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Jim Wong-Chu is a poet, author, editor, and historian known as a co-founder of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop, [http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Ricepaper_Magazine Ricepaper Magazine], anthologies of [http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Authors Asian Canadian writers] and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Festival.

Born in Hong Kong in 1949, but raised in Canada as a [[Chinese Exclusion Act|paper son]], Jim Wong-Chu is well known as a pioneer of the Asian Canadian activist movement. He is among the first authors of Asian descent with the likes of [[Sky Lee|SKY Lee]] and [[Paul Yee]] who challenged the Canadian literary establishment and questioned why it was devoid of any Asian writers.  Without role models or any blueprint, the trio began to experiment with different forms of fiction and decided to not only get published but also form informal writing networks to encourage other Asian Canadians to hone their craft.