The Great Depression of the 1930s left the family hungry and desperate at times. His father had arrived in Canada in the 1880s to work on the railroad. Growing up, he moved around with his family BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan where his father (Wong Wing Yun) worked and owned small town cafes, grocery stores and laundromats. Two weeks later, on OctoPaul was born in Victoria. His mother arrived in Canada on Sheavily pregnant with him. Paul was the first child from his family to be born on Canadian soil. Portrait of Paul Wong from White Court, Alta. She never wanted to talk about this chapter in her life.”Ĭollector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Grandma Sam Chun Moy was raised by the Sam family in Powell River, Union Steamship Company days (pre- BC Ferries). Teucer (Her mother let her go due to health issues). Brought over alone as a 5 year from Yin Ping County of Guangdong Province on Blue Funnel Line - S.S. Grandma Sam Chun Moy (not her real name). 1931) Uncle John (son #2 and born in 1922) has already passed away in 1928 at age 6 or 7 from pneumo-meningitis (re: Mitchell School disease outbreak which killed 3 of the 4 children that contacted it.) When this photo was taken at the Yucho Chow Studio, the family lived on Jacombs Road Richmond, (at the time Jacombs was a private road and Cambie was known as 20th). 1933) with shorts between grandpa's legs and Ken in the sweater vest with horizontal lines (b. He worked Hastings Sawmill, land clearing Shaughnnessy) Dennis (b. This is his second marriage - his first wife died giving birth. 1920) with East Richmond lacrosse jersey Grandfather Jae Tong Yuen (arrived 1911 on Empress of Japan. 1928) in white shirt buttoned up my dad Harry (b. 1926) with headband Grandma Sam Chun May b. Collector/curator and donating family’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver.
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