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During this coronavirus pandemic, Chinatowns across Canada have been under attack, experiencing property destruction, vandalism, theft, and graffiti, and have been the sites of numerous physical and verbal assaults. Combined with recent real estate development pressures, these ethnic enclaves have encountered tremendous amounts of turmoil that have had major impacts on local businesses, community organisations, and the people who live there.

The 2022 CCHSBC Paul and Eileen Lin Commemorative Lecture featuring Fred Mah (Vancouver), Honourable Teresa Woo-Paw (Calgary), Chiyi Tam (Toronto), Mei Chiu (Montreal) will discuss the impact the pandemic has had on each of the four communities our speakers represent, the issues they’ve faced and continue to face, and the damage that has been done to their historical legacies.

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022
Time: 11am PST / 12pm MST / 2pm EST
Location: Virtual via Zoom

The Battle for Chinatowns Across Canada is part of our Paul and Eileen Lin Commemorative Lecture series that is held annually in the Fall / Winter starting in 2017. This year, the Paul and Eileen Lin Commemorative Lecture is co-sponsored by the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC (CCHSBC), UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies (UBC ACAM), SFU Global Asia and the City Program at SFU Continuing Studies.