CANADA'S FIRST CHINESE CANADIAN MUSEUM TO OPEN IN HISTORIC BUILDING IN VANCOUVER'S CHINATOWN

Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada:

New funding has been announced for Canada's first Chinese Canadian museum to open in Vancouver next year.



The Chinese Canadian Museum will be housed in the Wing Sang building, the oldest in the city's historic Chinatown neighbourhood. The province said it will provide $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob Rennie will contribute another $7.5 million.



Premier John Horgan said in a statement that the museum will honour and preserve the contributions of Chinese Canadians in B.C. and shine a light on injustices.



Culture Minister Melanie Mark says the museum is a call to action from those who have historically endured poor treatment.