Series consists of the personal correspondence, records and genealogical research conducted by Wayson Choy. It includes personal letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, private records and genealogical research.
File consists of an essay written by Wong for a literary contest. The file includes a cover letter from Larry to Wayson discussing the essay being submitted to the CBC/Saturday Night Literary contest. Empress of Asia was a Canadian Pacific Steamship which travelled between China and Canada, before being requisitioned by the British Army for World War II. It sunk on 5 February 1942. The essay discusses Wong's family immigrating to Canada on Empress of Asia, settling in Chinatown, and a trip to Hong Kong in later life to visit his mother's grave, to discover it disturbed by a new property development.
File consists of a eulogy co-written by Wayson. File also includes a receipt from Print Express, for fax services, dated September 14, 1992. The top of the eulogy includes James Johnston as the addressee. The eulogy is signed off, "Paul Cheung, Wayson Choy, Richard Fung, Allan Li, Lloyd Wong ... and other friends from Gay Asians of Toronto".