Jun 29, 202633 min
When Walter Wu’s parents enrolled him in swimming lessons at age 7, they never thought that a family hobby would launch one of the most successful careers of a Canadian Paralympic athlete. Born with less than ten...
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The School Room
Hosted by Chinese Canadian Museum · education · EN
About this Podcast:
Recorded inside the historic school room in the Wing Sang Building, The School Room shares stories connected to the Chinese Canadian Museum’s exhibitions and programming. Join host Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee, CEO of the Chinese Canadian Museum, and a special guest each month as they go in-depth on Chinese Canadian experiences.
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Guest openness
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What is The School Room about?
Recorded inside the historic school room in the Wing Sang Building, The School Room shares stories connected to the Chinese Canadian Museum’s exhibitions and programming. Join host Dr. Melissa Karmen Lee, CEO of the Chinese Canadian Museum, and a special guest each month as they go in-depth on Chinese Canadian experiences.
Who hosts The School Room?
The School Room is hosted by Chinese Canadian Museum. The show has published 29 episodes to date.
What has The School Room covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Walter Wu | Paralympic Gold: Swimming Against Stigmas" (29 June 2026, 33 minutes), "Rochelle Kwan (yiuyiu 瑤瑤) | Chinatown Records: Sonic Memories and Oral Histories" (24 April 2026, 34 minutes), and "Wing Noodles: Montréal Chinese Legacies" (13 February 2026, 29 minutes).
How often does The School Room publish?
The School Room publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 29 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The School Room?
Booking probability for The School Room is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The School Room requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The School Room's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch The School Room?
The strongest fits for The School Room are Museums, Zoos & Historic Sites. The School Room has an education audience.
About the host
Chinese Canadian Museum hosts The School Room, an education podcast with 29 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Apr 24, 202634 min
Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 is a homegrown collective and archive based in New York City’s Manhattan Chinatown. Started in 2018 by DJ historian yiuyiu 瑶瑶, Chinatown Records has evolved into a collective effort to preserve...
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Wing Noodles: Montréal Chinese Legacies
Feb 13, 202629 minIf you’ve ever wandered through Montréal Chinatown, you’ve likely seen the glowing neon sign of Wing Noodles. Founded from an import/export shop in 1897 and later reimagined as a noodle factory during WWII, Wing’s...
- Dec 23, 202537 min
As 2025 comes to a close, host Melissa Karmen Lee and producer Rosalie Gunawan join forces for a special episode reminiscing on the last two years of The School Room podcast. Tune in for a journey across Canada, South...
- Oct 7, 202531 min
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A second-generation settler of Chinese heritage, Janet Wang is a Vancouver-based visual artist and educator working within a traditional painting practice, integrated with sculptural installation practices and digital...
- Feb 13, 202518 minS2
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- Jan 31, 202514 minS2
Karen Tam is a Montreal-based artist and curator whose research focuses on the constructions and imaginations of cultures and communities. In her installations, she recreates Chinese restaurants, karaoke lounges, opium...
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Oct 25, 202430 minThe Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923 is the only immigration law in Canadian history to have prevented a particular group from entering the country on the basis of race, specifically barring people of Chinese descent from...
Sep 23, 202427 minDr. Lillian Eva Quan Dyck’s life has been one of many firsts. The first Indigenous female senator, first Canadian-born senator of Chinese descent, and first Indigenous woman in Canada to earn a PhD in science. Lillian...
Aug 9, 202427 minThe Los Angeles Summer Olympics in 1984 marked the first time an Olympic gold medal was awarded to a Chinese Canadian athlete. Lori Fung’s gold in the newly debuted sport of rhythmic gymnastics not only made history as...
Jul 19, 202429 minChun Hon Chan was the first Chinese Canadian to compete in the Olympic Games, participating in the weightlifting competitions at the Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972 Summer Games. Standing at just 5'2" and weighing in...
Jun 27, 202419 minShelley Niro (Mohawk) is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, best known for her work in photography, painting, sculpting, beadwork, multimedia, and independent film. On this special episode celebrating National...
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Rainbow Chan
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Rochelle Kwan
Chinatown Records
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Shelley Niro
Mohawk
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Charlayne Thornton-Joe
Chinese Canadian Museum
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