The title, Eating Bitterness, (吃苦 – chi ku) refers to a Chinese proverb on how the endurance of hardship can bring great strength. Many Chinese Canadians had to endure bitter circumstances posed by racial discrimination and public policy that denied them many civil liberties and equal rights. The exhibition highlights the resilience of Chinese Canadian individuals and communities under difficult circumstances, whose stories are often omitted from the major canon of Canadian history.

And we extend an invitation for all Canadians to ask ourselves, what would Canada be without me and my family?

Borealis Gallery

Visitor Centre, Legislative Assembly of Alberta

9820 107 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 1E4

Wed – Sun 11:00am – 3:00pm