Applying the "age" lens, this paper asks: how can intergenerational programming
move the current Vancouver Chinatown Revitalization process towards a more ageintegrated
and life course-oriented approach? In addition, a meta-question is: How can
intergenerational programming assist diverse populations (i.e. younger and older people)
collectively search for new meanings for Chinatowns in transition?
The qualitative and quantitative methods used in this research include reviewing
literature, primary documents, city documents, unpublished works, and conference
papers. Basic demographic analyses, community interviews, and surveys were
conducted. As a member of the Vancouver Chinatown Revitalization Committee and
intern at the City of Vancouver, personal observations were also made between 2002
and 2004.
This research adopts the Community for all Ages model to evaluate Vancouver's
Chinatown revitalization process and makes recommendations that move it towards
intergenerational programming - a mechanism to respond to key challenges from the
"age lens": changing age demographics, the diversifying Chinese-Canadian community
in Vancouver, and aging institutions in Chinatown.
Challenging traditional theories of generations and assimilation, the results of this
research illustrate the need for planners, policymakers, and community workers to
recognize the diverse stories and experiences along the age continuum and to adopt a
life-course approach in moving communities from age-segregation to age-integration.
Identifying some key issues for implementation and future research, this study has
implications for the application of intergenerational programming in Vancouver's
Chinatown but also in other Chinatowns currently facing similar challenges. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/15822 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Tang, Andrea |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Format | 9380532 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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