To celebrate the 155th anniversary of the founding of Canada, this project will showcase the oral history of 155 Chinese immigrants. Honoring Canada’s diverse, multicultural heritage, the “Oral History of Canadian Chinese Immigrants” will highlight the lived experience and contributions of overseas Chinese who have chosen to call Canada home.

Oral History: A historical method that “collects spoken memories and personal commentaries of historical significance through recorded interviews.”^①

As demonstrated in the Records of the Grand Historian of China, history is made up of overlapping individual narratives. This project will gather many unique stories that together form an important part of Canada’s history. By recording these recollections, we hope to transmit this knowledge to a wider audience.

Chinese Immigrants Oral History Preservation Organization (CIOHPO)^② hopes to build two bridges through this project: the first bridge between mainstream Canadian society and the Chinese-Canadian community, and the second between Chinese-Canadian society and overseas Chinese. By sharing the experiences of Chinese immigrants, we hope to highlight their contributions to Canadian culture. Secondly, we hope to give the international community a better understanding of the living conditions of Chinese immigrants in Canada and to outline the reasons why they chose to emigrate.^③

The culmination of the "Oral History Project for Chinese Immigrants" will be disseminated globally in three formats: textual, visual, and film.

Prince Edward Island, the birthplace of Confederation, is the starting point for the project. The completed oral history will be launched in five regions across Canada: Atlantic, Quebec, Greater Toronto, the Prairie Provinces, and Greater Vancouver.

This project follows the principles of oral history: No Bias, No Judgement, No Class Origin, No Status, No Religion, and No Success or Failure to select a wide representation of Chinese immigrants to participate in the interviews.

Select 30 participants from each region to talk about why they chose to emigrate, their journey to Canada, and how they feel about their lives.^④

	WANG, FRED Founder and Executive Director • Founder of H&R Immigrants Oral History Institute • Freelance Writer • Oral History advocate
	LAU, ALAN Chief Producer and Director • Television Producer • Film Producer • Film Presenter
	Huang, Sherry Executive Producer and Chief Operator
	CHIU, DIANA Public Relations Officer
	YANG, QI Publication Officer
	Steven, Song Interviewer, Interpreter
	CHEN, CHEN Chief Editor
	Li, Yuan Translator
	LI, JUNHONG Editor Website front end development engineer
	H. K. Head of Atlantic Region, Photographer
	Patrick Moore Composer
	YU, HAI Chief Photographer
	SHA, ERKEN Visual Director, Photographer
	DAI, JUN Art Director
	ZHANG, XU Photographer, Journalist