Reunion of Chinese Canadian veterans in Victoria, 1967

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Group photo of the founding members of the Chinese Veterans' Association. From left to right: Harry Fong, Dick Lam, Harden Lee, Walter Der, Paul Chan, Victor E. Wong, Roy Chan, Ira Chan and Bill Lowe. John Yuen is missing from the photograph. Taken November 11, 1967 on Pandora Street. During the World War II, more than 600 Chinese Canadians volunteered to fight for Canada. They became part of an elite unit known as the Special Force 136 of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the South East Asia Combat (SEAC) under Lord Mountbatten. Scanned item for Victor E. Wong/Chinese Veteran's collection. Derivative made April 13, 2012.

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Contributor Subject Identifier
  • vew_0125
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 black and white photograph
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 48.4359, -123.35155
  • 48.4294, -123.3679
Physical repository Collection
  • Victoria’s Chinatown, a gateway to the past and present of Chinese Canadians
Provider Genre Is referenced by Date digitized
  • 2012
Technical note
  • Priority images January 7 spreadsheet. Cataloguing metadata provided by MH. Migration metadata by MT.
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  • These images are for research purposes only. These images are provided with the consent of Victor E. Wong and cannot be reproduced or copied without permission. For more information, contact Dr. Zhongping Chen at zhchen@uvic.ca
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