Photo of Dukesang Wong and Lin Ying.

Dukesang Wong

Born in a village north of Beijing, China, in 1845, Dukesang Wong travelled to North America in 1880 and worked for several years on the construction of the CPR in British Columbia. He eventually settled in New Westminster, BC, where he worked as a tailor and started a family. He died in 1931.

The Diary of Dukesang Wong

Finalist 2021 The BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize

The Diary of Dukesang Wong

Finalist 2021 The BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize