Benevolent societies

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37 Archival description results for Benevolent societies

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Hoy Ping Benevolent Assoc[iation]

Collector/curator's description reads: “1927, Vancouver. The Hoy Ping Benevolent Association was honoured with this composite photo in 1927 after they fundraised to build a school in their village in China. In addition to sending money to families in China, fundraising for social and political causes was common activities among early Chinese. This style of photographic display was used by many Chinese clans or benevolent associations. The artwork has been credited to Yucho Chow. He likely took many of the portraits too. Chow was from Hoy Ping (Kaiping) County and an active member of his clan association.”

Yuen Harry Ivan - CBA document 1936

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Head and should shot of Harry Yuen adhered to a Chinese Benevolent Association paper. Harry went on to open Union Laundry. Photo was taken by Yucho Chow on the same day as another family photo was taken.”

Chinese Benevolent Association - 1949

Collector/curator's description reads: “July 12, 1949, Vancouver. Group photo of men who were part of the Chinese Benevolent Association. President of the CBA, Wong Foon Sein, is in the front row, second from right.”

Pender Guy Program No. 118 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 118. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. James Bond Jingle 2. Eagles and Introduction 3. interview: Victor Lee and Jack Lee, re; CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) election 4. Introduction to Kalapana 5. Interview: Sharon Lee - women candidates in CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) 6. Community News 7. Introduction to Kalapana 8. Kalapana 9. extro."

Pender Guy Program No. 119 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 119. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Jingle and news 2. Eagles and introduction 3. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) election 4. Music: Teresa Carpio "Stay Alive" 5. War Veterans Documentary 6. Community News 7. extro."

Pender Guy Program No. 126 (Year in Review) - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 126. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. BBQ Pork 2. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) 3. The Detective 4. History Documentation William Head 5. Terry Watada Song 6. Super Pender Guy #4 7. Interview: Rick Shiomi [Powell Street Review] - Shelash Day 8. Kung Fu disco 9. Nerd's "Hello, Big Boy" 10. Documentary: Chinese Laundry Man 11. Kokuho - Ripple in Still Water 12. Mid-Autumn Festival 13. Food for Thought 14. Extro."

Pender Guy Program No. 134 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 134. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Commentary 2. Music 3. Simply Rice documentation Part 2 4. Profile: Stan Mah Part I 5. Rick Shiome live interview - anthology 6. Hong Kong Music 7. Community update - Sharon Lee CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association), Wendy Lee CVC 8. Short PPL Blurb 9. Community update: Paul Yeung from S.U.C.C.E.S.S. 10. Community news 11. Cantonese Reggae Music 'Tower of Babylon'."

Pender Guy Program No. 144 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 144 hosted by Jeannie Chow and Barry Wong. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Marconi Introduction 2. Live introduction 3. Music - Teresa Carpio 'The Way We Were' 4. Live - Community News 5. Barnes and Lauk : Vancouver Centre MLA, Mr. Amory Barnes 6. Sharon Lee - CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) on air phone 7. Music 8. Extro [and how to make soybean curd]."

Pender Guy Program No. 148 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 148. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Salt-fish introduction 2. Line-up for show 3. Community update: Asian-Canadian disco, Chinese Community Library, S.U.C.C.E.S.S., Pender Guy disco - cheek to cheek production ('Moon-light Fantasy', Strathcona Community Center - Wendy Au, CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) - Sharon Lee 4. Music as it Happens 5. Music: Jamaica Farewell 6. 'Forum' - As Some People Think 7. Forum and phone calls 8. Extro."

Pender Guy Program No. 150 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 150. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Jingle and introduction 2. Introduction to Downtown Eastside Women's Centre interview 3. Interview: Kathy Roebacy [Roback] by Colleen Wong (Downtown Eastside Women Centre) 4.Introduction - CASHRA (Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies) / MacLeod 5. CASHRA - Ruth MacLeod interview (Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission) 6. Community update: Pender Guy Disco Promo, CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association), Chinese Chess Tournament, CCC (Chinese Cultural Centre) Picnic 7. Extro."

Pender Guy Program No. 171 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 171. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Live introduction 2. Introduction/Line up 3. Pender Guy News 4. Funky Soup Stinger - Winston Churchill Stage Band 5. Introduction to CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) Constitution review: William Yee interview - CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) constitution, a look at the work of the CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) Constitution and the CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) Constitution Committee 6. Extro to CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) Constitution/interview/transition 7. Running from Chicago Stinger 8. Pender Guy: What's happening 8. ID/transition 9. Affirmative Action in Action 10. Tommy overtone Stinger - Winston Churchill Stage Band 11. Music as it happens - "Birds on a Wing", Album info/extro to "Warm Asian Love" 12. Wrap-up/Extro/ID/Transition 13. Benefit Dance."

CBA All Candidates meeting Marco Polo Restaurant - Tape 2

Item is the second of two audio cassettes containing a recording of a CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) all candidates meeting at Marco Polo restaurant. Recording includes attendee questions to election candidates. Some content is in Chinese. Contents were used on Pender Guy program #180.

Pender Guy Program No. 192

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 192. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Pender Guy Jingle 2. Coverage of Carnegie Centre: s Community Meeting, Sunday April 20, 1980, by Vancouver's 'W-5 Ad Hoc Committee': Statement by Vancouver East MP Margaret Mitchell (NDP) - re: her statement in Parliament, George Chow, Chairman of Vancouver's W-5 Ad Hoc Committee, statement by Dr. S. Wah Leung, chairman of CCC (Chinese Cultural Centre), Margaret Mitchell commenting on her presentation to parliament on April 23, 1980 re: Immigration Act Bill C-2; her presentation was entitled 'Racism in the Media', Ken Matsuni - Japanese Canadian Citizens Association Vice-President - presentation to Ad-Hoc Committee, Fred Gilbertson 1st Vice-President of CUPW; Patricia Radcliffe of Black Solidarity Association; Larry Chu wraps up meeting - Chu is a board member of CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) and member of W-5 Ad-Hoc Committee 3. Update report on CCC (Chinese Cultural Centre)."

Pender Guy Program No. 202 - Part 1

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 202, part 1. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Music 2. Station ID 3. Pender Guy Jingle and scenes introduction 4. Introduction to Canada Day (1980 coverage) 5. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) Citizenship Award Presentation/ Canada Day, 1980 coverage, tape excerpts: voice include Tommy Mah, Victor Lee, Dr. George Nu, Roy Mah, Dr. S. Wah Leung, David Chong 6. summary Narration by Barry Wong 7. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) coverage (continue) 8. Music: Stinger 9. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) coverage (continue) 10. What's happening 11. Introduction to "And Then Something Went" by Peter Mah 12. 'And Then Something Went' by Sean Gunn 13. Music: Jonathan Jackson from Album 'A Grain of Sand' 12. Scenes and extro 15. Doug and the Slugs Co-op T-shirt cart. 16. 'West Coast of B.C.' cast (Vancouver extract)."

Pender Guy Program No. 202 - Part 2

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 202, part 2. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Music 2. Station ID 3. Pender Guy Jingle and scenes introduction 4. Introduction to Canada Day (1980 coverage) 5. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) Citizenship Award Presentation/ Canada Day, 1980 coverage, tape excerpts: voice include Tommy Mah, Victor Lee, Dr. George Nu, Roy Mah, Dr. S. Wah Leung, David Chong 6. summary Narration by Barry Wong 7. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) coverage (continue) 8. Music: Stinger 9. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) coverage (continue) 10. What's happening 11. Introduction to 'And Then Something Went' by Peter Mah 12. 'And Then Something Went' by Sean Gunn 13. Music: Jonathan Jackson from Album "A Grain of Sand" 12. Scenes and extro 15. Doug and the Slugs Co-op T-shirt cart. 16. 'West Coast of B.C.' cast (Vancouver extract)."

Pender Guy Program No. 230

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 230. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Introduction 2. Commentary : Misty's' report - its actualities, interview: Mary S. Wong by Ramona Mar 3. Cultural Heritage: office report re: opening of Cultural Heritage Office 4. Report: Sunday Shopping. Keeman Wong's interview and Pender Guy debut by May Woo 5. Extro and update re: Misty's and City Council and CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) Elections."

Pender Guy Program No. 231

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 231. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Introduction 2. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) 1981 Election 3. Introduction to song by Bamboo Brew 4. Music: Bamboo Brew - 'Eating Fish' from Album 'Song From A Nisset Fishermen' 5. Commentary: Positive aspects of Stereotyping 6. Mid-break 7. What's happening 8. Extro

Pender Guy Program No. 240

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 240. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Lion Dance introduction and line up 2. Commentary: A Collision Course 'between Chinese-Canadian and the National Film Board on its release of 'Bamboo, Lions and Dragons' 3. A special news (urgent) report - butane tank car crash 4. Music: instrumental 5. CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) vs KKK - Ku Klux Klan introduction 6. Music: 'One by One" [Robert Kikochi Yngojo] 6. Super Pender Guy Part 4 'Banana Flu' 7. Extro [Statistics Canada Jobs] and credits."

Pender Guy Program No. 248

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 248. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Introduction 2. Introduction Music / Lion's Dance Music 3. Line up 4. Cantonese dialogue - problem of speaking clear Cantonese 5. Music - Warrior 6. Issue: Closing of liquor store at Hastings/Main 7. Introduction 8. Pender Guy History Skit - Live performed at CBA (Chinese Benevolent Association) 9. Information on Census Day 10. Sign off."

Street scenes in Chinatown

File consists of a roll of 20 negatives. Yee's notes about this file indicate that the photographs show new buildings on Gore Avenue, Keefer Street, and Georgia Street as Chinatown expanded southward.