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100 years after Exclusion Act, anti-Chinese racism in Canada remains
Decades after the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed, many Chinese Canadians say they continue to feel excluded and stigmatized in a country that remains conflicted over their presence.
Banning Chinese immigrants came with 'fanatical documentation,' says curator of exhibit on Exclusion Act
Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, which opens at the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver on July 1, tells the stories of Chinese Canadians affected by racist legislation and mass registration.
First-ever Vancouver Hong Kong Fair bringing together community, identity and nostalgia
The first-ever Vancouver Hong Kong Fair takes place at SFU Harbour Centre on Saturday.
How Filipino-Canadian care aides are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
The epicentre of B.C.'s COVID-19 outbreak has been long-term care homes and assisted living facilities, where a disproportionate number of care aides are Filipina women, according to an associate professor with UBC's Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice.
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New 'Lennon Wall' goes up at SFU as tensions run high over Hong Kong protests
The Simon Fraser Student Society voted to put up a wall where students can leave messages of support for protesters fighting an extradition bill in Hong Kong after a temporary message board at the university's Burnaby campus was vandalized.
'Pigsy' from 16th century Chinese fairy tale stars in Lunar New Year postage stamp
A character from the classic 16th century Chinese novel "Journey to the West" is the inspiration for Canada Post's Lunar New Year stamp this year.
Huawei case has some Chinese-Canadians in B.C. concerned about voicing their opinions
The extradition proceedings of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has stirred up much debate among Canadians, but some people within Vancouver's Chinese-speaking community say not everyone is comfortable voicing their opinions openly.
Vancouver recovery home celebrates 30 years of helping youth overcome substance abuse
From the outside, Peak House looks like most other single detached homes in Vancouver — spacious, with a backyard.
A trip down Surrey's 135A Street with the new RCMP outreach team
135A Street is plagued by homelessness, drug addiction, crime and mental health problems. A new outreach team is hoping to get people living there off the street and connect them with the help they need.
Ocean Falls landslide cleanup to begin soon, says B.C. roads contractor
It's been almost two weeks since a wall of debris, trees and mud swept through Ocean Falls, a tiny community of just 50 people in B.C.'s Interior.