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Titre: Postcard of Chinatown, Vancouver
Date : Unknown
Donateur : University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections
Sujet : Chinatown
Province : British Columbia
Langue : ENG
Archivage en bibliothèque : University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections
Référence de l’article : EX-5-7.3
Publisher: The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd.

University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections

In 1936, Vancouver, British Columbia’s Chinese community celebrated the city’s Golden Jubilee by constructing an elaborate carnival village between Pender and Carrall Streets. The community erected a bamboo gate and invited tourists and non-Chinese visitors to enjoy the Chinese cultural activities on display, including a pagoda featuring the work of 20 artists and artisans, a temple housing Chinese ceremonial objects, and colourful parades. The celebration was an important milestone in the evolving relations between Chinese Canadians and the broader Vancouver community during the Exclusion Period (1923-1947).

A postcard of Vancouver, British Columbia's Chinatown, c. 1910. No women are visible in the photograph.