Jim Wong-Chu:
He was brought to Vancouver as a "paper son", where he was raised by aunts and uncles.
He became part of the Chinese Canadian cafe landscape, working in restaurants and greasy
spoons throughout Chinese North America, eventually putting down roots in Vancouver's
Chinatown. Wong-Chu spent four years at the Vancouver Art School and has since worked as a
comunity organizer, historian, and radio broadcaster. He is a founding member of the Asian
Canadian Writers' Workshop, as well as being a full-time letter carrier for Canada Post. His book
of poetry Chinatown Ghosts was published to critical acclaim in 1986. He is currently editing
an anthology of Chinese Canadian writers. |