This educational resource for Grades 5 and 9 offers a rich gallery of historical photographs, and a wealth of archival documents and personal stories that accompany five lessons at each grade level.
This timeline is a chronological record of the key events and contributions of various Asian groups in Canadian society starting from 1788. Scroll down through the timeline.
Learn about the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, known also as the Chinese Exclusion Act. This Act banned the entry of virtually all Chinese immigrants for 24 years.
This article provides a short history of immigration from the Philippines to Canada, as well as information about the social and cultural life of Filipino Canadians.
The Canadian Encyclopedia has an excellent article that outlines the history of South Asian Canadians from early migration, including social and religious life and the preservation of culture.
Scroll down to learn about the history of refugees in Canada and then the experiences specific to Southeast Asian refugees. There are many images - follow the arrows to find related images.
This online exhibit, created by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, explores the history of Chinese Canadian Women. The exhibit contains oral history interviews and historical photographs and records.
This timeline, created at Simon Fraser University, covers 222 years of Chinese history in Canada. The timeline reviews the history of Chinese migration, segregation, integration and contributions in Canada.
In this article, Kay Burns, our Lougheed House Re-Imagined Exhibit Coordinator, looks at the Chinese Freemasons, one of the many social organizations that supported Chinese settlers to Calgary in its early years.
The Ties That Bind: Building the CPR, Building a Place in Canada examines the struggle of the Chinese Canadian community to establish an identity and roots in Canada.
Heroes Remember presents twenty-one war Chinese Canadian Veterans who speak candidly of their wartime efforts. You can watch videos of the interviews with the veterans, read the transcripts and see the vintage photographs.
This virtual museum brings together the cultural expressions of many different Asian Canadian ethnic groups. The site includes samples of storytelling as well as several performing arts.
