May 24, 2025 - September 25, 2025

This series of images also celebrates the legacy of Chinese immigrants as important contributors to the unification of what we now know as Canada. The United States and Canada share a border that seems to stretch naturally across the continent. Politically speaking, however, securing the Canadian border by no means happened naturally. The government had to act fast, and great sacrifices were made. At a crucial juncture, when British Columbia could have been seized by its American neighbour, the Canadian government needed significant manpower to solidify its confederacy – and thousands of Chinese came to Canada to help make this happen.

This series pays homage to early Chinese immigrants by offering a glimpse of their sacrifices and contributions, both of which have predominantly been excluded from Canada’s educational and community spaces.