{"id":4461,"date":"2026-01-06T06:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinesecanadianmuseum.ca\/program\/saltwater-city-the-beginnings-with-paul-yee\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:19:15","slug":"saltwater-city-the-beginnings-with-paul-yee","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesecanadianmuseum.ca\/zh-hans\/program\/saltwater-city-the-beginnings-with-paul-yee\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSaltwater City\u201d \u2013 The Beginnings with Paul Yee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese Canadian Museum is proud to support \u201cSaltwater City\u201d \u2013 The Beginnings with Paul Yee.<\/p>\n<p>Join the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC (CCHSBC) for a special evening reflecting on and celebrating the work of acclaimed writer, archivist, historian, and 2020 CCHSBC Honouree Paul Yee. 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