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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 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".

File consists of printouts of archival material from the museum's website about San Francisco's Chinatown. Pieces include: "Chinatown Declared a Nuisance!", distributed by the Workingmen's Committee of California and "The Kearney-Kalloch Epoch" by Jerome A. Hart. Kalloch was the mayor of San Francisco from 1879-1881. Kearney was an anti-Chinese immigration agitator and leader of the Workingmen's Committee of California. File also includes some pages which have been duplicated,"Golden Legacy Curriculum" which includes information on the custom of foot binding, and brief write ups on Chinatown, foreign colonies, the Chinatown Tong Wars of the 1920s, history of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, and screenshots of archival footage from Chinatown, dated 1902.

File consists of photographs and articles relating to Quene Yip, a notable Chinese Canadian from Vancouver who was the first athlete of Chinese origin at the University of British Columbia. Also includes a cover letter from his son, Robert Yip.

File consists of research material relating to Chinese Canadian veterans. Includes a pamphlet titled, "A Walking Tour of Vancouver's Chinatown", written by Paul Yee which includes archival photos from the Vancouver City Archives, and descriptions of historical spaces in Chinatown. File also includes handwritten notes by Wayson focusing on the records of Chinese World War II veterans, a list of sources and contacts connected to the Chinese Canadian War Veterans Project in Victoria, a contact list for Chinese Canadian Veterans Associations in Victoria, a contact sheet of specific individuals from the Chinese Canadian community who "are helpful contacts, willing to discuss their experiences and thoughts on Chinese Canadian history", a list of Chinese Associations in British Columbia, a list of historical societies and museums in British Columbia, a list of resource centres throughout British Columbia, and copies of material from the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver. This material includes a transcript of a production about Chinatown, a bibliography of sources used in the creation of the production, an article from August 1944 discussing Chinese Canadians in Vancouver wanting to enlist in World War II, and to earn the right to vote, and a report from sometime after 1927 discussing Chinese and Japanese Canadian populations in Canada, produced by the White Canada Association in Vancouver, British Columbia. File also includes two copies of a publication entitled Chinese Canadian War Veterans Oral History Project from July 1996 which includes archival photos and conversations with Chinese Canadian World War II veterans.

File consists of a faxed copy of an article from "The Sun" on a Chinese production of "Twelfth Night" starring Hong Hong (Margaret T.L. Ma). The article ran in the June 25, 1996 issue. This version was faxed to Wayson by Larry Wong.

File consists of the newsletter of the Asian Canadian Writer's Workshop. Features an article mentioning Wayson Choy's participation in the Humber School for Writers.

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".

File consists of a programme for a book and gallery exhibition featuring portraits of Japanese Canadians imprisoned during the Second World War.