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Website shares untold history of Canada’s national railway
The following article was published by the Vancouver Sun, Saturday, August 28, 2010. It’s reposted here in it’s entirety on our blog, courtesy of the Vancouver Sun: New website honours long-ignored Chinese who built the CPR by Stephen Hume Vancouver Sun August 28, 2010 Perched in a wooden lift-top desk with working ink well, at first in a...
forget Hongcouver, here comes Chinada
Story out of the Globe and Mail this week, about wealthy Chinese participating in real estate tours to purchase Canadian properties. Looks like déja vu all over again. Canada for Sale! Hongcouver 香哥華 Remember “Hongcouver” (earlier posting here), when the Hong Kong Chinese were snapping up real estate in Vancouver in anticipation of the fear that was...
[GC] 9 Reasons Why CSIS Chief Should Resign or be Fired
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Guest contribution on the UGLY Chinese Canadian by Gabriel Yiu. Mr Yiu is a Vancouver based activist, on human rights issues; a political commentator, and was a former candidate in the BC provincial riding of Vancouver Fraserview. Commentaries and opinions by Guest Contributors [GC], are those of its authors, and may not necessarily...
‘Elected Chinese’ fist fight… a reason why CSIS is squawking?
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We’ve often wondered why Canada has been cursed with a parade of lack lustre politicians from our Chinese-Canadian community. Especially at the federal level. Think of the hapless CCs who’ve made you squirm in your sofa whenever they opened their mouths on TV. No. It’s not nice nor fair to poke fun at their English as...
Flying Tigers
A few weeks back, a relation was reminiscing about the contributions of the early Chinese to Canada. How we had to struggle to earn our place today. We had also met a respected WWII vet, Mr. Glen Wong, who had served for Canada, and the conversation captured the difficulties the Chinese had during the early years...
CCNC statement on CSIS director’s comments
Chinese Canadian National Council issues statement on CSIS Richard Fadden’s comments Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC) chair Sid Chow Tan issued the following statement today (July 2) in response to comments made by Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Richard Fadden on a CBC program: I want to first acknowledge the Coast Salish people on whose traditional...
Memo to cute ass Mascot
old garage building facing Chinatown’s Pender Street The UGLY Chinese Canadian blog received a number of comments regarding Chinatown’s mascot. The mascot, suggested by their BIA (Business Improvement Association), is their latest brain child in their long and unsuccessful series of efforts to save Chinatown. A number of the comments received, can not be published. Not only...
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Vancouver Mayor, distant relation of Dr. Bethune, visits China
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coming to giant Imax screen: John Woo’s “Flying Tigers”
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Website shares untold history of Canada’s national railway
The following article was published by the Vancouver Sun, Saturday, ...
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The Ties that Bind: virtual exhibition rewrites Canada’s history
The Ties That Bind virtual exhibition rewrites Canada’s official history
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50 years of Filipino-Canadian history
Yesterday's post on "reason no. 77, why I love Vancouver", ...
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Reason #77 why I love Vancouver
by David
It's been a very beautiful summer here on the ...
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Chinese ‘languages’ still at each others’ throats
Chinese "languages"?
No. It's actually, Chinese dialects.
But to the outside observer, ...
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