New Chinese-Canadian history wiki

[Henry]

"Chinese-Canadians searching for their roots in this country have had a tough time. Now a new wiki will help Chinese-Canadians, and others, research their ancestors and tell their stories.

The Vancouver Public Library and Library and Archives Canada have partnered to sponsor the Chinese-Canadian history wiki, a collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content."

www.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=c6de687d-36ad-4241-9f7d-55e8558f62f0

The wiki is at:


Also:

Immigrants from China

"The Government of Canada created documents specifically for new arrivals from China. This research tool provides access to 98,361 references to Chinese immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1885 and 1949.

The General Registers of Chinese Immigration were indexed by the Department of History at the University of British Columbia www.ubc.ca/ . This index is intended for personal genealogical use only. Researchers with historical or other interests should contact Professor Henry Yu of the Department of History, University of British Columbia.

[Woodson]

I gather this index is not part of the UBC website. Do you happen to have Professor Henry Yu's contact information?

[Henry]

I believe Professor Yu can be reached at:

www.history.ubc.ca/people.php?people=81

also:

"Immigrants to Canada from China
Posted 27 May 2008
By Sylvie Tremblay, Acting Head, Canadian Genealogy Centre, Client Services Division, Library and Archives Canada


Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online database, Immigrants from China. This project was created in partnership with the Canadian Genealogy Centre and the University of British Columbia, and was partly funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage through its Canadian Culture Online Program.

This database includes over 98,000 references to Chinese immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1885 and 1949. Site visitors can search by name or year of arrival to view a digitized image of the immigration record. Immigrants from China replaces and includes the records from the online database, Port of New Westminster Register of Chinese Immigration. Immigrants from China will form part of an upcoming LAC virtual exhibition about Canada's early immigrants from China, scheduled to launch in late 2008.

You are invited to visit the database

The contributions of many Library and Archives staff were instrumental in the success of this project, and their efforts are much appreciated.

For more information, please contact Project Manager Jennifer Nicol by telephone at 613-996-8223 or by email."

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