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City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Cultural Past

May Q. Wong

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Description:The book is also available as an e-book.Did you know that between 1829 and 1859, Hawaiians were regularly recruited to work in the Pacific Northwest and that there are still many locations with Hawaiian names?The 1858 gold rush in British Columbia drew people from all over the world. Some of the groups who settled in large numbers include the Chinese and Jewish people. What is not well-known is that a large contingent of American Black immigrants came to Vancouver Island, seeking freedom from slavery during that time as well. Now this story has been included in the 2022 documentary series BLK: An Origin Story, on History Channel. Japanese settlers came to Vancouver Island about twenty years later. Read about a famous Japanese garden which is being resurrected after being destroyed during WW II. Some of the individuals highlighted are the three Metis Matriarchs of Fort Victoria: Amelia Connolly Douglas, Isabella M. Mainville Ross, and Josette Legace Work; former slave Sylvia Estes Stark; Victoria's first female business woman Amelia Copperman; Canada's first Jewish Judge Samuel Davies Schultz; the first well-known Japanese businessman Manzo Nagano, and; Canada's first female Chinese doctor Victoria Toy Mea Chung.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Cultural Past. To get started finding City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Cultural Past, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 343

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Touchwood Editions

Release: 2018

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Description: The book is also available as an e-book.Did you know that between 1829 and 1859, Hawaiians were regularly recruited to work in the Pacific Northwest and that there are still many locations with Hawaiian names?The 1858 gold rush in British Columbia drew people from all over the world. Some of the groups who settled in large numbers include the Chinese and Jewish people. What is not well-known is that a large contingent of American Black immigrants came to Vancouver Island, seeking freedom from slavery during that time as well. Now this story has been included in the 2022 documentary series BLK: An Origin Story, on History Channel. Japanese settlers came to Vancouver Island about twenty years later. Read about a famous Japanese garden which is being resurrected after being destroyed during WW II. Some of the individuals highlighted are the three Metis Matriarchs of Fort Victoria: Amelia Connolly Douglas, Isabella M. Mainville Ross, and Josette Legace Work; former slave Sylvia Estes Stark; Victoria's first female business woman Amelia Copperman; Canada's first Jewish Judge Samuel Davies Schultz; the first well-known Japanese businessman Manzo Nagano, and; Canada's first female Chinese doctor Victoria Toy Mea Chung.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Cultural Past. To get started finding City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Cultural Past, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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