Evan Oddleifson speaks with Helen Cheung about her recently published book, "Mercantile Mobility: Chinese Merchants in Western Canada", and exhibition at the Bruce Peel Special Collections at the University of Alberta. 

Written by Helen Kwan Yee Cheung, designed by Kevin Zak, and edited by Cheryl Cundell, the Mercantile Mobility catalogue won two Awards of Excellence–in both the book and exhibition catalogue categories–as well as Honorable Mention in the categories of cover design for both books and exhibition catalogues, a quadfecta in the annual UCDA Design Competition (Atlanta, Georgia, 2023) from the University & College Designers Association.

Learn more about the exhibition at https://bpsc.library.ualberta.ca/exhibits/mercantile-mobility

A discussion with Helen Cheung on the history of Chinese merchants in Western Canada

Dashan, aka "the most famous foreigner in China" discusses cultural differences and similarities, what it means to be a cultural ambassador, and how he became interested in China in the first place.

Host: Jia Wang, Deputy Director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta.

Dashan/Mark Rowswell - English

大山，中国最出名的外国人，谈及了中西文化的异同，作为文化使者肩负的使命，及他最开始是如何喜欢上中国的。

主持人：王佳，阿尔伯塔大学中国学院副院长

大山中国学院专访（中文）

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we are joined by Gordon Houlden, Ted Menzies, and Philip Calvert to discuss Canada-China relations.

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Bios:
- Colin Robertson (host): a former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
- Gordon Houlden: director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta, as well as Adjunct Professor at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies.
- Ted Menzies: Former Minister of State for Finance.  
- Philip Calvert: is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a senior fellow with the China Institute of the University of Alberta.

Related Links:
- "Canada’s passive playbook on China takes too many pages from Beijing" by Colin Robertson [CGAI Commentary] (https://www.cgai.ca/canadas_passive_playbook_on_china_takes_too_many_pages_from_beijing)

Recommended Books:
Ted Menzies: “Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink” by Anthony McCarten (https://www.amazon.ca/Darkest-Hour-Churchill-Brought-England/dp/0062749528)
Gordon Houlden: “Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age” by Stephen R. Platt (https://www.amazon.ca/Imperial-Twilight-Opium-Chinas-Golden/dp/0307961737)
Philip Calvert: “China's New Red Guards: The Return of Radicalism and the Rebirth of Mao Zedong” by Jude Blanchette (https://www.amazon.ca/Chinas-New-Red-Guards-Radicalism/dp/0190605847)

Recording Date: November 25, 2019

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

A discussion with Helen Cheung on the history of Chinese merchants in Western Canada

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