Ken Gee on picking goji berries in the Edmonton river valley

When local playwright Marty Chan married his wife Michelle, they decided to pay tribute to their heritage. Marty’s parents choose their favourite Chinatown restaurant to host the Chinese wedding banqu...

12 Sep 20193min

Tin Yip talks about the history and importance of the Harbin Gate in Edmonton's Chinatown, and about how it has been temporarily removed for construction of an LRT.Interview and editing by Rachel Meld...

12 Sep 20193min

Local artist Grace Law remembers visiting the Harbin Gate as a child in the late 1980s. Whenever her family would visit, from either Hong Kong or Calgary, they would get into the car and drive to Chin...

12 Sep 20193min

Emmy Mah was a young teenager when she came to Canada, and she was one of the very few Chinese females in Edmonton at the time. Due to this, she was asked to participate in the Klondike Days Parade Fl...

12 Sep 20193min

Rachel Meldrum speaks here with Raymond Ng. Raymond talks about the free, weekly Chinese newspaper named the Edmonton Chinese News (or 爱华报) that he published for the Chinese community in Edmonton to f...

12 Sep 20192min

Maria Wong has lived in Edmonton since 1977. She remembers visiting a burger restaurant owned by a Korean couple. Maria was drawn to the friendliness of the owners, their son, and the delicious season...

12 Sep 20192min

Tin Yip speaks about his integration into Canadian society. Tin explains how both learning and playing Canadian sports when he first arrived were essential in his smooth integration into society. He a...

12 Sep 20192min

In this piece, Raymond Ng talks about the Edmonton Chinatown Multicultural Centre. The centre offers weekly table-tennis and language lessons that provide another fun and welcoming place in Edmonton f...

12 Sep 20192min