A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia (一席之地 : 卑诗省与华人的迁徙), curated and edited by Denise Fong, Viviane Gosselin, and Henry Yu, serves as an essential spatial and social ledger documenting how Chinese migrants actively built and sustained the physical geography of the Canadian Pacific slope. Chronicling movement across the Fraser River gold fields, the perilous construction corridors of the Canadian Pacific Railway, coastal salmon canneries, and foundational urban enclaves in Victoria, Vancouver, and the interior, the text illustrates how early Chinese enterprise was mapped directly along major riverine networks and established First Nations trade corridors. The work emphasizes the critical, often undocumented interdependent alliances forged between Chinese laborers, merchants, and indigenous communities—ranging from shared navigational logistics and localized commerce to enduring family networks—which were indispensable for navigating isolated resource frontiers and institutional colonial exclusion. Ultimately, this collaborative study reframes British Columbia's early industrial development as an inherently trans-Pacific landscape, showing how Chinese labor and commercial networks anchored the civic and economic infrastructure of the burgeoning province.

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A note on terms What's on the menu? Reckoning and recognition A seat at the table - Chinese immigration Hungry for change Wait to be seated - White supremacy and racism Passing the torch Stories smorgasbord Stories that sustain us Artist statements Objects matter

Catalogue of exhibition titled A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration in British Columbia, held at the Hon Hsing Athletic Association Building, Vancouver, BC, August 2020; Museum of Vancouver, November 2020Published in conjunction with a multi-sited exhibition titled A Seat at the Table : Chinese Immigration in British Columbia, co-produced by the Museum of Vancouver and University of British Columbia in partnership with the Chinese Canadian Museum, and presented at the Museum of Vancouver and at the Hon Hsing Building in Vancouver Chinatown from August 2020 to April 2022. The exhibitions are set to travel in various locations in British Columbia between 2022 and 2025.--page 167

Catalogue of exhibition titled A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration in British Columbia, held at the Hon Hsing Athletic Association Building, Vancouver, BC, August 2020; Museum of Vancouver, November 2020Published in conjunction with a multi-sited exhibition titled A Seat at the Table : Chinese Immigration in British Columbia, co-produced by the Museum of Vancouver and University of British Columbia in partnership with the Chinese Canadian Museum, and presented at the Museum of Vancouver and at the Hon Hsing Building in Vancouver Chinatown from August 2020 to April 2022. The exhibitions are set to travel in various locations in British Columbia between 2022 and 2025.--page 167