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CHINESE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Case Study of Victoria in Canada TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk CHINESE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Case Study of Victoria in Canada David Chuenyan Lai University of Victoria, Canada World Scientific NEW JERSEY • LONDON • SINGAPORE • BEIJING • SHANGHAI • HONG KONG • TAIPEI • CHENNAI Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. CHINESE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Case Study of Victoria in Canada Copyright © 2010 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. ISBN-13 978-981-4295-17-8 ISBN-10 981-4295-17-5 Printed in Singapore. Lixi - Chinese Community Leadership.pmd 1 3/2/2010, 10:03 AM World Scientific NEW JERSEY • LONDON • SINGAPORE • BEIJING • SHANGHAI • HONG KONG • TAIPEI • CHENNAI TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk To Roberta Manyuk, my beloved wife, For her understanding, encouragement and assistance Book 1.indb 7 3/24/2010 4:56:57 PM TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk Book 1.indb 8 3/24/2010 4:56:57 PM Dr. David Chuenyan Lai received his B.A (First Class Hons.) and M.A. in Geography at University of Hong Kong, and Ph.D. in Geography at London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. He has taught at the University of Hong Kong for five years and University of Victoria, Canada, for 35 years. After his retirement in 2003, he was named Professor Emeritus of Geography, and appointed as a Research Affiliate at the Centre of Aging, and Adjunct Professor of Department of Pacific and Asian Studies. In Canada, Dr. Lai’s research interests concentrated on Urban Development of Chinatowns and History of Chinese Canadians. Above half of his 300 publications were related to these two areas. Dr. Lai has surveyed over 30 Chinatowns across North America and has been a honorary consultant to the Chinatown gateway projects of Victoria, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Portland. He has received 30 awards in recognition of his scholarship and community service. Notable academic awards are Applied Geography Citation Award by Association of American Geography; Award of Merit by American Association for State and Local History, Award of Merit by Education Foundation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (Ontario), and Legacy Award for Excellence in Teaching by University of Victoria Alumni. Significant non-academic awards are Member of the Order of Canada by Government of Canada, Honorary Citizen by City of Victoria, Gabrielle Legar Award by Heritage Canada Foundation, and Heritage Award by British Columbia Government. Book 1.indb 9 3/24/2010 4:56:59 PM
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