Portfolio Category: Chinese Stories

Truong Family and Mekong Restaurant The Mekong Restaurant is the definition of a family business. In 1987, Dan and Kit Truong along with the help of the Truong family opened the Mekong in a small space ... Read more ...

Chen's Family It is very unusual for Chinese immigrants to choose farming as an occupation.  kelowna's Chen family is a rare example. Mr. and Mrs. Chen and their three children immigrated to Canada in 2000. Rather than choosing the popular destinations such as the Greater Vancouver and Toronto areas, they came to the Okanagan and…

Shui Tung Lee’s Family Mr. Shui Tung Lee’s family has been in Kelowna for 5th generation. The family immigrated to Canda from Canton of China. Shui is the 4th generation and can still read and speak in Chinese. His great great grandfather was a railway workers, served as the bodyguard of Sun Yat-sen in the…

Ben Li Ben Lee is one of the best-known Chinese Canadians in the Valley. He is valued as a tireless community volunteer who may be best remembered for his 23 years of service on Kelowna city council. Beyond the Okanagan, he is recognized as a pioneer in the province. Ben was the first man of…