Canada 加拿大 Lee Association of Calgary 132-2nd Ave SW Calgary, Alta T2P OB8 Tel: (403)262-2247 Lee Association of Edmonton c/o 13204 62nd Ave Edmonton, Alta T6H 1N9 Lee Association of Montreal 94 Lagauchetiere St W. Montreal, Que H2Z 1C2 Tel: (514)861-3762 Lee Association of Toronto 175A Dundas St W. 2nd Fl Toronto ON M5G...
Our thanks to Washington Lee Tom of San Antonio, Texas and Henry Tom of Frederick, Maryland for providing the locations of the various United States branches plus locations in Canada, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Canada 加拿大 Chew Lun Association 1105 Clark Street Montreal, QC, H2Z 1K3 Chau Luen Kon Sol 71 D’arcy St Toronto,...
The Chinese first came to British Columbia (BC) from California with news of gold on the Fraser River. They arrived in Victoria and continued northward into the interior. However, the migration directly from China didn’t begin until the spring of 1859 when the first arrival from Hong Kong took place. By early 1860′s it...
Mom was born in June 13, 1903 in Fausik (浮石), the second of three siblings and the only girl. It was a reflection of the Chinese tradition more than anything else that she was illiterate yet both of her brothers were educated, especially the older brother who was a teacher. She did learned to...
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...
Kevin, Thank you for set up the website and let me know the chow family tree. I have a problem, I don’t know can you help me? My grandfather have gone to Canada to work around 1915 and was dead around 1958-1959. I have never seen my grandfather’s look because I was born after...
Onetime immigrants want redress over head tax in claim that would total $1-billion by Caroline Alphonso Tuesday, December 19, 2000 Globe and Mail VANCOUVER — With their numbers dwindling each year, Chinese Canadians who had to pay a head tax to enter the country a lifetime ago are suing the federal government to try...
