'It’s a story that’s not often talked about, but it’s part of our Canadian history.' yyc
The roving actors who portray characters from 1910 have just begun performing a scene that involves a new immigrant trying to get a job at the laundry.Ho’s castmate Trevor Matheson, who also produces the various streets scenes around Heritage Park, says the new segment explores the discrimination that Asian immigrants often faced around 1910.
“ has disguised herself as a boy, to fit into society,” Matheson said. “but unfortunately at this time the Chinese were not welcome.’After hearing Kwong talking in Cantonese, a character calls out, “Don’t we speak English in this country?’“Because it’s a story that’s not often talked about, but it’s part of our Canadian history,” Ho said. “It’s important for Chinese-Canadians to see themselves being represented in a truthful way.
“Oftentimes our stories are very Eurocentric, so we’re really trying to challenge ourselves to tell the story of everybody and really show the true colours of history,” Matheson said.“The Chinese were discriminated against, so they are learning what happened in Canada,” playwright Dale Lee Kwong said. “All this anti-Asian hate that’s current today, it’s actually just a repetition of it happening throughout the years, and so it’s extremely important that people are aware of this history.
The scene at the Chinese laundry runs Monday, Friday and Saturday afternoons at Heritage Park in southwest Calgary.
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