Films

CBC Broadcast version of All Our Father's Relations (44mins)

All Our Father's Relations (teaser trailer) by Alejandro Yoshizawa



Gold Mountain River: Exploring History on the Fraser, by Alejandro Yoshizawa



Gold Mountain River: Exploring History on the Fraser (Chinese version)


Dr. Henry Yu visiting historical mining sites that are highlighted in the Fraser Corridor Heritage Landscape Project report.

Trailer for Chinese Canadian Stories Project (2010-2012)


Part I - Larry Grant: Not Belonging

Elder Larry Grant is of mixed Chinese and Musqueam ancestry. Born premature on a hop field in Agassiz, B.C., Grant was raised in Musqueam traditional territory. After retiring as a longshoreman, Grant enrolled in the First Nations Language Program at the University of British Coumbia (UBC) to reconnect with his mother's ancestral language, hən'q'əmin'əm'. Through this transformational process Grant achieved his goal of learning how to welcome people to Musqueam territory using the language, discovered his aptitude for sharing stories, and developed a strong passion for revitalizing hən'q'əmin'əm'. Today he serves the Musqueam Nation as the Language and Culture Consultant. At UBC, Grant plays a key role in educating others about the first peoples who lived here. He is the Elder-in-Residence at the UBC First Nations House of Learning where he welcomes and connects with an array of visitors, students and staff from around the world. He is also an adjunct professor the UBC First Nations Language Program, helping to teach the first-year hən'q'əmin'əm' language course which is held at the Musqueam reserve. In Larry Grant: Intertwining Cultures, Larry talks to Chinese Canadian Stories about his premature birth, the Chinese market gardeners on the Musqueam Reserve dating back to the early twentieth century, and his childhood memories of their farms. Edited by Sarah Ling, Wendy Phung, and Al Yoshizawa.


Part II - Larry Grant: Intertwining Cultures 

Elder Larry Grant is of mixed Chinese and Musqueam ancestry. Born on a hop field as a premature baby in Agassiz, B.C., Grant was raised in Musqueam traditional territory. After retiring as a longshoreman, Grant enrolled in the First Nations Language Program at the University of British Coumbia to reconnect with his mother's ancestral language, hən'q'əmin'əm'. Through this transformational process Grant achieved his goal of learning how to welcome people to Musqueam territory using the language, discovered his aptitude for sharing stories, and developed a strong passion for revitalizing hən'q'əmin'əm'. Today he serves the Musqueam Nation as the Language and Culture Consultant. At the University of British Columbia, Grant plays a key role in educating others about the first peoples who lived here. He is the Elder-in-Residence at the UBC First Nations House of Learning where he welcomes and connects with an array of visitors, students and staff from around the world. He is also an adjunct professor the UBC First Nations Language Program, helping to teach the first-year hən'q'əmin'əm' language course which is held at the Musqueam reserve. In Larry Grant: Not Belonging, Larry talks to Chinese Canadian Stories about his family and his experiences being of mixed Chinese and Musqueam ancestry. Edited by Sarah Ling.


Chinese Canadian Stories in the News