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File consists two copies of a faxed biography of Leung Sum. She was born on October 1, 1903 in Hong Kong, and arrived in Vancouver in 1922. She was married to Lay Gee Leung (David Lee). She lived in Chinatown in the back of the WK Oriental Gardens Restaurant, owned by her family. The biography discusses her connection to The Jade Peony, "Mom was never an early riser but she was an early arriver-- especially when it came to coming home just a few hours before dawn. Some of those wonderful memories are captured in the words written by Wayson or Sonny Choy in his reminiscences in the Jade Peony as well as in his upcoming work."

File consists of research materials relating to the Yip Family of Vancouver. The file includes a newspaper feature written about Charlie Hoy, correspondence between Robert Yip and Wayson, other news articles, duplicated photographs of the Ladies Auxillary from Victoria Yip's personal collection, and transcripts of an oral history interviews with Chik Wai (Victor) Leung conducted in 1985. File also includes a biography of his wife, Susanne Ling Yipsang by Eleanor S.P. Leung, an autobiography written by Chik Wai Leung, at age 81, in 1978, and original correspondence between Art and Quene Yip from 1929. Art writes "Chinatown is dead now". The Yips feature in several of Wayson's novels and memoirs.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview done by the Chinese Canadian Historical Society with Lee Kin Sing (Jim Lee). The interview focuses on Chinese Canadian immigrations to Canada. The interview was conducted by Ramona Mar. The file also includes a cover letter from Lee's daughter Lola Lee written to Wayson.

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.

Sub-series consists of photocopies of immigration documents and head tax certificates connected to Chinese Canadian indivuals. Sub-series also includes transcripts of oral histories collected from Chinese-Canadian World War II veterans, and biographies of specific individuals, supplied to Wayson Choy by family members.

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 photocopies of archival material from the City Archives in Vancouver collected by Jake Sweeney. The file includes a cover letter from Jake with some mention of his family's history running Sweeney Cooperage, which employed Chinese Canadian immigrants in the Vancouver area.

File consists of various news article on many topics related to Chinese history, traditions and Chinese-Canadians. Includes, "Being Canadian" by Denise Chong for the April 20, 1995 edition of The Globe and Mail, "Lives Lived", an obituary for Anna Dickman Lam, the first Chinese Canadian to qualify as a registered nurse in British Columbia, by Michael Valpy, printed in the April 1, 1996 edition of The Globe and Mail, "When Canada spat on Chinese women", an article discussing Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada, written by Paulette Peirol for the May 17, 1997 edition of The Globe and Mail, "A Taste of Success" by Jason Epstein, which discusses the changing culinary landscape of New York and Chinatown, written for the April 19, 1993 edition of the New Yorker, "East Meets West" from a January 1992 edition of XS, which includes a discussion with Wayson's friend Pei Lim, regarding Chinese medicine as an alternative to contemporary treatments for HIV and AIDS. This article includes a photograph of Pei Lim. File also includes an article by Katrina Onstad for the June 3 1999 edition of The National Post, discussing the Nu Shu "women's writing" language, an article by Daniel Lombardo discussing the 1915 arrest of Chinese students in Amherst, Massachusetts, an article from the December 20, 1996 edition of the Toronto Star announcing the death of China's last royal eunuch, a photocopied opinion piece from the June 13 1989 edition of The New York Times titled "In China, 'A Little Blood', written by Harrison E. Salisbury, discussing Tianamen Square, and a clipping of the National Bestseller List for May 11, 1996 from the Globe and Mail. "The Jade Peony" is ranked at number three for fiction.

File consists of a printout of an article by Anthony DePalma for the New York Times about Hong Kong immigrants to Vancouver. Article was mailed to Wayson by Jacob Zilber. Item includes a note from Jacob to Wayson which reads: "Sonny - Mike sent this to us - we thought you'd be interested. Love, Jake."