B.C. gives Vancouver $1 million for proposed Chinese-Canadian museum
BY STAFF THE CANADIAN PRESS
Posted November 8, 2019
The B.C. government is giving the City of Vancouver $1 million to help establish a Chinese-Canadian museum with the goal of creating hubs in other communities to share the history and experience of Chinese immigrants across the province.
The province says this so-called hub-and-spoke model is inspired by feedback from public meetings earlier this year.
George Chow, B.C.’s minister of state for trade, says people told him that stories need to be told throughout the province in order to highlight moments of significance in Chinese-Canadian history in the places where they happened.
The province says people also called for the museum to celebrate the importance of Chinese immigrants who helped build British Columbia, and to bridge history with contemporary culture.
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