Faculty of Art
This summer course and field study allows students to conduct interdisciplinary academic research while exploring the histories, cultures, foodways, heritage, and geographies of Chinese migration around the Pacific, particularly migrations over the last 50 years to Richmond, BC. With field trips to Vancouver Chinatown and various sites in Richmond, students will explore themes including identity and belonging, food and cultural heritage, Asian migrants and Indigeneity, urban commercial landscapes, and cultural heritage.
Students will learn in traditional and non-traditional classroom settings locally to explore best practices in ethical community-based research, museum exhibitions and intergenerational and inter-community knowledge sharing to rethink the history of Vancouver, Richmond, BC, and the Pacific and learn about the intertwined histories of Chinese migrants from Hong Kong, Mainland China, SE Asia, and other parts of the globe. Students will be asked to create a project that will feed into the collaborative exhibition with the Richmond Museum by ACAM/ACRE on Richmond’s foodscape and how it reflects the demographic and historical changes over the last 60 years. Led by Professor Henry Yu (History; ACAM), this is an ideal opportunity for students looking for a short yet rewarding community-engaged research experience that leads into a museum exhibition. (And yes, we won’t just study food, we will also eat…)
In 2026S, ACAM_V 320-H_001 will be taught by Dr. Henry Yu, ACAM faculty and professor in the department of history.
