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BC Culture Days continues tomorrow with their Online Speaker Series entitled, “The Fecundity of Food & Family: A Natural Niche for Chinese Canadians in Burnaby”. This free livestream begins tomorrow, October 20 at 7 pm PT and is in partnership with Burnaby Village Museum and UBC students who have studied Chineses Canadian history.

This discussion focuses on the Chinese Canadian culture through the lens of food and farming in Burnaby’s history specifically. The event will be a reflection of what UBC students (who have studied Chinese Canadian immigration/ history and had interned at Burnaby Village Museum) had discovered from their research.

Along with the discussion panel there is also two podcasts and one video available online right now that highlights the specific histories they researched, including the brief history of the dish chop suey and the Chinese Canadian restaurant The Dragon Inn.

BC Cultural Days have been on a months long run that began on September 25. The organization promotes art and culture to the general public, giving access to local art and history to those that may not have known it existed. They highlight different communities throughout British Columbia and the history, art and culture behind them.

Although this year looks very different because of the effects of COVID-19, they have managed to create new ways around the social distancing barriers through a more online approach, including virtual tours, live-streaming, digital recordings and few limited seating live events.

Activities like these are a fun and informative way to learn about the history of places and things you see/ do everyday and there is still much fun to be had throughout this coming week!

Click here to find an event that would most suit your interests.

To participate in this specific event click here or find it on the Burnaby Village Museum website.