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Born in Hong Kong, Jim Wong-Chu came to Canada in 1953 to live with his aunt and uncle as a [[Chinese Exclusion Act|paper son]]. He returned to live with this parents in Hong Kong in 1957, but eventually settled back in Canada in 1961. After high school, he attended the Vancouver School of Art (which is now known as Emily Carr University of Art + Design) from 1975-1981, majoring in photography and design from 1975-1981. From 1976-1981, during his time at the Vancouver School of Art, Wong-Chu was involved with the Vancouver Co-op Radio Program on culture and assimilation, Pender Guy Radio Program. For the efforts of this group of Chinese-Canadians, the program received a 1980 Media Human Rights Award of the B'nai B'rith of Canada. From 1985-1987 he took creative writing at the University of British Columbia. | Born in Hong Kong, Jim Wong-Chu came to Canada in 1953 to live with his aunt and uncle as a [[Chinese Exclusion Act|paper son]]. He returned to live with this parents in Hong Kong in 1957, but eventually settled back in Canada in 1961. After high school, he attended the Vancouver School of Art (which is now known as Emily Carr University of Art + Design) from 1975-1981, majoring in photography and design from 1975-1981. From 1976-1981, during his time at the Vancouver School of Art, Wong-Chu was involved with the Vancouver Co-op Radio Program on culture and assimilation, Pender Guy Radio Program. For the efforts of this group of Chinese-Canadians, the program received a 1980 Media Human Rights Award of the B'nai B'rith of Canada. From 1985-1987 he took creative writing at the University of British Columbia. | ||
In response to the lack of support for Asian Canadian arts, Wong-Chu was a co-founder of the Asian Canadian Performing Arts Resource (ACPAR) in 1995. ACPAR organized the "Go-for-Broke-Revue," presented at the Firehall Arts Centre in the fall of 1995. In 1997, the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop fundraised to establish the Emerging Writer's Award, a $4000 grant. The first recipient was Rita Wong's <i>Monkeypuzzle</i>. | |||
In addition to positions as an associate editor for Douglas and McIntyre as well as Arsenal Pulp Press, Wong-Chu worked as a letter carrier with Canada Post from 1975 until he retired in 2013. | In addition to positions as an associate editor for Douglas and McIntyre as well as Arsenal Pulp Press, Wong-Chu worked as a letter carrier with Canada Post from 1975 until he retired in 2013. | ||
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* Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, Department of Canadian Heritage | * Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, Department of Canadian Heritage | ||
* Canada Post Silver Postmark Award | * Canada Post Silver Postmark Award | ||
* Media Human Rights Award of the B'nai B'rith of Canada (1980) | |||
{{#widget:YouTube|width=220|id=j-eOoj4hqvM|ACWW: Jim Wong-Chu at literASIAN launch}} | {{#widget:YouTube|width=220|id=j-eOoj4hqvM|ACWW: Jim Wong-Chu at literASIAN launch}} | ||