Chinese-Canadian history

“A Seat at the Table”: A living exhibition that grows on the stories of Chinese migrants

By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate While the first Chinese-Canadian museum in Canada has yet to find a home in BC, A Seat at the Table, its inaugural exhibition, is open to the public in Chinatown’s Hon Hsing building. Founded in 1939, Hon Hsing is a volunteer organization dedicated to nurturing Chinese culture and history for future generations, through traditional physical activities like Choy Lee Fut, a style of martial arts.  As I entered the exhibition, I was greeted at the front door with a red pocket for Lunar New Year. After being handed a sanitized stylus to interact with the…

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