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The Chinese Canadian Conservative Association (CCCA), officially the Chinese Canadian Conservative Association of Canada, is a non-profit organization that represents Canadian Conservatives of Chinese descent. The organization was founded in 1983 to encourage Chinese Canadian involvement in Conservative politics. [1]
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In addition to the cultural association, Kamloops also hosts a Chinese Freemasons group and a Taiwanese cultural society. [133] The Okanagan Chinese Canadian Association is headquartered in Kelowna. [134] In addition in the 1960s Kelowna had a boarding house for men named Huang/Wong, and this functioned as the city's sole clan association. [130]
Wong Foon Sien (Chinese: 黃寬先; 7 July 1899 – 31 July 1971), also simply known as Foon Sien, was a Canadian journalist and labour activist.He devoted time to a number of civil and human rights organizations, [1] was one of the early leaders of the Chinese Benevolent Association in Vancouver, and was "perhaps the most influential person" in the city's Chinatown. [2]
This is a list of Chinese Canadians including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian-born descendants who are notable, have made significant contributions to the Canadian or international culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have prominently appeared in the news.
The Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver (CBA) is a Chinese Canadian organization headquartered in Vancouver. [1] It serves as a federation of various Vancouver-based Chinese organizations. [ 2 ]
Chinese Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Han Chinese ancestry, which includes both naturalized Chinese immigrants and Canadian-born Chinese. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] They comprise a subgroup of East Asian Canadians which is a further subgroup of Asian Canadians .
Chinese labourers working on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1884. Chinatowns have existed in Canada since the 1850s, with the first recorded visit in 1788. [3] The first Chinese landed on the Canadian west coast in 1788 and have integrated with the Canadian multicultural society. [4] Major timeline for Chinese Canadian history is: [4]