Special Projects

The Chinese-Canadian Military Museum Society is proud to participate in projects that the find new ways to celebrate our many veterans and help bring their stories to life.

The following special projects have been undertaken or supported by our museum society:

The 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act

100th Anniversary Exhibition The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese … MORE …

Frederick Lee – WWI soldier

Help us support ongoing work to discover and celebrate the life and sacrifice of Freddy Lee, one of the first Chinese Canadians to die in service to Canada. A fallen soldier. A forgotten hero. MORE …

Chinatown Through a Wide Lens: The Hidden Photographs of Yucho Chow

An exhibition of the once-hidden and remarkably diverse photographs of Vancouver’s first Chinese photographer. Opens May 4. MORE …

Forgotten Indigenous War Veterans

The contributions of minority groups to Canada’s military history have often been overlooked. Our newest exhibit honours and celebrates the achievements of our country’s Indigenous heroes. MORE …

The Air War

An exhibition that told the remarkable stories of the Chinese-Canadian Air Force men who fought, died and survived some of the most harrowing situations of the Second World War. MORE …

Chinatown History Windows

This summer, come to Vancouver’s Chinatown and peer into Chinatown’s past through 22 history windows. View some never-before-seen photographs. Read some amazing stories about this unique neighbourhood. MORE …

Hong Kong

Our new exhibition explores the invasion, occupation and liberation of Hong Kong in WWII, and showcases a few of the Chinese Canadians who played a critical role in that story. MORE …

Force 136

An exhibition that explores a largely unknown part of Canadian history. During the final years of WWII, Chinese Canadians were secretly trained in guerrilla warfare and jungle survival tactics. Their mission? To get dropped behind Japanese lines and assist with sabotage and intelligence gathering. MORE …

Brothers in Arms

Many Chinese Canadian brothers and sisters signed up to support the war effort. Learn more about these dedicated siblings. MORE …

70th Anniversary Gala

See how we commemorated 70 years since the end of the war with 17 WWII veterans and LGen (Ret’d) the Hon. Roméo Dallaire MORE …