Short stories and remembrances of Edmonton's Chinatown. This series was produced as part of a Community Service Learning project at the University of Alberta. It is part of a multimedia project capturing the history of Edmonton's Chinatown, called Figure 一,二,三,六,八.
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Short stories and remembrances of Edmonton's Chinatown. This series was produced as part of a Community Service Learning project at the University of Alberta. It is part of a multimedia project capturing the history of Edmonton's Chinatown, called Figure 一,二,三,六,八.
Cheatsheets - Helen Kwan Yee Cheung on Cantonese Opera as Cultural Entertainment
Edmonton Chinatown Stories
3 minutes
6 years ago
Cheatsheets - Helen Kwan Yee Cheung on Cantonese Opera as Cultural Entertainment
Helen Kwan Yee Cheung, a 2013 M.A. University of Alberta graduate, pursued studying the Chinese community history in Edmonton through the lens of Cantonese Opera. She found that Cantonese Opera had elements of several social functions: cultural entertainment, philanthropy, and homeland politics. In this audio story, Helen talks about Cantonese Opera providing cultural entertainment not only for the viewers/listeners, but also for the performers.
Edmonton Chinatown Stories
Short stories and remembrances of Edmonton's Chinatown. This series was produced as part of a Community Service Learning project at the University of Alberta. It is part of a multimedia project capturing the history of Edmonton's Chinatown, called Figure 一,二,三,六,八.