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International Studies 295:

A Window on the Canadian Multicultural Mosaic:

The Chinese Community in Montreal

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Course information:

Professor: Jeanne L. Shea, Ph.D, 515 Williams Hall

Class meetings: August 9-10, 2001, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm

Class location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Prof. phone/email: (802) 656-3181, jlshea@zoo.uvm.edu

Course description:

An anthropological exploration of the experience, culture, and history of Chinese people in Montreal and Canada through classroom instruction and first-hand participant observation in the Chinese community in Montreal.

Required coursework:

Readings:

Sourcebook of articles on Chinese in Montreal (136 pages)

Class participation:

Active participation in all class activities on August 9 and 10, 2001

Written assignment:

Write an analytical paper or a lesson plan on the Chinese community in Montreal, incorporating materials from the readings and from in-class lectures and participant observation activities. Five to seven pages double-spaced.

Proposal due August 15, 2001.

Completed assignment due August 31, 2001.

Course schedule:

Thursday, August 9, 2001

8:00 Depart for Montreal in van from UVM visitor's parking lot

Listen to Chinese music and language tapes

10:30‑12:00 History, Demography, Geography of Montreal's Chinese Population

(Jeanne Shea, Hotel‑La Tour de Centre Ville, Conference Room

400 Rene Levesque Blvd. West)

12:00‑1:30 Lunch (Chinatown: Jade Garden or Asie Moderne)

1:30‑3:00 Guest lecture: Social Issues in Chinese Community of Montreal

(Christian Samfat, Executive Director, Chinese Neighborhood

Society, Chinatown, 15 rue Viger)

3:00‑5:30 Guided walking tour of Chinatown

(Jeanne Shea and Christian Samfat, start at 15 rue Viger)

7:00‑8:00 Dinner with Jiehui Li in a new immigrant neighborhood

(Victoria St., Van Horne St., Cote des Neiges St., Plamondon Metro area)

Friday, August 10, 2001

8:00 Breakfast at hotel

9:15‑10:45 Guest lecture: Immigration Issues for Chinese in Montreal

(Jean Jiang, Immigration Specialist, Hotel‑La Tour de Centre

Ville, Conference Room, 400 Rene Levesque Blvd. West)

10:45‑12:00 Historical, Sociocultural, Economic, and Political Issues of

Montreal Chinese (Jeanne Shea, hotel, based on readings, lectures, tours)

12:00‑1:30 Lunch: Dim Sum (Chinatown: Le Maison Kam Fung, 1008 rue Clark,

near Gauchetiere est, Place d'Armes Metro stop)

1:30‑3:30 Visit to a Montreal historical or cultural site:

Point a Calliere (Place D'Armes metro)

or Centre d'Histoire de Montreal (Square Victoria metro)

or Chinese garden (Montreal Botanical Garden, Pie IX metro stop)

5:00 Depart from hotel for Vermont in UVM van

On the way home, pass by Brossard, suburb with many Chinese

7:00 Arrive back home in Vermont