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Mun Wah School - 1925

Mun Wah School - 1925

Collector/curator's description reads: “1925, Vancouver. Photo of young Chinese youth and teenagers, members of the Mun Wah School. Image taken to celebrate Confusious [Confucius] Day and the revealing of student grades.”

Pender Guy Program No. 211 Tape # 1

Pender Guy Program No. 211 Tape # 1

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 211, tape 1 of 2. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Lion Dance Introduction 2. Introduction: job interview 3. Skit: 'job Interview' - satirical look at job discrimination through stereotype 4. Introduction: Chinese School 5. Chinese School - the frustrations of a pupil in Chinese School (creative writing) 6. Music: Bamboo Brew 'All- American Asian Punk' 7. Interview: Harvey Lowe of Chinese-Canadian radio show by Jim Wong-Chu 8. Mid-break 9. What's happening 10. History: Chinese-Canadian Dream Machine introduction 11. Chinese-Canadian: William Head (a quarantine station near Victoria to hold Chinese Canadian with disease (small pox) 12. Affirmative Action in Action 13. Introduction to 'Country Square: Russel Baba and Music 14. Music Russell Baba - Country Square: (instrumental) 15. Poem: 'Pender Street Boogie' By Sean Gunn."

Pender Guy Program No. 250

Pender Guy Program No. 250

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 250. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Introduction 2. Line up 3. Racism in school 4. Transition music 5. Racism (continue) 6. Headlines from newspaper (7 days) 7. Transition music 8. Airline discrimination issue - CP and JAL offered cheaper prices to Chinese-Canadian for trips to Hong Kong 8. Transition music 9. Extro 10. sign off."

Pender Guy Program No. 15

Pender Guy Program No. 15

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 15. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "Program Contents: 1. Introduction - Pender Guy Jingle 2. Introduction of program 3. Line up 4. Chinese Canadian - Program 8 5. No Chinese Canadian history in our schools - skit 6. Hair transplant skit 7. Community News."

Pender Guy Program No. 211 Tape # 2

Pender Guy Program No. 211 Tape # 2

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 211, tape 2 of 2. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Lion Dance Introduction 2. Introduction: job interview 3. Skit: 'job Interview' - satirical look at job discrimination through stereotype 4. Introduction: Chinese School 5. Chinese School - the frustrations of a pupil in Chinese School (creative writing) 6. Music: Bamboo Brew 'All- American Asian Punk' 7. Interview: Harvey Lowe of Chinese-Canadian radio show by Jim Wong-Chu 8. Mid-break 9. What's happening 10. History: Chinese-Canadian Dream Machine introduction 11. Chinese-Canadian: William Head (a quarantine station near Victoria to hold Chinese Canadian with disease (small pox) 12. Affirmative Action in Action 13. Introduction to 'Country Square: Russel Baba and Music 14. Music Russell Baba - Country Square: (instrumental) 15. Poem: 'Pender Street Boogie' by Sean Gunn."

Baghead creation myth

Baghead creation myth

Item is an amateur video recording of a theatrical presentation by a grade 5 class from Hastings School, filmed in the courtyard in front of the main hall. The presentation is a creation myth story in which a trickster monkey builds dolls out of mud which are then animated by thunder and lightning. These ‘bagheads’ travel between several worlds and encounter various strange creatures before finding the perfect world and removing their masks to become the first people. Presentation includes footage of the spectators and teachers.

Linking schools with the community

Linking schools with the community

Item is a promotional film developed to support and promote the Vancouver School Board’s Partners in Education program. The film presents testimonials and success stories from various businesses and schools who have taken advantage of the program, discussing what benefits the partnered schools and businesses were able to bring to each other. The film begins with school administrators and business people talking about the program. The film then presents a number of success stories with various business and schools. The partnerships profiled include: The Port of Vancouver, Chevron Canada, Unisys Canada Inc., University Hospital, the Dr. Sun Yat-Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens, the Champlain Mall, the Pan Pacific Hotel, and Vancouver Community College.

The film involves testimonials and short interviews with a number of teachers, school administrators, and business: Jim Matkin (President, BC Business Council), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Ken Haycock (School Principal), Ken Harvey (Director, Vancouver School Board), Dr. Dante Lupini (Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver), Gwen Smith (School Principal), Barbara Duggan (Vancouver Port Corporation), Gary Ryan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Bill Strachan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Neil Prinsen (Teacher), Maris Pavelson (Unisys Canada Inc.), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Arlene Cook (Teacher), Lesley Bainbridge (University Hospital), Diane Bolton (Champlain Mall), Joyce Anderson (School Principal), Anne Shorthouse (Program Manager, VSB), Gail Smith (Program Manager, VSB), and Darcy Rezak (Vancouver Board of Trade).