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Title: Adapting to Canada - Interview with Ms. Joe:
Contributor(s): Joe, Ms. (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: Cantonese
Description: Ms. Joe talks about being discouraged from carrying her children on her back in Canada, and her willingness to adapt to her new environment. Interview conducted in Cantonese. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:00:33
Subject(s): Cultural differences, Chinese Canadians, Parenting
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Al Jamia Masjid Mosque - Interview with Ihsan Malik:
Contributor(s): Malik, Ihsan (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-08-02
Language: English
Description: Ihsan Malik describes the first mosque in Western Canada and its significance.
Extent: 00:02:42
Subject(s): Muslims, Al Jamia Masjid (Mosque), Pakistan Canadians, Cultural differences
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: 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: Chinese Library - Interview with Marion Man:
Contributor(s): Man, Marion (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Marion Man talks about her fond memories of working at the Chinese Library.
Extent: 00:01:17
Subject(s): Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Cultural differences, Multiculturalism, Chinese Community Library Services Association, Communities
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Comparing Japan and Vancouver - Interview with Mariko Takashina:
Contributor(s): Takashina, Mariko (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-05
Language: English
Description: Mariko compares her life in Japan with the 'human style' of Vancouver.
Extent: 00:01:46
Subject(s): Japanese Canadians, Cultural differences
Location(s): Mount Pleasant
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City