Propaganda - Helen Kwan Yee Cheung on Cantonese Opera and Homeland Politics
Helen Kwan Yee Cheung, a 2013 M.A. University of Alberta graduate, pursued studying the Chinese community history in Edmonton through the lens of Cantonese Opera. She found that Cantonese Opera had el...
12 Sep 20193min
Stan Mah on the Blue Willow Restaurant's fish pond
Stan Mah reflects on his late father, Victor (Vic) Mah opening and running the original Blue Willow restaurant. He takes listeners back to the past with a vivid description of the restaurant including...
12 Sep 20193min
Raymond Ng on the Edmonton Chinatown Multicultural Centre
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
Jessica Mah on the Mah Society's early days as a boarding house
The Mah Society's Jessica Mah talks about the surprising early days of the organization, and how it's changed over the years.Interview and editing by Chris Chang-Yen Phillips. This documentary was pro...
12 Sep 20193min
Ching Tse on incorporating Chinese roof tiles in Chinatown
Retired architect Ching Tse is responsible for designing many buildings in Edmonton's Chinatown. He discusses his intention to inject traditional Chinese architecture into his designs. One of the ways...
12 Sep 20193min
Maria Wong on burger places with friendly faces
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 on The Two-Way Street
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
