City in colour : rediscovered stories of Victoria's multicultural past / May Q. Wong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wong, May Q., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--British Columbia--Victoria.

Ethnology.

Multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism--British Columbia--Victoria.

Victoria (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes.

Victoria (B.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Victoria, British Columbia : TouchWood Editions, 2018.

Summary:

A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria's pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour. Often described as "more English than the English," the city of Victoria has a much more ethnically diverse background than historical record and current literature reveal. Significant contributions were made by many people of colour with fascinating stories, including: the Kanaka, or Hawaiian Islanders, who constructed Fort Victoria, and members of the Kanaka community such as Maria Mahoi and William Naukana three Metis matriarchs--Amelia Connolly Douglas, Josette Legacé Work, and Isabelle M. Mainville Ross the Victoria Voltigeurs, the earliest police presence in the Colony of Vancouver Island, and who were primarily men of colour Grafton Tyler Brown, now known in the United States as one of the first and best African American artists of the American West Manzo Nagano, Canada's first recorded immigrant from Japan and many more With information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong's City in Colour is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria's history. corded immigrant from Japan and many more With information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong's City in Colour is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria's history. corded immigrant from Japan and many more With information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong's City in Colour is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria's history. corded immigrant from Japan and many more With information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong's City in Colour is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria's history.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. Juan de Fuca

2. Kanakas of British Columbia

3. Amelia Connolly Douglas, Isabella M. Mainville Ross, and Josette Legacé Work

4. Victoria's Colourful Policing History

5. Black Colonists

6. Sylvia Estes Stark

7. Amelia Copperman

8. Victoria's Naughtiest Secrets

9. Temple Emanu-El

10. Judge Samuel Davies Schultz

11. Manzo Nagano

12. Grafton Tyler Brown

13. Lim Bang

14. Chan Dun

15. Dr. Victoria Toy Mea Chung

16. The Japanese Gardens of Isaburo Kishida

17. Japanese Gardeners

Significant Dates in British Columbia's Early History

Acknowledgements

Endnotes

Selected Bibliography

List of Images

Index

About the Author

Copyright Page.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781771512862

1771512865

OCLC:

1063808288