificate, 1911.
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Maria Ticket
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Nam Sing
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![Chinese Opera Music](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Chinese Opera Music
Listen![Chinese New Year](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3eNFjKCuZ8U/hqdefault.jpg)
Chinese New Year
Watch![A Letter from Chinatown](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1fuBBjpLi64/hqdefault.jpg)
A Letter from Chinatown
Watch![Chinese Opera Scenes, Vancouver, 1944](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6OJLiJ7YPdY/hqdefault.jpg)
Chinese Opera Scenes, Vancouver, 1944
Watch![Whisky Bottle](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2002_47_52-whisky-bottle-label-480x360.jpg)
Whisky Bottle
Look![Freemason Manual](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Freemason-Manual-480x360.jpg)
Freemason Manual
Look![Fan](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Fan-480x360.jpg)
Fan
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Bells
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2015sl0121084p
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2014sl1211007p
Look![Tickets from Hong Kong to Victoria](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2014sl1209086-099fsp-480x360.jpg)
Tickets from Hong Kong to Victoria
Look![Fire Pump](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2014sl1209003p-480x360.jpg)
Fire Pump
Look![2007c0914021p](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2007c0914021p-480x360.jpg)
2007c0914021p
Look![Prospector](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/c-01274-1200x808-480x360.jpg)
Prospector
Look![Gold Rush Music Collection 3](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Gold Rush Music Collection 3
Listen![A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars
Read![Shirley Chan](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zbSHRQwLuq0/hqdefault.jpg)
Shirley Chan
Watch![Lesson plan for TiF video secondary](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Lesson plan for TiF video secondary
Read![Lesson plan for Tif video elementary](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Lesson plan for Tif video elementary
Read![Chinese Freemason’s Lantern Animation](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X5jj22XDGWA/hqdefault.jpg)
Chinese Freemason’s Lantern Animation
Watch![Children in 1900](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/c-06728-480x360.jpg)
Children in 1900
Look![Cannery Workers](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/a-04437-480x360.jpg)
Cannery Workers
Look![Gold Miner](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/b-02948-480x360.jpg)
Gold Miner
Look![Chinese Railway Workers](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/d-07548-480x360.jpg)
Chinese Railway Workers
Look![Chinese Merchants](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/d-08817-480x360.jpg)
Chinese Merchants
Look![Lee Yut Wah Ida](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/d-05671-480x360.jpg)
Lee Yut Wah Ida
Look![Chinese Woman](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/e-00019-480x360.jpg)
Chinese Woman
Look![Joss House](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/d-05668-480x360.jpg)
Joss House
Look![Fisgard Business](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/d-05246-480x360.jpg)
Fisgard Business
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Fire Insurance Map
Look![Family on Comorant Street](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/a-05707-480x360.jpg)
Family on Comorant Street
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Orphanage Children
Look![Chinese Arch](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/a-02846-480x360.jpg)
Chinese Arch
Look![Jon Joe (Chow) and Charlayne Thornton-Joe](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PxpGnVnmQdY/hqdefault.jpg)
Jon Joe (Chow) and Charlayne Thornton-Joe
Watch![Wah Doc (Wally) Low and Frank Low](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DHvLDDeGYSw/hqdefault.jpg)
Wah Doc (Wally) Low and Frank Low
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Bonita Mar and Lena Lee
Watch![Reta Der, Corinne Wong and Gerald Quan](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qxfav3nj3VQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Reta Der, Corinne Wong and Gerald Quan
Watch![Dr David Chuenyan Lai](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wzMsoGVaIIA/hqdefault.jpg)
Dr David Chuenyan Lai
Watch![Tradition in Felicities: Celebrating the History of Canada’s Oldest Chinatown](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qf7Pq-gDGsg/hqdefault.jpg)