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File consists of an article contributed to the Globe and Mail's Travel section by Cindy Low about the New Territories, or "the land between", the area between Hong Kong's core and the Chinese border 25 km to the north of Hong Kong. The article includes a handwritten note by Wayson.

File consists of a booklet by Hayne Y. Wai, a researcher and author from the Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism, Government of British Columbia, on the history of Vancouver's Chinatown. Booklet was published by the Canadian Studies Center of The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.

File consists of copies of archival materials relating to Vancouver's Chinatown. Includes maps and sections of Vancouver directories, ranging between 1939-1948. These materials could have been used in genealogical research, or in planning historical fiction. Some names highlighted include Wayson's father, Toy Choy and Quene Yip.

File consists of a printout of an article originally published in 1966 in Pacific Northwest Quarterly, discussing a riot which occurred in Vancouver in September 1907.

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 partial photocopy of a 1968 report by Stuart Marshall Jamieson. Document starts at page 75.

File consists of two copies of a publication celebrating the anniversary of the Church, including biographies of Chinese members of the congregation and staff. It includes photos of notable members, including Dr. Phillip Yuey Yit Chu, the first Chinese medical doctor in Vancouver and Mrs. Agnes Chan, the first Chinese graduate nurse in Canada, along with photos of church activities, fundraising events and family photos of parishioners. On the front of one copy is written in handwriting, "18 June 2000 from Mary Ko Bong".

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 material sent to Wayson by Robert Yip about Quene Yip. Robert was Quene's son. Material includes a Vancouver Chinese High School and University Student's Association 1931 booklet with an article written by Quene Yip, urging the repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act. It notes that Quene Yip relocated to Texada Island in 1941 and was not in Vancouver for protests in the 1940s. File also includes transcripts from a 1998 CBC radio production, "A Level Playing Field", which discusses the Chinese Students Athletic Association and youth soccer club Quene Yip was a member of in Vancouver's Chinatown, and a brief write-up about www.asian.ca.

File consists of news clippings referencing the Second World War, and 1930s culture generally. File also includes a feature by Jeff Yang from Voice Literary Supplement, entitled, "Coming Into the Country" discussing Asian American writing, and an article from CanPlay - Playwrights Union of Canada published in November 1989, discussing the ingredients of an award-winning play.