57.4 | Winter 2024 British Columbia History

The winter edition of British Columbia History magazine features Megan Koyanagi as the guest editor and a theme of Chinatowns. Stories include: • Beyond Chinatown: The Chinese and English Phrase Book; by Imogene Lim • A Match Not Made in Heaven, by Catherine Clement • A Sense of Belonging: Chinese Societies, by Larry K.F. Chin • Canned Salmon and China Lily: Chinese and Indigenous relations in Small-town British Columbia, by Sarah Ling • Remembering Smithers Chinatown, by Kira Westby and Eric Holdijk • Not So Uncommon an Oath: The “Chicken Oath” in BC Chinese Canadians’ Testimonies, by Andrew R. Sandfort-Marchese • Sharing Stories of My Chinese Community, by Elwin Xie Plus we have regular contributions from Front Words columnist Mark Forsythe, writer-in-residence Spencer Legebokoff, and books editor Dalys Barney. Dalys also looks at The Longest Shot, a recent book celebrating the legacy of Larry Kwong, the first player of Asian descent in the NHL.