Kathleen Renne, For Neighbours (Calgary Herald)
Published: Thursday, June 10, 2010
Article about Chinatown that also lists the summer-long roster of activities. At the link: http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/ne ... bb41f56fa4
Peter Chan of the Calgary Chinatown Centennial Celebration Committee says Chinatown's present location is actually the third spot to which the Chinese people moved after first settling around 8th Avenue and 3rd Street S.E. in the waning years of the 19th century. Chan, who made a documentary on Chinatown's development when he first moved to Calgary from Hong Kong twenty years ago, explains that, in those early years, Chinatown was a "self-contained community," a place where a few hundred Chinese immigrants could support each other, have access to the foods they were used to, and speak their native tongue with their neighbours. Skip ahead one-hundred years to the small, but vibrant, community that is Chinatown today...
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Sien Lok display spotlights proud history
By Mario Toneguzzi, Neighbours June 24, 2010
You don't have to travel very far in Calgary to see the impact the Chinese community has had on the city. It is evident everywhere. However, a trip you might want to take in the near future is downtown to the Chinese Cultural Centre where a unique display is being showcased by the Sien Lok Society of Calgary. The organization's latest legacy project is called Builders and Patriots II: A History of Calgary's Chinatown, which runs until October 31...
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