VANCOUVER, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — The Canadian government announced Monday 900,000 U.S. dollars for the creation of a new website documenting the experiences of Chinese settlers, past and present.
The bilingual portal, “Chinese Canadian stories: Uncommon stories from a common past history,” will be created by the University of British Columbia with funding from the Community Historical Recognition Program (CHRP). It will focus on the collection, documentation and preservation of the legacies of Chinese Canadians and their role in building Canada.
The portal will launch in March 2012, with an online virtual experience featuring portable interactive kiosks and a searchable database of digital materials created by the CHRP-funded partner organizations.
“This digital archive will help all Canadians understand and appreciate Chinese culture, as well as the importance of educating future generations about the hardships experienced by the early Chinese Canadians,” said Alice Wong, the federal Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism who made the grant announcement.
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Great to know about. Trying to locate information about Vancouver Island children born from parents being both of Chinese origin and of First Nation’s origins.