British Columbia History

British Columbia History chronicles British Columbia’s unique story through the words and images of community writers, archivists, museum professionals, academic historians and more. Fresh, engaging, personal and relevant, every issue is packed with articles, photographs, maps, illustrations, book reviews and insights into local archives and historic sites.

British Columbia History

Solidarity inspires belonging

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Terpeniye: The mountain, the mill, and the willows • We are honoured that Spencer Legebokoff is joining us through 2024 as our Writer In Residence. This is the last of four articles he will share with us.

FRONT WORDS

BEYOND CHINATOWN • The Chinese and English Phrase Book and Dictionary

A Match Not Made in Heaven

Good Neighbours and Ordinary Stories • The work of the Chinatown Storytelling Centre

A Sense of Belonging: Chinese Societies

Canned Salmon and China Lily • Chinese and Indigenous relations in small-town British Columbia

The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey, by Chad Soon and George Chiang, illustrated by Amy Qi (Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2024). $24.95

Remembering Smithers' Chinatown

Not So Uncommon an Oath: The "Chicken Oath" in BC Chinese Canadians' Testimonies

SHARING STORIES of My Chinese Community

FROM THE ASHES OF WILDFIRE • The rebuilding of the Lytton Chinese History Museum

A Time of Innocence • Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the streets

Extension Chinatown

Evaluating Books and Media