Due to staffing changes, the Chung | Lind Gallery will have reduced hours for summer 2025.
The Chung | Lind Gallery will be closed from Tuesday, April 29 to Saturday, May 17.
Quon On, a family of Chinese Canadian travel companies, left a huge impact on the community…
Learn about Leon J. Eekman, a notable Belgian-Canadian in Victoria BC.
Happy Lunar New Year! Read about the connections between this holiday and the role of the “Chinese Lily” in it’s celebration.
The history of Chinese sailors in Canada’s reveals a complex web of resilience, discrimination, and global interconnectedness. From the galleys of trans-Pacific steamships to the corridors of Ottawa, Chinese above and below deck were pivotal in the evolution of Canadian shipping, especially through 1880-1950. Often relegated to the most arduous and undervalued positions, they formed tight-knit communities, facilitated global trade, and faced systemic racism both onboard and ashore. This narrative ties their struggles and contributions to broader global trends, highlighting Vancouver as a critical hub in the network of Chinese seafarers across the British Empire and beyond.
Journey with the opulent Empress of Britain in 1932, where New Year’s Day was celebrated with a lavish ten-course feast near the pyramids of Egypt. Explore this culinary journey through the Chung and Lind Collections at UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
This blog post is part of RBSC’s new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection.
This Part 2 blog continues the exploration of a single letter from the Chung Collection, from small-town Saskatchewan to transnational impact in Seattle, exploring how objects and spaces hold stories of resilience, migration, and history.
By 1918, the world had all but forgotten the Klondike, but on October 25th of that year the tragic sinking of the CPR steamer SS Princess Sophia in the Lynn Canal, causing the deaths of all 343 of her passengers, shocked the world and reminded BC residents of the shrinking mining communities across the Yukon and Alaska.