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PresidentSarah lives and works on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations in Vancouver. Sarah joined BCHF as a Director in 2024. She holds a BA in English Literature with a minor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of British Columbia with a community-centered research background in Chinese and Indigenous relations. Sarah is the Exhibitions and Collections at the Chinese Canadian Museum. Since joining the museum when it was first established in 2020, she has co-curated and managed several of the museum's inaugural exhibitions including Odysseys and Migration, Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art, and the historic period rooms at the Wing Sang Building. Born and raised in Prince Rupert, BC with ancestral ties to Toisan, China and Hong Kong, she is passionate about fostering intercultural connections across the province. As a documentary filmmaker she has produced several award-winning films. She is an active volunteer in Vancouver Chinatown and Past-President of the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC. |