Global BC presents: Chinatown stories of perseverance and pride

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• ZO

  @zororosario · 10 months ago

  Thanks for this Chinatown report about our history, please don't stop this local history from flourishing 😊❤👍

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• EL

  @el_chino778 · 10 months ago

  Thanks for this story. My great grandfather came here in the 1910s paid head tax couldn’t bring other family over due to the exclusion act. He had a grocery store and lived in Strathcona. Rest of our family came here in the 70s after he passed in the 60s.

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• IA

  @iancampbell168 · 10 months ago

  I live in Chinatown. First in 2009/2010 and now again in 2025(in the same building). I love Chinatown. A lot has changed in the years I wasn’t here. Several businesses have closed their doors. I watched as some areas went from being rebuilt and refurbished to almost ruins and now to be rebuilt again. Chinatown has so much beauty. It’s a community. The people of Chinatown have been here for generations. I wish Vancouver would step it up and help better preserve what’s already here. Instead I see complete blocks torn down and towers take over.<br>There are some beautiful local businesses I’ve been shopping at for years. One of which, Bamboo Village. They will be closing their doors this month. I think they deserve some attention, shine a spotlight on them before they go. <br>I’ve been to the Parade here a few times, great sense of celebration and pride that anyone can share. <br>I am not Chinese but take great pride in this neighbourhood. It’s my home.

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• KM

  @kmckking · 10 months ago

  i&apos;m not chinese but work in china town, and although it&apos;s had a rough patch, the passion and youth has been really lifting it up lately! it&apos;s welcoming and affordable, and has a love for arts and tradition. i hope nothing but the best for this little town, and i can&apos;t wait to be part of its future

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• NO

  @notbroadcasting · 10 months ago

  Life moves fast and there aren&apos;t a lot of great ways to stop for a short time and take in well-produced pieces of local history like this. Great work, Global and Sophie Lui!

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• JA

  @jaaklucas1329 · 10 months ago

  In th 70s when I first came to Van Chinatown was like a visit to a mysterious place. I ate there,shopped there.. Now E.Hastings is so bad and it spills over . Like to see Chinatown get some of its Mojo back

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• TH

  @throne988 · 10 months ago

  Thank you for making it happen for us the next-generation to know how special Chinatown is to us.

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• SI

  @sirbungee · 10 months ago

  Love this story as a child always like exploring China towns when i hit different cites with my parents

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• DB

  @dbrentski4800 · 10 months ago

  This mini-doc was rather well done and very much enjoyed watching it. Awesome to see the younger generation embracing Chinatown and gives immense hope to overcome all adversity. &nbsp;❤

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• WA

  @wakanashimamura1383 · 10 months ago

  Thank you for shining a light on the community that built this neighbourhood. Living in Vancouver, we should all be conscious and know what gentrification is and how it affects the elderly, businesses, culture, and DTES.

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• WA

  @walter-kai · 10 months ago

  I hope they start teaching us more about Vancouver&apos;s dark history in school. It&apos;s the only way we will learn from our mistakes<br>Humility is the key to empathy

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• JI

  @jimkwan1807 · 10 months ago

  Thanks for the report. Brought back so many fond memories. I lived in Chinatown from Keefer Street to Campbell Ave from 1969 to &apos;74. &nbsp;I had paper routes on Pender Street, down to Marco Polo&apos;s restaurant and Powell Street, the Japanese neighbourhood.

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