Learn about the role the Chinese played in Canadian history from the Richmond Public Library’s Chinese Canadian History Series.
Based on an award-winning book Blood & Sweat Over the Railway Tracks , a seminar will detail the life and work conditions of the Chinese labourers who built the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Richmond Public Library, in partnership with the City of Richmond, UBC Asian Canadians and Asian Migration Studies, the Chinese Canadian Historical Society and the Richmond Museum, presents this seminar in offered in Mandarin, on Tuesday, November 24 from 1 - 3 pm. This seminar will be held in the 2nd floor Community Place room at the Brighouse (Main) Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate. 
The speaker, Lily Siewsan Chow, is a historian, author and retired educator.
At the time of Confederation, Prime Minister John A. MacDonald promised to connect British Columbia with the rest of Canada with the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. 
“The purpose of the Chinese Canadian History series is to promote interest and understanding and support the learning of Chinese Canadian history,” Wendy Jang, coordinator of Chinese Community Services.
To register, phone 604-231-6413 go to or visit any branch of Richmond Public Library. 
 For more information, visit  www.yourlibrary.ca/events/