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Wong - Quong John - c.1915

Wong - Quong John - c.1915

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1915, Vancouver. Quong John Wong in a suit. Quong was a Vancouver businessman who ran a grocery store and invested in restaurants. It is believed that, for some period, he was a partner/owner in the W.K. Gardens Chop Suey restaurant, a popular banquet-style restaurant that operated in Vancouver's Chinatown from about 1917-1985.”

Wong Mow - 1941

Wong Mow - 1941

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1941, Vancouver. Photo of tailor Wong Mow who ran the Modern Silk Shirt Company on Main Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. His actual name was Wong Quon Ho. And he was 20 years old when he arrived in Canada in 1911 on the Chicago Maru. He lived in the back of his shop on Main Street in Chinatown. He had a wife and one child in China. And here in Canada, with his second wife he fathered four children: Wah Wong; Git Wong; Larry Wong and Jennie Wong.

Sam Ho, family members, and friends [28 of 32]

Sam Ho, family members, and friends [28 of 32]

  • AM1523-S5-1-F092-: 2008-010.3792
  • Item
  • Dec. 31, 1982

    • Part of Paul Yee fonds

Item is a photograph showing Sam Ho and Pearl on New Years Eve. Note on back of photograph: "New Years Eve at the International Chinese Restaurant [in] Toronto Chinatown with Pearl beside."

Unidentified Chinese actor - 1940s

Unidentified Chinese actor - 1940s

Collector/curator's description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Unidentified Chinese man, likely an actor. The photo was found in the collection of Louis Gain Wai, a Vancouver Chinatown businessman who owned The Chung King Restaurant and was a big supporter of the arts.”

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