Not your average neighbourhood. 

Considered to be one of the largest Chinatowns in North America and the largest Chinatown in all of Canada, Vancouver's Chinatown is a site of culture and struggle. The rich history runs through the major arteries of the area - but for a period of time, this blood ran cold.
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524 Shanghai Alley, with a Chinatown History Window paying hommage to Peggy Lee, a Chinese-Canadian entrepreneur and hairdresser whose clientele included the rich and elite. Source: Personal photograph
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A map of the sites in modern day Chinatown. Source: Simon Fraser University David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication

Where is Vancouver's Chinatown?

In the beginning, the Chinese of Vancouver were given four cramped city blocks to live in. Today, Vancouver's Chinatown is sandwiched between the Downtown Eastside and Vancouver's Downtown core and Financial District. Check out this map to learn more about the area as well as the prominent buildings and structures within it. 

A look back on history

Chinatown then
What was it like for the Chinese when they first arrived in Vancouver?

A look at the present state

Chinatown now
How has history and time shaped how Chinatown is today? 

Why did these changes take place?

My personal opinions and thoughts on Vancouver's Chinatown and the changes that it has undergone.

Thanks for visiting my site!

My name is Rachel Wong, and this is a project for my Political Communication class at Simon Fraser University.
Learn more about why I did this project, what it entails, and my interest in the topic.

 Rachel Wong - CMNS 432 Political Communication, Public Opinion and Political Marketing - Simon Fraser University