In May, the Victoria Chinatown Museum celebrates Asian Heritage Month with a range of events, programs, and community activities that showcase Chinese Canadian history, culture, and contributions. Established in Canada in 2001, Asian Heritage Month provides an...
The Fifth Annual Awakening Chinatown Returns The streets of Canada’s oldest Chinatown will come alive once again as the fifth annual Awakening Chinatown Festival returns on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Presented by the Victoria Chinatown Museum Society (VCMS) in partnership...
The Victoria Chinatown Museum Society Board of Directors welcomes K. Linda Tzang as the new Associate Director of the Victoria Chinatown Museum, beginning April 1, 2026. From 2005 to 2019 Linda was the Curator of Cultural Communities at the Royal Alberta Museum and...
International Women’s Day Short Film Screening Join us Sunday, March 29 at 1 pm for two short films celebrating women during exclusion: Born an Immigrant – The Dressmaker and In Search of Mah Hang. Stay for a panel discussion with director Jenn Lee, producer...
Victoria’s Chinatown is the oldest in Canada and one of the oldest in North America. Its streets tell stories of arrival, labour, resilience, and community. Established in the mid-nineteenth century, Chinatown grew as Chinese migrants came to the West Coast seeking...
Grace Wong Sneddon, Ph.D Board Chair, VCMS September 5, 2022 The boycott was a response to the growing Anglo pro-segregation pressure across the West Coast in the 1920s for a more complete separation of the Chinese and white races in public schools. The school protest...
