This booklet dives into the long history of racist policies that have impacted Indigenous, Black and racialized communities in the province over the last 150 years since BC joined Canada. The illustrated booklet, co-published by the CCPA-BC Office, ties the histories of racism and resistance to present day anti-racist movements.
Co-authored by Nicholas…
February is Black History Month! The BC Black History Awareness Society has a great lineup of online events over the coming weeks. Check out the schedule here: https://bcblackhistory.ca/events/
When John Horgan talked about BC’s historic racism, he failed to mention Japanese Canadians. Here’s why it matters.
Read the article on The Tyee Here!
Article by Maryka Omatsu and John Price
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an uprising against white supremacy is sweeping America and inspiring people fighting anti-Asian racism to work with Black Lives Matter to overturn the old order.
Read the article on the Tyee HERE!
Article by John Price.
BC STUDIES NO. 204 WINTER 2019/20
(Un)Settling the Islands: Race, Indigeneity and the Transpacific, co-edited by Christine O’Bonsawin and John Price, showcases a unique collection of articles that explore Indigenous and Asian Canadian histories from Vancouver Island and beyond.
150 Years and Counting: Fighting for Justice on the Coast
"Fight COVID Racism" Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, May 28, 2020 | 1PM - 2PM
WHERE: Zoom Conference, Register here (https://bit.ly/2ZDKxfv)
To combat the increasing anti-Asian racism, Chinese Canadian organizations across Canada launch Fight
COVID Racism (www.covidracism.ca) a website dedicated to tracking and reporting anti-Asian racism and
xenophobia in Canada.
Join to learn about the campaign and the webtool and get…
Time: May 4-6, 2017
Location: Vancouver Island University
“Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island: Race, Indigeneity and the Transpacific” (ACVI) project invites students, scholars and community researchers to submit papers for a proposed edited volume on the theme of (Un)Settling the Islands: Race, Indigeneity, and the Transpacific. Papers related to the themes of culture and heritage,…
Lecture: The Legacy of Japanese Canadian Redress: A Reflection/An Assessment
Presented by Dr. Roy Miki, Professor Emeritus (English) of Simon Fraser University. Dr. Miki is an award-winning poet and was one of the leaders in the fight for Japanese Canadian redress. He is the author of several books, including Redress: Inside the Japanese Canadian Call for Justice (Raincoast 2004), as…
(Spring 2016)
Asian Canadians were among the first to come to these Indigenous lands. Chinese tradespeople arrived in 1788-89 with the early fur traders. And many more came in 1858 during the era of the gold rush. Japanese and South Asians soon followed and lived and worked throughout the islands, from Victoria to Alert Bay, from…