{"product_id":"city-in-colour-may-q-wong-9781771512855","title":"City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Multicultural Past","description":"\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 Legac  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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e May Q. Wong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771512857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771512855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.60w x 1.00d","brand":"May Q. Wong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984260202751,"sku":"9781771512855","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c768df4e-6b88-4fbf-8415-cbdba8e67a7b.jpg?v=1683271366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/city-in-colour-may-q-wong-9781771512855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}