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The number game

By Woodson

It seems every nationality has a few major surnames. With the British the big threes are: Smythe, Jones and Williams. Schultz, Mueller, and Schmidt are the German counterparts. What are the Chinese equivalent? China has not three but four major surnames, Cheung (張), Chiu/Zhao (趙), Lee/Li (李), and Wang (王). They account for 25%... »

Different views on compensation

By Woodson

Senator Vivian Poy addressed the 12th AGM of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians at the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre September 13, 2003. Thank you for inviting me to discuss the Head Tax issue with all of you today. Even though I have not, up until this point, taken part in any of... »

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