Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society
555 Columbia Street V6A 4H5 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Naturally, it was a relatively quiet Remembrance Day ceremony this year in Vancouver's Chinatown due to COVID. We are grateful the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Defence came down to pay his respects, along with Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart. And of course, a number of other friends stopped by. Thank you.

Today we remember Jim Gen Lee of Winnipeg. He died in the skies over Germany in March 1944. Read the heart-breaking letters of the parents of the young men who perished on that flight. http://www.ccmms.ca/veteran-stories/air-force/jim-gen-lee/

Today we thank Joseph Hong of Windsor, killed in the skies over France in September 1944. Read his story. http://www.ccmms.ca/veteran-stories/air-force/joseph-hong/

Today we salute Quan Louie who died in the skies over Europe in January 1945. Read his story. http://www.ccmms.ca/veteran-stories/air-force/q-j-louie/

We did not know this.

Amazing men. And to think, they were not considered Canadian citizens although most of them were born in Canada.

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Monty Lee Scholarship. All five are students pursuing their interests and passions in post-secondary education. And all the winners are related to a Chinese Canadian WWII veteran. Hats off to the four young people pictured here: Olivia Ciccozzi; Gregory Lee; Stephen Lee; and Cameron Leong. This year we also gave an honorary mention scholarship to Nick Chow. We wish them all the best in their studies.

For Remembrance Day. A clip from a 1945 Army Newsreel where they interview a few of the vets that had been stationed in India with Force 136. The film was shot in England while the men awaited transport back to Canada. https://m.youtube.com/watch

Robert Wong and his brother built their own plane when they were still kids. This is not the one they built. The brothers went on to serve in the RCAF during the Second World War.

Coming October 16.

A very adept WWI sniper from Labrador.

This is such a moving story. Lost dog tags of a Canadian airman, found in a field in England 60 years ago, are finally returned home to family in Canada. bc.ca//family-dog-tags-60-years-stewart-harris-uk-return-r

Nice to see a local family highlighted in this museum exhibit. https://www.timescolonist.com//museum-tells-the-story-of-f

Harry Gong flew a spitifre. He is the only Chinese Canadian we know of who flew this plane in WWII. Harry never talked about his war experience so, sadly, we cannot share any stories with you.

William Marr, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, shares some of his memories from the war. Thanks to filmmaker Alison MacLean for capturing his story. https://vimeo.com/251910950

On this day, in 1943, this article appeared in the newspaper The Victoria Daily Times. It notes how Chinese Canadian pilot, Arthur Jung, received the highest scores in his class. He went on to become a bomber pilot, flying Lancasters over Europe. He flew 30 successful missions.

Cedric Mah, one of the remarkable pilots who flew the dangerous "Hump" during WWII. It meant flying a twin-engine, unpressurized Dakota through the Himalayan Mountains, laden down with critical supplies that needed to be ferried between India and China. To avoid Japanese Zeroes, Cedric mainly flew at night and usually without navigation aids or maps. Cedric made 337 successful missions.