The Chinese Canadian Museum’s Vancouver location is now permanently at home inside the Wing Sang Building, with the official public opening on July 1, 2023. Originally built in 1889 by Chinese merchant Yip Sang for his business “Wing Sang Company”, the Wing Sang Building is the oldest structure in Vancouver’s Chinatown. This heritage building expanded in 1902 and 1912 and housed Yip Sang’s growing family including three wives and 23 children.
“Wing Sang” in Chinese means “everlasting” — expressing an aspirational hope to live and thrive. The building is an embodiment and testament to Yip Sang’s experience and lasting legacy. The Chinese Canadian Museum is honoured to be the custodian of this important heritage site.
The Chinese Canadian Museum aspires to provide an invigorating and transformative experience for present and future generations through its exhibitions and programming throughout B.C. and Canada.
CCM will elevate Chinese Canadian voices, enrich our legacy, and engage with diverse communities.
L’exposition du musée, intitulée The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, met en évidence le rôle du papier à la fois comme instrument de communication et comme moyen de contrôle. Le gouvernement canadien délivrait des documents d’identité particuliers, appelés certificats d’identité (C.I.), afin de surveiller, de restreindre, de décourager et d’exclure les personnes d’origine chinoise du pays.
Toute personne d’origine chinoise souhaitant quitter le Canada puis y revenir devait apporter son certificat de résidence, le présenter et se soumettre à un examen. Si son retour était autorisé, le verso de son certificat portait un cachet.
