VIU professor Imogene Lim is dedicated to preserving history in what she calls an Ahistorical society. (VIU)
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VIU prof. honoured for efforts to preserve history, including Nanaimo’s Chinatown
Apr 4, 2021 | 7:20 AM
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NANAIMO – The efforts to preserve history, specifically Asian-Canadian history, has earned a VIU professor provincial recognition.
Dr. Imogene Lim was among the recipients of the Medal of Good Citizenship announced this week, though she’s the first to say the recognition should be shared among everyone she’s worked with on many projects.
Projects include one of the first heritage plaques in Nanaimo commemorating the since burned-down Chinatown and an upcoming exhibit about racism in central Island communities.
“It’s part of my background,” Lim told NanaimoNewsNOW. “I’m the descendent of two pioneer families….It’s that memory pushing me to ensure those historic communities are in fact acknowledged.”
