White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver by Henry Tsang

Monday, February 10, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)
White Riot book cover by Henry Tsang
History Speaker Series University of Waterloo

The book, White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver by Henry Tsang, is based on 360° Riot Walk, a 360 video walking tour that traces the history and route of the mob that attacked the Chinese Canadian and Japanese Canadian communities following the demonstration and parade organized by the Asiatic Exclusion League in Vancouver. Participants are led into the social and political environment of the time, where racialized communities were targeted  through legislated acts, as well as physical acts of exclusion and violence. 360 Riot Walk is a documentary, a mapping project, and an artwork.

Light refreshments will be served following the lecture.

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CBC photo (Emiko Morita)

Henry Tsang is a visual and media artist based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples that is also known as Vancouver. His projects explore the spatial politics of history, language, community, food and cultural translation in relationship to place, taking the form of gallery exhibitions, pop-up street food offerings, 360 video walking tours, curated dinners, ephemeral and permanent public art, by employing video, photography, language, interactive media and convivial events.