{"product_id":"city-in-colour-rediscovered-stories-of-victorias-multicultural-past-9781771512855","title":"City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Multicultural Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): May Q. Wong\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Touchwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Touchwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften described as \"more English than the English,\" the city of Victoria has a much more ethnically diverse background than historical record and current literature reveal. Significant contributions were made by many people of colour with fascinating stories, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Kanaka, or Hawaiian Islanders, who constructed Fort Victoria, and members of the Kanaka community such as Maria Mahoi and William Naukana\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethree Metis matriarchs--Amelia Connolly Douglas, Josette Legacé Work, and Isabelle M. Mainville Ross\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Victoria Voltigeurs, the earliest police presence in the Colony of Vancouver Island, and who were primarily men of colour\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrafton Tyler Brown, now known in the United States as one of the first and best African American artists of the American West\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManzo Nagano, Canada's first recorded immigrant from Japan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand many more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong's \u003ci\u003eCity in Colour\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria's history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchwood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47999554289815,"sku":"9781771512855","price":1127.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781771512855.webp?v=1783601016","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/city-in-colour-rediscovered-stories-of-victorias-multicultural-past-9781771512855","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}