Wongs' Benevolent Association
123A E. Pender St. V6A 1T6 Vancouver, BC, Canada

New Chinese Canadian Museum @ccmuseumbc exhibit at 27 East Pender. Great to learn more about the history of the community and also the history of the Hon Hsing Building it resides in! #chinatown #chinesecanadian #chinatownyvr

Proud to see the students of Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver learning about their heritage and more about the building that they reside in! people who are interested in Canadian history should visit the Chinese Canadian Museum Exhibit "Seat at the Table" to learn more about our history. Museum of Vancouver #chinatown #chinatownyvr ... https://www.facebook.com/honhsingathleticclub/posts/3600306066668864

Traditionally, the Wongs Beneovlent Association would hold a national convention every few years, in which Wongs throughout Canada would gather for a reunion and discuss pressing matters for our clan. In normal circumstances, today would of marked the 11th Wongs National Convention here in Vancouver. Unfortunately we had to postpone it until a later date, but here are some photos of past conventions spanning from 1931-2018 to get a taste of what they were like. #chinatown #chinatownyvr

Although it may seems as though Chinatown clans are antique building and backward looking from the outside, they are actually very modern for the context of their time! If you want to learn more about Chinatown societies and buildings, take a look at this video from 2017 where John Atkin explains in depth the character and meanings behind historic buildings throughout Vancouver's Chinatown. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Summer digitization party with Catherine Clement, Murray Meldrum, and Aynsley Wong ! There work helps to preserve the story of the Wongs clan and greater Chinese-Canadian history as a whole!