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Jim Wong-Chu fonds
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Asian Canadian communities and organizations

Series consists of textual and photographic records related to Asian Canadian communities in Canada especially the Chinese Canadian community in Vancouver and in other parts of British Columbia. Material includes newsletters from various Asian Canadian cultural organizations in Canada, material from conferences related to Asian Canadians, material from the Saltwater City exhibition in Vancouver, Powell Street Revue, protests in Vancouver's Chinatown, material about Chinese Canadian youth, collected articles on Asian Canadians in the news, materials commemorating the second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese railroad workers, and educational material from the Britannia Shipyards in Richmond, British Columbia.

Asian American communities and organizations

Series consists of records relating to Asian American ethnic communities, in particular the American Chinese communities in San Francisco, California, and the state of Washington. Newsletters, photographs, magazines, flyers, correspondence, brochures and pamphlets, and audio material in this series focus on Asian performing, visual, and literary arts and cultural events. In addition, there is material relating to protests for tenants of the International Hotel in San Francisco (a low-cost hotel where many Asian immigrants lived) and Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American who was wrongly convicted for murder in 1973.

Manuscripts

Series consists of manuscripts sent and given to Jim Wong-Chu. Manuscripts have been arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name. Some manuscripts have been sorted by genre by Jim Wong-Chu into categories such as fiction, poetry, and plays, but these folders may contain other types of writing as well.

Film production

Series consists of textual records related to Garrick Chu's film projects and productions including "Sai Yup", "Getting There", and "Paws". It also includes records related to a trip to China which was the topic of his film "Sai Yup".

Photographs

Series consists of three photographic prints of three unidentified children and 345 slides (both in black and white and color) which were a part of a project about Asian stereotypes in media. The content of the slides are primarily of Chinese characters in early 20th century film as well as comic books and advertisements.

A number of the slides also feature locations in and around Vancouver including the Chinese Cultural Centre's Mid-Autumn and Spring festivals and protests of the Quebec-Columbia connector and other community protests in Chinatown in Vancouver.

Asian American communities

Series consists of textual records related to Asian American communities primarily based in the state of Washington and San Francisco, California. Records relate to various types of community events including conferences, media, plays, protests regarding the International Hotel in San Francisco and workers rights, Asian American studies, and racial equality.

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