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By Sean Graham
This week, I’m joined by Dan Black, author of Oceans of Fate: Peace and Peril Aboard the Steamship Empress of Asia. We talk about the ship’s earliest voyage following its 1913 commissioning, its service during the First World War and the Chinese Labour Corps, and its refitting after the war. We also talk about its interwar service, its sinking during the Second World War, and how the ship’s history is best told through the story of those who were on-board.
Historical Headline of the Week
John Mackie, “Historic Chinese, Canadian Pacific Railway and Klondike Collections Unite in new UBC Museum,” Vancouver Sun, April 26, 2024.
Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University, and a contributing editor with Activehistory.ca
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