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<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/stanley-park-a-journey-through-history-and-today/" title="Stanley Park: A Journey Through History and Today"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/09/automobile-hollow-tree_Langmann_UBC-150x150.jpg" alt="Stanley Park: A Journey Through History and Today" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By tianyif on September 25, 2024
Land Acknowledgement: We gratefully acknowledge that Stanley Park is on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As Vancouver’s first and largest urban park, Stanley Park stands as a cherished green oasis amidst the bustling cityscape. Originally a site of deep cultural significance for Indigenous peoples, Stanley Park […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged chung collection, First Nations Totem Poles, Hollow Tree, Indigenous cultures, open collections, Stanley Park, Uno Langmann Family Collection, wildlife |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/japan-in-focus-part-3-exploring-materials-related-to-meiji-restoration/" title="Japan in Focus: Part 3 – Exploring materials related to Meiji Restoration"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/08/dai-nihon-fujin-sokuhatsu-zukai-150x150.jpg" alt="Japan in Focus: Part 3 – Exploring materials related to Meiji Restoration" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By wonglm6 on August 20, 2024
In Part 3 of our Japan in Focus series, we will explore materials in our open collections related to one of the most significant events in Japan: the Meiji Restoration 明治維新 (Meiji Ishin). Feel free to click on the images to enlarge them for a better view! What caused the Meiji Restoration? In 1853, Commodore […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged Japan, Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era, meiji 150, Meiji Restoration, Yokohama |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/japan-in-focus-part-2-exploring-materials-related-to-japanese-canadian-during-world-war-ii/" title="Japan in Focus: Part 2 – Exploring materials related to Japanese Canadian during World War II"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/08/editorial-redress-150x150.jpg" alt="Japan in Focus: Part 2 – Exploring materials related to Japanese Canadian during World War II" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By wonglm6 on August 6, 2024
Content Warning: This blog post features items that contain some outdated, racist, and derogatory language. This blog post follows the language guidelines set forth by Japanese Canadian Legacies, which can be found at this link. In this second part of our series “Japan in Focus”, we will delve into the materials within our open collections […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged japanese canadian photograph collection, japanese canadians, open collections, world war two |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/japan-in-focus-part-1/" title="Japan in Focus: Part 1 – Kamishibai Plays and Their Diverse Audiences"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/07/haha-wa-banzaishi-2-150x150.jpg" alt="Japan in Focus: Part 1 – Kamishibai Plays and Their Diverse Audiences" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By wonglm6 on July 23, 2024
Welcome to our blog series exploring Japan-related materials from our Open Collections! This week, we begin with Part 1, where we delve into the fascinating world of kamishibai plays from the private collection of Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, Department Head and Professor of Modern Japanese Literature and Popular Culture at UBC’s Asian Studies. While our previous […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged Kamishibai Propaganda Plays, open collections |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/the-lee-family-enduring-struggles-and-separation/" title="The Lee Family: Enduring Struggles and Separation"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/07/Chuck-lee-bliss-street-150x150.jpg" alt="The Lee Family: Enduring Struggles and Separation" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By wonglm6 on July 9, 2024
In one of our blog posts in May, we briefly touched on the Chinese Head Tax, a burdensome imposition on many Chinese Canadians from the 1885 to 1923. This week, we will take a closer look at the life of Chuck Lee, one of the very few Chinese Canadians in Halifax in the early 1900s, […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged Chinese Canadian, Chinese Canadian Stories, Chinese Exclusion Act, Chuck Lee, Halifax, Head Tax, open collections |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/revisiting-the-y2k-bug-through-open-collections/" title="Revisiting the Y2K bug through open collections"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/06/are-your-dreads-2yk-comppliant-copy-150x150.jpg" alt="Revisiting the Y2K bug through open collections" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By wonglm6 on June 25, 2024
Remember the year 2000? As the clock ticked closer to midnight on December 31st, 1999, the world was preparing for the potential chaos of the infamous Y2K bug. In this week’s blog post, we’ll take a trip down memory lane and revisit some materials in our open collections that are related to the Y2K crisis! […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged Millennium bug, open collections, Y2K, Y2K bug |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/mining-in-british-columbia/" title="Mining in British Columbia"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/05/coal-mining-150x150.jpg" alt="Mining in British Columbia" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By wonglm6 on May 28, 2024
In this week’s blog post, we’ll take a brief look at the history of coal mining in British Columbia and its impact on the region’s industrial landscape. All the materials featured in this post can be found in our open collections. Please feel free to click the captions underneath the photos attached to this blog […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged BC historical newspapers, British Columbia History, Labour union, mining, open collections |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/exploring-japanese-travel-narratives-in-tokugawa-era/" title="Exploring Japanese Travel Narratives in Tokugawa Era"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/05/kaigaishinwa_1-150x150.jpg" alt="Exploring Japanese Travel Narratives in Tokugawa Era" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By wonglm6 on May 14, 2024
This week’s blog post explores the fascinating world of Japanese travel during the Tokugawa period (1603 – 1868), both within Japan and beyond its borders. All materials shown in this blog post are from our Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era Collection which is available through Open Collection. 1. Seiyū ryotan (西遊旅譚) [A Diary of […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged First Opium War, Japan, Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era, open collections, travel |
<a href="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/digitizers-blog/wildfire-prevention-in-b-c-historical-newspapers-1904-1981/" title="Wildfire Prevention in B.C. Historical Newspapers: 1904-1981"><img src="https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/files/2024/04/Herald_wildfire-150x150.jpg" alt="Wildfire Prevention in B.C. Historical Newspapers: 1904-1981" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By jlgordon on April 30, 2024
A comparatively warm and dry winter here in British Columbia has experts predicting a bad year for wildfires across the province. While wildfires have always been a natural part of British Columbia’s seasonal cycle, increasing seasonal average temperatures and decreased precipitation are contributing to longer, more widespread and more destructive wildfire seasons, with four of […]
Posted in Digitizers' Blog | Tagged BC historical newspapers, BC wildfire, British Columbia History, open collections, wildfire prevention, wildfires |