Presented by: Word Vancouver and the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop

Type: In Conversation

The Diary of Dukesang Wong is more than a keepsake but rather is the documented history through many transitions. This diary is the only known written source of information about the life of a Chinese railway worker in the so-called “Gold Mountain,” as Western North America was optimistically called. This book allows us a glimpse into the past while highlighting how much or how little things have changed and how far we have to go.

Hosted by Todd Wong

Reader: David McIlwraith (editor, The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice from Gold Mountain, Talonbooks). Wanda Joy Hoe (translater, The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice from Gold Mountain, Talonbooks).

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