“We have to broaden our understanding of the past to include the stories that were always there but that we weren’t telling. It’s a validation that these stories matter in our history.” Britt Braaten, creative development specialist, Canadian War Museum No matter where the soldier fought, the soldier gave their lives for this country; weContinue reading “Remembrance Day: Visible Minorities And First Nation Veterans Fought for Equality And Respect”
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Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese
The early development of Canada was built on oppression — The cross-country railway that connected the lands, that were forcefully taken from the Canadian indigenous peoples, was built by the cheap and exploitable Chinese labours. Despite being given full apologies, the discrimination of the past still affect the indigenous and Chinese Canadian communities. The legacyContinue reading “Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese”
Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?
Both First Nation peoples and Chinese Canadians are the victims of the mistreatments of the mainstream Canadians and the paternalistic policies of the early Canadian government. Both ethnic groups got their “official apologies” from the state of Canada. However, have apologies established harmony for them in reality? Apologies Do not Automatically Accomplish Reconciliations For theContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?”
The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians
The relationship between the First Nation peoples living in British Columbia and early Chinese Canadians was an essential part of our history in Canada. Yet this relationship has been neglected; little-known records of the history that they shared are left. In this commentary, I want to bring awareness to this relationship briefly. Chinese Workers andContinue reading “The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians”
Foundation of HKPLTW (Canada) 