ABSTRACT
A recent a/r/tographic community-based research project called Richgate involves a public pedagogy that addresses the lived experience of eight families1 in the City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. “Richgate” is a Chinese translation for the name of the city of Richmond. Th e eight participating families have migrated to Canada at various times in history, from China, Estonia, Japan, South Africa, Western Europe, and India. Th e four-year SSHRC2 funded project consisted of a/r/tographers3 working with inter-generational families through interviews, collaboratively designed works of art, and public exhibitions focusing on issues of identity and belonging. Th e a/r/tographic process generated new combinations and patterns as well as diff erent alternatives and connections for ways in which publics co-exist.
