Send us a textHost: Kyle Leung (@kyle.lhkhk) https://linktr.ee/whatkindofasianareyoupodGuest: Denise Fong - Hong Kong-Chinese Canadian (PhD Candidate, UBC Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program)Chinese-Canadian migration history and stories about Chinese Canadians in the early days of Canada are often overlooked and ignored in Canadian history lessons and mainstream media. In today’s episode, I have Denise Fong, a Hong Kong-Chinese Canadian living in Canada involved in bringing Chinese-Canadian diaspora migration stories and history to a wider audience in her work in academia and being a co-curator of two Chinese Canadian museum exhibitions in Vancouver.In our conversation we covered topics like: Her cultural roots and how she got interested in the Chinese-Canadian identity and experiences of Chinese-Canadian diaspora Her thoughts on Chinese-Canadian diaspora The work that she does and the exhibitions that she helped curate Chinese-Canadian migration history What Chinese-Canadians are doing in Canada for their communities and heritage preservation Our favourite Hong Kong foodsInstagram: Denise Fong (@cantoneseheritage) https://www.instagram.com/cantoneseheritage/?hl=enWebsite: https://ccie.educ.ubc.ca/denise-fong/Visit the Exhibitions:A Seat at the Table @MOV https://museumofvancouver.ca/a-seat-at-the-tableA Seat at the Table @Chinatown https://www.chinesecanadianmuseum.ca/Across the Pacific @Burnaby Village Museum https://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca/Read more about Chinese Canadian experiences:Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC http://www.cchsbc.ca/Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop http://www.asiancanadianwriters.ca/Learn Cantonese in Vancouver:UBC Cantonese https://cantonese.arts.ubc.ca/Youth Collaborative for Chinatown Cantonese School http://ycc-yvr.com/saturday-schoolExperience and Learn about Cantonese Intangible Heritage:INSTRCC (Chinese Canadian Studies) https://instrcc.ubc.ca/ACAM (Asian Canadian Studies) https://acam.arts.ubc.ca/Get involved in Vancouver Chinatown Heritage:Youth CSupport the showThank you for listening! Help this podcast:1. Follow us on Instagram @whatkindofasianpod 2. Share our episodes with friends and family3. Subscribe to us on your streaming platform4. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple Podcast5. Buy Us a Coffee! (Supporting us financially really helps but it's definitely not required, do it if you can) All the links!https://linktr.ee/whatkindofasianareyoupod

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