Vancouver Chinatown Foundation

• Vancouver’s Chinatown to get $2.2 million from province to reshape, revitalize

  The cash will go toward new lighting and storefronts, an upgrade to the façade of the Chinese Cultural Centre, the preservation of the neighbourhood's culture, and more.

  Canada

  May 12, 2023
  
• New health centre in Downtown Eastside to be named after philanthropist and former nurse

  Lily Lee moved to Vancouver at the age of 16 to attend nursing school. She spent several years working in the Downtown Eastside during what she described as a "much simpler time."

  Health

  Nov 15, 2022
  
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• ‘It brings back old memories’: New Chinatown cultural centre to share stories of resilience against racism

  The first permanent cultural space of its kind in Canada will feature more than 150 stories of early Chinese immigrants whose resilience against racism helped shape Chinatown.

  Perspectives

  Nov 2, 2021
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• ‘It could be lost forever’: Community working on economic strategy to save Vancouver’s Chinatown

  "We will find ways to get people to come back": the community is forging ahead to try and make visitors feel safe again in Vancouver's battered Chinatown.

  Features

  Jul 28, 2021