City in Colour

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Publication Year:
2018

ISBN-13: 9781771512862

<p><b><i>A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria&#8217;s pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour.</i></b></p><p>Often described as &#8220;more English than the English,&#8221; the city of Victoria has a much more ethnically diverse background than historical record and current literature reveal. Significant contributions were made by many people of colour with fascinating stories, including:</p><ul><li>the Kanaka, or Hawaiian Islanders, who constructed Fort Victoria, and members of the Kanaka community such as Maria Mahoi and William Naukana</li><li>three Metis matriarchs&#8212;Amelia Connolly Douglas, Josette Legac&#233; Work, and Isabelle M. Mainville Ross</li><li>the Victoria Voltigeurs, the earliest police presence in the Colony of Vancouver Island, and who were primarily men of colour</li><li>Grafton Tyler Brown, now known in the United States as one of the first and best African American artists of the American West</li><li>Manzo Nagano, Canada&#8217;s first recorded immigrant from Japan</li><li>and many more</li></ul><p>With information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong&#8217;s <i>City in Colour</i> is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria&#8217;s history.</p>