Photograph of Wayson Choy and a family member
- HC01 WC-WC1-WC1C-WC1C.002-WC1C.002.0004
- Item
- [ca. 1945]
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
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Photograph of Wayson Choy and a family member
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
Chinese language elementary school textbook
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
Item is a text book. Cover translates to: "Chinese Language Textbook : Elementary School Volume Two"
Wayson Choy professional correspondence
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
File consists of letters and drafts of letters written by Wayson Choy. Includes a letter to Patsy Aldana at Douglas & McIntyre regarding an offer for a sequel to "The Jade Peony" and a letter to Iona Wishaw and her class at Vancouver Technical Secondary School.
Research material collected by Wayson Choy
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
Series consists of research conducted by Wayson Choy. It includes material focusing on China and Chinese culture, Chinatowns in British Columbia and internationally, Chinese Canadian immigration and history, research focused on specific Chinese Canadian individuals, and general research.
"Jade Peony" revisions and letter to Larry Wong
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
File consists of revisions to chapter 15 and the title pages of "The Jade Peony". File also includes two versions of a letter from Wayson Choy to Larry Wong, discussing the upcoming release of "The Jade Peony", his work at Humber College, retirement plans, health updates, and nerves about publishing a novel.
"The Ten Thousand Things" submission for PEN anthology
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
File includes drafts of "The Ten Thousand Things", for inclusion in a PEN anthology. Includes a dedication: "for Jacob and Alice Ziler and for Kitty Wilson-Pote".
"Lust: A Meditation on Managing Lust" comment/essay by Wayson Choy
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
File includes various drafts of "Lust: A Meditation on Managing Lust" by Wayson Choy, for "Icon". This essay was taken from a memoir in progress. Alternate title is, "Managing Lust".
Essay by Wayson Choy about Asian writers and Asian Fiction
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
File consists of several drafts of an essay submitted by Wayson Choy, for inclusion in "A Celebration of Great Writers" campaign run by Chapters. Essay is titled "Asian Writers" and "Asian Fiction" in different drafts.
"The Ten Thousand Things" (various drafts) and Wayson Choy writing resume
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
File consists of various drafts of "The Ten Thousand Things", a novel by Wayson Choy. File also includes a writing resume created by Wayson in September 2000.
Wayson Choy Short stories, drafts, sources and notations
Part of Wayson Choy fonds
File includes drafts of several short stories, notes and lists of sources and notations. Some of the short stories may have been adapted for inclusion in "The Jade Peony". Short stories include: "Bones", "Chop Stew", "Crazy Words", "Dancing Warriors", "Soldiers All", "Forever", "The Ghost Table", "Gold Rush", "Neighbours", "Library Blues", "Luck", "I=Me", "Mo No" (this is a new version of "Judges' Choice" which was submitted for a 1992 short story contest),"Cookies", "Old Lem", "Sacrifice" (other versions of this story are titled, "Them"), "Secrets", "The Singer, Not the Song", "Sister! Sister!" "Monkey Man", "Washing" and "The Girl Who Bled to Death". File also includes excerpts from "Dubliners" by James Joyce and "Translations", a poem by Wing Tek Lum.