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Jim Wong-Chu (born 1949) is a poet, author, editor, and historian known as a co-founder of the [http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Asian_Canadian_Writers%27_Workshop_(ACWW) Asian Canadian Writers Workshop], [http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Ricepaper_Magazine Ricepaper Magazine], anthologies of [http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Authors Asian Canadian writers] | Jim Wong-Chu (born 1949) is a published poet, author, editor, and historian known as a co-founder of the [http://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Asian_Canadian_Writers%27_Workshop_(ACWW) Asian Canadian Writers Workshop], [http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Ricepaper_Magazine Ricepaper Magazine], Pender Guy Radio Program, Asia Canadian Performing Arts Resource (ACPAR), literASIAN: A Festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian Writing, and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Festival. He has also co-edited several anthologies of [http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Authors Asian Canadian writers]. | ||
[[File:acww.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Asian Canadian Writer's Workshop)]]'']] | [[File:acww.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Asian Canadian Writer's Workshop)]]'']] | ||
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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Born in Hong Kong, | 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 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. | |||
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. | |||
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==Asian Canadian Literature== | ==Asian Canadian Literature== | ||