Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Chinese Public School explained

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Chinese Public School
Address:636 Fisgard Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 1R6
Coordinates:48.4297°N -123.3658°W
Completion Date:1909
Opened Date:1909
Destruction Date:-->
Floor Count:5
Unit Count:-->

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Victoria Chinese Public School Chinese: (中華會館和域多利華僑公立學校) is a historic building is located in the downtown core of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

The Chinese Public School was built in 1909 by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) in response to the racial and cultural segregation imposed by the school board and government, which banned Chinese students from City schools until they spoke English.[2] The school continues to provide Cantonese and Mandarin-language education.

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  1. Web site: HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca. www.historicplaces.ca. en. 2018-06-10.
  2. Web site: Chinese Public School Victoria's Chinatown . 2023-01-15 . chinatown.library.uvic.ca.