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Further Reading

During our research, we only explored a fraction of the source material available on the Chinese Labour Corps and Victoria’s Chinatown and because of geographical, linguistic and temporal constraints, we were unable to access all of the material we uncovered.

For further research in these areas, we would suggest exploring the following sources:

• Allan Rowe, “The Surveillance of the Chinese in Canada During the Great War,” http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ61490.pdf 
• BC Archives, AAAB4134, James Chan interview (sound recording), search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/james-chan-interview.
• Canadian Parliamentary Historical Resources, http://parl.canadiana.ca/. 
• Gregory James, The Chinese Labour Corps (1916-1920)
• Library and Archives Canada
• United Church of Canada – Archives
• University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, CA UVICARCH AR030
• Victoria Chinese Presbyterian Church