File consists of family photographs (including of Wayson as a child, Wayson's grandparents and others, and a photograph of a contemporary house in Vancouver), bank documents (including a Chinese Liberty Loan certificate), and a Chinese language school textbook for a first-year student which discusses how to behave in school. File also includes a coupon.
File consists of genealogical research conducted by Wayson. Includes birth and death records (including Wayson's birth certificate), travel tickets, a receipt, copies of archival research material (including a register of Chinese immigrants to Canada), and photographs of Wayson's family members and gravesites.
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 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 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 a newsclipping for a talk ("The Importance of Story: The Hunger for Personal Narrative") Wayson gave for The Vancouver Institute on February 7, 1998.
File consists of two copies of outlines of "Paper Shadows". The outline notes that part 3 is in progress. File also includes Wayson's birth certificate (copy) and his grandfather's death certificate.
