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Der She Chow 1911-1982
Der She Chow was my mother-in-law. I first met her in May 1977 at her house in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (加拿大沙省舞士阻埠). In keeping with the Chinese tradition of bring the wedding cakes and roast pork to the bride’s family a month or two before the wedding. Margaret and I flew in from Vancouver during... »
Cho Lai Chow 1909-2001
Born in An Kai Lai, Kaiping County, Guangdong, China, (中國廣東開平縣安溪里) May 29, 1909. The second son but third child of Zhong Wan Chow (周宗浣) and Cheng Ho (何成) who had a total of four sons and three daughters. On June 28, 1923 he set sailed aboard the Empress of Australia from Hong Kong and arrived... »
Li Hong 1899-1962
Dad was born in 1899, the only child of Yin Chap (賢策) and Li Shi (利氏太夫人). Because of his father’s poor health, Dad, in 1916 at the age of 17, left the village (Tai Gang Tsun 大綱村) in Taishan, Guangdong, China boarded the Empress of Russia for Canada. According to his head tax paper... »