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Title: Business and Cultural Shifts - Interview with Albert Tsang
Contributor(s): Tsang, Albert (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: Cantonese
Description: Albert Tsang talks about the time when Chinatown used to be the only place you could shop for Chinese goods. Tsang explains why he thinks Chinese businesses are outside of Chinatown now and addresses complaints about outside cultures starting businesses in Chinatown. Interview conducted in Cantonese. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:01:40
Subject(s): Western businesses, Cultural shifts, Multiculturalism, Chinese restaurants, Chinese Canadians, Businesses
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Changes in Chinatown - Interview with Ms. Chan
Contributor(s): Chan, Ms. (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: Cantonese
Description: Ms. Chan discusses buildings that are changing in Chinatown and the increase of high-rises. She believes that the essence of Chinatown is gone and mentions her difficulty when communicating with westerners. Interview conducted in Cantonese. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:00:56
Subject(s): Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.) - Millennium Gate, Buildings, Cultural shifts, Cultural differences, Chinese Canadians, Chinese restaurants, Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Eating Diverse - Interview with John Anthony:
Contributor(s): Anthony, John (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-14
Language: English
Description: Visiting Chinese restaurants in his university days expanded John Anthony's understanding of Vancouver's diversity.
Extent: 00:01:50
Subject(s): Chinese restaurants, Foo Hong Chop Suey (Restaurant), Restaurants, Multiculturalism
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Food and Restaurants - Interview with Larry Wong
Contributor(s): Wong, Larry (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Larry Wong talks about his favourite restaurants in Chinatown.
Extent: 00:01:23
Subject(s): Chinese restaurants, Racism, Segregation, White Spot (Restaurant), White Lunch (Restaurant : Vancouver, B.C.), Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Restaurants
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1950s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Food and Restaurants - Interview with Marion Man and Gregory Helem:
Contributor(s): Helem, Gregory (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Gregory Helem talks about landmark Chinese restaurants and highlights the Ho Inn.
Extent: 00:00:59
Subject(s): Chinese restaurants, Ho Inn (Restaurant), Ho Ho Restaurant
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1950s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Food and Restaurants - Interview with Ms. Chan
Contributor(s): Chan, Ms. (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: Cantonese
Description: Ms. Chan talks about the demise of Chinese businesses and restaurants in Chinatown. Interview conducted in Cantonese. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:00:56
Subject(s): Vegetarian restaurants, Chinese Canadians, Cookery, Chinese, Chinese restaurants, Streets - British Columbia - Vancouver - Pender Street
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Food and Restaurants - Interview with Ms. Yung
Contributor(s): Yung, Ms. (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: Cantonese
Description: Yung says she goes out to eat with her daughter who comes to Chinatown for grocery shopping. She comments on the many store closures and the way in which this has affected Chinatown. Interview conducted in Cantonese. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:01:03
Subject(s): Grocery shopping, Hon's Restaurant, Family, Bak Lok Restaurant, Chinese restaurants
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s, 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Food and Restaurants - Interview with Randall Yip
Contributor(s): Yip, Randall (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Randall Yip remembers his favourite childhood restaurants.
Extent: 00:01:24
Subject(s): B.C. Royal Cafe, Bamboo Terrace (Restaurant), Chinese Canadians, Lowe, Harvey, 1918-2009, Chinese restaurants, Ho Inn (Restaurant)
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Life in Chinatown - Interview with Olivia Cheung:
Contributor(s): Cheung, Olivia (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Olivia Cheung speaks about her childhood in Chinatown and the beginnings of Maxim's Bakery.
Extent: 00:03:06
Subject(s): Maxim's Bakery, Chinese restaurants, Family-owned business enterprises, Immigrants - Experience
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Stores and Restaurants - Interview with Ms. Joe
Contributor(s): Joe, Ms. (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: Cantonese
Description: Ms. Joe talks about how there were no restaurants when she first arrived in Chinatown. She talks about home cooking in the 1960s, when there were only two big stores. Chinese stores opened much later. Interview conducted in Cantonese. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:00:40
Subject(s): Grocery shopping, Dining out, Home cooking, Woodward's Stores Limited, Chinese Canadians, Chinese restaurants
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Vibrant Chinatown - Interview with Gregory Helem
Contributor(s): Helem, Gregory (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Gregory Helem reminisces about his childhood growing up in Chinatown.
Extent: 00:01:31
Subject(s): Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Neon signs, Chinese Canadians, Chinese restaurants, Bamboo Terrace (Restaurant), Coin City Arcade, Comic books, strips, etc.
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City