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Feng family correspondence and photos

File consists of personal correspondence relating to immigration, naturalization, and other topics. The file also includes photographs of families, individual adults, and children. Most of the records pertain to the Feng family.

Personal records of Yun Bak Chow

File consists of forms and correspondence relating to Yun Bak Chow's naturalization as a Canadian citizen and related topics. The file includes a C.I.36 certificate for Chow.

Stanley Park - Winter Skate - New Immigrant Arrived Airport

Stanley Park - Winter Skate - New Immigrant Arrived Airport

Item is a home movie which pictures Lions Gate Bridge from the Stanley Park side, the view from Coal Harbour, and outdoor skating and tennis in Lost Lagoon and/or Beaver Lake in the wintertime. The second half features immigrants disembarking at Vancouver airport, exiting United Air Lines' customs and immigrations and taking photographs. Lew Parry's Steet Metal Worker's Local 280 float sculpture is briefly filmed.

Segment titles as indicated on the original film leader are: Stanley Park + Harbour; Winter Skates; Harry; Nov Mel + Party; New Immigrant Arrives in Van. airport; Jean Chin Poy Lin; Mrs Chin Hong + Mrs. Chiu; Nen + Bing Chin; Go See Yow and Poon's Goddaughter.

Paul Yee fonds

  • AM1523
  • Fonds
  • 1864-2007

The fonds consists of Paul Yee’s personal correspondence and records of academic achievement, writing and research files, subject files, photographs, and sound recordings, as well as publications and ephemera that he collected. These records relate to Yee's activities as a writer, historian, activist, and archivist in Vancouver and Toronto.

In addition, the fonds includes photographs, correspondence, and other records of some of Yee’s immediate family members, including his Aunt Lillian and Uncle Foon Wong, and their close friends. The fonds also contains textual records, publications, ephemera, and photographs relating to the activities of the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver and the Pender Guy Radio Co-operative, as well records relating to the functions of fraternal associations such as the Wong Kong Har Tong and Hoy Yin Association in Vancouver, and the Duncan, B.C., Branch of the Chinese Nationalist League (Kuo Min Tang).

Yee, Paul

Pender Guy Program No. 68

Pender Guy Program No. 68

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 68. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Pender Guy Jingle 2. Live Introduction [Jim] 3. Bertha and Alma (Part I) (Henning's Washroom) 4. Brit. Adult Education Program Interview 5. Art Lee / Immigration 6. Music [Brute Force] 7. Community News."

Pender Guy Program No. 279

Pender Guy Program No. 279

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 277. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy card catalog: "1. Discussion of New York Chinatown - story by Charlie Chin 2. 'Chinatown - Immigrants in America' - Keiko Tsuno? Of Downtown Community Television (DCTV) in New York?, 58 minutes award-winning video, Keiko Tsuno? Interview 3. Excerpts from meeting and rallies to fight rent increase in New York Chinatown 4. Resume interview with Keiko Tsuno? - discussion of social conditions in New York Chinese Community - The video has a copy of 'Chinatown-Immigrants in America'."

Pender Guy Program No. 192

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. 156 - Master

Pender Guy Program No. 156 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 156. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Shelagh Day on EEOP and Affirmative Action, Last Part of CASHRA (Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies : Ms. Day - former Head of City of Vancouver's EEOP (Equal Employment Opportunity Program) 2. Musical interlude 3. Community update 4. Introduction to profile of John George Diefenbaker 5. Except from interview with Douglas Jung re: Amnesty Programme for Illegal Immigrants and re: Diefenbaker 6. Extro to Profile 7. Don Mah editorial on National Film Board film 'Bamboo, Lions and Dragons' 8. Music as it happens: Paula Tsui 9. Fromage of Cheese."

Vancouver by bus : J. Sands : March 1988

Item is an audio cassette containing a recording of the program "Vancouver By Bus." Description on tape case: "Traces the history of Vancouver through interviews with bus passengers riding on the #21 Victoria route. A journey in sound through Vancouver communities."

A world of difference : Deb. Clarke : March 1988

Item is an audio cassette containing a recording of the program "A World of Difference." Description on tape case: People came from all over the world during a time of immense change and struggle in Canada. These are the stories of early immigrants who lived through these times."

We came here because this is a peaceful country : Leslie Timmins

Item is an audio cassette containing a recording of the program "We Came Here because this is a Peaceful Country." Description on case: "Immigrant kids speak out about Canadian kids, racism teachers - good and bad, loneliness and friendship in a new land."

People without shadows : B. Tabrizi : March 1988

Item is an audio cassette containing a recording of the program "People Without Shadows." Description on tape case: "The Iranian community and it's identity crisis. After ten years in B.C. some of them will speak about their problems and reasons for leaving their homeland."

Woman Vision : women in Iran

Item is an audio cassette containing an episode of Woman Vision. This episode focuses on women in Iran and features a news segment on women political prisoners in Iran, two interviews with women refugees from Iran and music from [Parisa Anghani], an Iranian folk singer .

Woman Vision : women refugees

Item is an audio cassette containing an episode of Woman Vision on the topic of women refugees. Guest include: [Kamia] Weaver, [Lesley] Anderson (Immigrant Services Society) and an anonymous refugee from Iran.

Yee family photographs

Subseries consists of photographs of Gum May Yee and Gordon Yee, their children, and some of their friends and acquaintances in the area of Naicam, Saskatchewan.

Essays and Speeches

File consists of essays Yee wrote for undergraduate and graduate coursework in history and geography, and a speech Yee gave on the history of Chinese Masonic Lodges in British Columbia.

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