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Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter fonds
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1982-2012 (predominant 1985-2001) (Creation)
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ca. 3.2 m of textual records and other material
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The Toronto Chapter of the Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNCTO) was incorporated in Ontario in 1985. The grassroots, non-profit organization is made up of Chinese Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area organizing to advance the equity, social justice, and inclusive civic participation of Chinese Canadians, under an overarching respect for diversity and human rights. Major activities include public education, systemic advocacy, community development, coalition building, and providing direct assistance to individuals facing discrimination.
The CCNCTO is a local member chapter of the umbrella Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC) that was formed in Ontario in 1980 as an outcome of the Anti-W5 campaign protesting the irresponsible journalism of CTV. Chinese Canadians across the country had mobilized against the national television network’s W5 program segment “Campus Giveaway” that depicted Chinese Canadian students as “foreigners” taking up “Canadian” spots on university campuses. In Toronto, an Ad Hoc Committee Against W5 under the Chinese Canadian Council of Ontario first gathered in support of University of Toronto students whose images were included in the segment without their consent and who took legal action against CTV. The fourteen-month campaign concluded with a public apology from CTV and the formation of the Chinese Canadian National Council and some of its first member chapters. The Toronto Chapter is a direct offspring of the Toronto Ad Hoc Committee Against W5.
A major, decades-long issue within the Chinese Canadian community taken up by the CCNC and supported by the CCNCTO was the campaign for redress among those who had paid the discriminatory Chinese head tax to enter Canada under the country's Chinese Immigration Act (1885-1947).
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Records in the fonds relate to the founding, development and activities of the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter. Record types include meeting minutes, business correspondence, funding applications, position papers, newspaper clippings, and photographs and negatives.
The fonds consists of seven series: Minutes, etc.; Funding applications; Organizational memberships and correspondence; Projects and issues; Legal cases; Publications and photographs; and News clippings.
Many of the organization’s records are functionally and thematically interrelated across the series and between files.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Records were donated to University of Toronto Libraries in 2014, with facilitation provided by Professor Roland Coloma of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education with then CCNCTO executive director, May Lui.
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Donor's arrangement and file names have been maintained by the archivist.
Language of material
- Chinese
- English
- French
Script of material
- Han
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A number of files in Series 5 relate to legal cases of individuals and are restricted.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use of records is restricted to research, private study and educational purposes. Reproduction for exhibition, publication or commercial use requires permission. Please see archivist for details.
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Materials are being processed but can be made available upon researcher request.
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Includes photographs, negatives and slides
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Copyright remains with the holders.
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Description and finding aid created by June Chow in January 2025.