The History of the Chinese in Canada

• An Overview
• Early settlement
• Work and enterprise
• Immigrant life:
  • religion and politics,
  • culture and family life,
  • change and persistence
• Immigrant encounters with one another and the Canadian host society
• Contemporary life

Life Histories of Unique Individuals

• The Story of Jean Lumb

Special Exhibit by the Multicultural History Society

• "But Women Did Come"...150 years of Chinese Women in North America , curated by Dora Nipp

• Dance No More: Chinese Hand Laundries in Toronto. By Lee Wai-Ma. From Polyphony (Summer 1984 pp.32-34)

Additional Readings and Resources

A Chinese Canadian Story: The Yip Sang Family Chinese Canadian Historical Photo Exhibit, hosted by the Chinese Canadian National Council, Toronto Chapter Federation of Chinese Canadians in Scarborough - Links to a slide show on the History of Chinese Communities in Canada: Past and Present, and other interesting information such as Chinese folktales. A Piece of the Canadian Mosaic:The Canadian Ethnic Chinese Contribution to British Columbia by Nicole Cardinal (Grade 12, Belmont Senior Secondary School, Winner of the Empires School Contest for best essay). Originally appeared in the Oct. 1995 issue of Discovery, published by the Royal BC Museum. See also: The Chinese CulturalCentre of Greater Toronto Asian Canadian