[BCMA] Speaker Series: Safeguarding Chinese Canadian History

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Speaker Series: Safeguarding Chinese Canadian History

This is your last chance to register before the long weekend! Grab a spot in the free webinar next week. There will be no recording, but you can join us online, for free on Wednesday, April 3rd at 12PM PST.

As opposition to colonialism grows, statues like Gassy Jack's have been forcibly removed, and institutions are re-examining their practices to include more diverse perspectives. How can we guarantee truthful and respectful storytelling? This session will examine how can we ensure the empowerment of Chinese Canadian histories in British Columbia. First, we’ll examine the concept of safeguarding and provide a deconstruction of the term and the concept of Chinese Canadian history. Secondly, Ms. Fong will offer some examples of case studies that highlight oral history and intangible heritage in museum contexts. Finally, we’ll discuss what skills and resources are needed and available to do this work.

When: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 – 12:00-1:00pm
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
Cost: Free
How to Register: Register online: https://www.surrey.ca/parks-recreation-activities-registration<https://cityofsurrey.perfectmind.com/23615/Clients/BookMe4LandingPages/CoursesLandingPage?widgetId=b4059e75-9755-401f-a7b5-d7c75361420d&redirectedFromEmbededMode=False&courseId=c6b0aa37-a91e-4fa6-b640-8fb0f8a5eb3a>(Course ID: 00368727)
OR Call/Email the Museum of Surrey: 604-592-6956 | museum at surrey.ca


Denise Fong

Denise Fong is a community-based researcher who has worked extensively on Chinese Canadian historical research since 2009. Her research has been featured in museum exhibitions, heritage plaques, educational resources, heritage commission reports, policy documents, books and documentary films.



Denise is the past research director of UBC’s <https://instrcc.ubc.ca/> Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian studies<https://instrcc.ubc.ca/>. While completing her PhD at UBC, she co-curated two award-winning exhibitions – Burnaby Village Museum's Across the Pacific<https://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca/EN/main/what-s-on/exhibits.html> exhibition, and A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia<https://museumofvancouver.ca/a-seat-at-the-table> featured at the Museum of Vancouver and the Chinese Canadian Museum of BC. She is the lead author and researcher of Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby<https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646> published by the City of Burnaby, and the co-author of Challenging Racist “British Columbia”<https://challengeracistbc.ca/>, 1923: Challenging Racisms Past and Present<https://challengingracism.ca/>.
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