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When Chinese in Canada Were Numbered, Interrogated, Excluded


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Quan Jew Louie was Vancouver-born, a member of the influential HY Louie family and a UBC soccer champion, but the government still didn’t consider him Canadian. A flying officer during the Second World War, he was hit by enemy shells in Germany and crashed into a field. He died for a country that rejected him.
Microfilm reproduction of Quan Jew Louie’s CI9 travel authorization via Library and Archives Canada.
Every Remembrance Day, Cecil Yip would shine his shoes and polish his medals. Then, putting them on with his purple beret and navy suit jacket, he’d set off for Vancouver’s Chinatown. He’d meet his brother Dick and other veterans of Pacific Unit 280 to march in the big parade, sometimes with tears in his eyes, and after, raise a glass to their fallen comrades. ....

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Howe Lee shed light on war sacrifices of Chinese Canadians


The Globe and Mail
Rod Mickleburgh
Published April 15, 2021
Steve Ko/COURTESY OF CHINESE CANADIAN MILITARY MUSEUM
Hundreds of Chinese Canadians volunteered to fight in the Second World War for a country that denied them the vote and further marginalized them with an ingrained system of racial discrimination. Many from British Columbia were trained as commandos to operate behind Japanese lines in the Pacific. Theirs was a story of bravery and courage. Yet few in Canada – not even in the Chinese Canadian community – knew much about it. As the vets grew older, Howe Lee decided that had to change.
In the mid-1990s, along with a few others, the long-time Burnaby, B.C., teacher and military reservist set his sights on a way to preserve and celebrate their exploits, which also played a major role in finally securing the vote for Chinese Canadians in 1947. With Mr. Lee as its driving force, the group raised funds, whipped up support beyond the Chinese Canadian c ....

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Read the full text of the April 2021 B.C. throne speech


As the devoted husband and consort to Her Majesty The Queen, the marriage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness formed a foundation of leadership of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for nearly eight decades. On the occasion of the Queen s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Her Majesty referred to His Royal Highness as her constant strength and guide.
His Royal Highness will be remembered fondly by British Columbians for his devotion to Queen and country, his duties as Royal Patron, and his ever-keen interest in the lives and work of Canadians.
On behalf of all British Columbians, I wish to once more extend my heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty The Queen, the entire Royal Family, and all citizens of the Commonwealth, on the loss of this steadfast companion and most loyal Prince. ....

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