Mayor Larry Campbell, Toddish McWong, Enid Campbell - photo Naoko Watanabe at the 2005 Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner.
Everybody loves stories about food. Recipes or restaurants, people will reminisce over their favorite memories of food... how it was made... who made it... what their favorite dish is...
In January I took a writing workshop with the Chinese Historical Society of BC. The theme was "Food and Family" and taught by Brandy Lien-Worrall.
23 participants in a writing workshop wrote their memories of family gatherings, home cooking, restaurant outings and other stories cooked up by the smells, sounds, sights, and textures that bring families and communities together.
The writers include myself - Todd Wong, the creator of Gung Haggis Haggis Fat Choy, Dan Seto current Gung Haggis dragonboat paddler, my cousin Hayne Wai - president of CCHS, + many friends such as: Meena Wong, George Jung and Gordie Mark - who were active during the Chinese head tax campaign, community activist Shirley Chan, Chinese-Canadian Military Museum curator Larry Wong and ex-Gung Haggis paddler Grace Chow and myself.
Dan Seto signing books at the CCHS 2006 book launch for Tracing Family Roots.Dan Seto with noodles at Sha Lin Noodle House.
Eating Stories, a Chinese Canadian and Aboriginal Potluck.
Vancouver Museum, 1110 Chestnut Street, Vancouver.
CCHS is pleased to welcome everyone to the book launch for Eating Stories: A Chinese Canadian and Aboriginal Potluck, edited by Brandy Liên Worrall and with Foreword by Margaret Gallagher. Following the success of the first workshop and the resulting book publication, Finding Memories, Tracing Routes (English and bilingual English-Chinese editions), CCHS held a second writing workshop with the theme of "Food and Family."
Twenty-three participants of Chinese Canadian or Aboriginal backgrounds researched, discussed, and wrote their memories of family gatherings, home cooking, restaurant outings, and other stories cooked up by the smells, tastes, sounds, sights, and textures that bring families and communities together. In addition to their stories, there are 37 recipes and over 170 images. Writers include Jacquie Adams, Jennifer Chan, Shirley Chan, Allan Cho, Grace Chow, Lilly Chow, Betty Ho, George Jung, Jackie Lee-Son, Roy Mah, Gordy Mark, Amy Perrault, Dan Seto, Bob Sung, Hayne Wai, Evelyn Wong, Larry Wong, Todd Wong, Harley A. Wylie, May Yan-Mountain, Candace Yip, Gail Yip, and Ken Yip. Additional contributors include Imogene Lim, Lisa Moore, Janice Wong, and Henry Yu.
Please join us for the official launch of this unique book and meet the authors!
