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File consists of an article sent from Nancy Hee, containing a post-it note written by Larry Wong and addressed to Sonny. The article is about New Westminster's Chinese Canadian Community and discusses a fire which destroyed the Pine Street Chinatown in 1960. Few artifacts were salvaged and relocated to the Nanaimo Centennial Museum.

File consists of a photocopy of an article written by Elizabeth A Tancock from The Beaver, vol. 71. It discusses Chinese labour on the Canadian railways and other industries during the First World War.

File consists of drafts of three short stories by Wayson Choy, "Lessons", "Evermore: A Story of a Small Town Romance" and "Ghost Lover". File also contains earlier drafts of "Lessons" entitled "Enchantment" and "The Watchers".

File consists of a study guide for the Young People's Theatre adaptation of Joy Kogawa's "Naomi's Road". Joy Kogawa was a Japanese Canadian author. Her work was developed into the play by Paula Wing. Production was created with the support of the Japanese Canadian Redress Foundation.

File consists of a photocopy of a scholarly article published in "BC Studies" in their 1987 autumn issue. Includes a handwritten note on the first page "from Larry Wong. 9 July '96. 2nd Copy". The article discusses the uncertain nature of the original site of the Chinese cemetery in Victoria and includes photographs, maps of burial sites, and tables detailing statistical information about the people buried in the cemetery. Other contributors to the issue include John D. Adams, Alan Hughes and R. Alan Hedley.

File consists of a booklet outlining the Chinese Zodiac signs.

File consists of a photocopy of a passage of a reference book on Stanley Park's monument to the Empress of Japan. The file also includes a cover letter from Kevin at McKeown and Associates.

File consists of a copy of a book by David Chuenyan Lai. The book focuses on Victoria's Chinatown and discusses its growth,the ownership of properties, tunnel systems within the community, the symbolism of objects and architecture, heritage buildings, myths, hospitals, the public school and cemetery. The file also includes a newsclipping about an archeological project in Vancouver's Chinatown, the first of its kind in urban Vancouver. Article includes a racist comment from an observer of the archaeological dig and a researcher emphasizes that this is the reason the project is being undertaken, to find the true history of Chinatown, and to refute racist historical perspectives.

File consists of a publication on using a Chinese abacus.

File consists of a rule book explaining how to play Mah Jong.