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File consists of a photocopy of an article from "Discover" magazine by Jared Diamond titled "The Great Chinese Puzzle".

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 photocopies of immigration documents (including travel documents for Chou Leong Wu) and a head tax certificate for Wong Sze. The file also includes a January 1995 workshop agenda for elderly Chinese in British Columbia, which discussed the Head Tax.

File consists of a Chinese language article and a translation in English. The article is a profile of Wayson and the publication of "The Jade Peony". File also includes a post-it note from a Mark H. sending the material to Wayson.

File consists of various drafts of "A Christmas Story", published in the 21 December 1996 issue of the Globe and Mail. Third draft includes a note from Wayson to the Arts Editor of the Globe and Mail. Story is dedicated, "In memory of Nancy Cole, Thomas Cottwell".

File consists of excerpts from a novel in progress. Some character names appear in "The Jade Peony". File also includes a letter written by Wayson to his literary agent, Denise Bukowski regarding an offer received from Douglas & McIntyre.

File consists of revisions to parts 1-3 of "The Jade Peony" and information for inclusion on the cover and title pages.

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.

File consists of various news clippings and a map of Vancouver's Chinatown, produced in January 1996. News material includes a review by Patrick Chen and Sean Gunn, of the National Film Board's documentary, Bamboo, Lions and Dragons, produced by John Taylor and Jennifer Torrent, and directed by Rich Patton. The review discusses the perpetuation of Chinese stereotypes and historical inaccuracies throughout the documentary. File also includes an article from a September 1995 edition of Homemaker's entitled, "In Pursuit of Happiness" discussing Beijing hosting the UN World Conference on Women, with a handwritten note, "1995 China's Women". File also includes a March 1998 letter to the editor of the Vancouver Courier, written by Larry Wong, discussing changes to Chinatown. "Chinatown will never be the same but it'll survive and continue to evolve," an article from the February 28, 1998 edition of The Vancouver Sun which discusses Chinese labourers being brought into the city of Darwin, Australia in the mid-1800s to build telegraph and railroads, and an article from the December 9-15 edition of Broadcast Week by Louise Leger, which discusses the film The War Between Us, which focuses on the internment (imprisonment is the preferred term today) of Japanese Canadian citizens during World War II.

File consists of a story documenting a TV program "Enemy Aliens" about the Japanese internment ("Japanese imprisonment" is the preferred term now).