C.I. 5 certificate - Fong Wah Yen
Date7 April 1914
Names
Canada. Department of the Interior
(issuing body)
Fong, Wah Yen, 1892
((not assigned))
Format
Head Tax certificate issued to Fong Wah Yen by Dominion of Canada Immigration Branch, Department of the Interior on April 7th, 1914, in Vancouver.
Fong Wah Yen was the father of Chinese Canadian author Judy Fong Bates. She was born in China in 1949 and immigrated to Canada with her mother in 1955 to reunite with her father following the repeal of the country’s Chinese Immigration (Exclusion) Act.
Fong Wah Yen was the father of Chinese Canadian author Judy Fong Bates. She was born in China in 1949 and immigrated to Canada with her mother in 1955 to reunite with her father following the repeal of the country’s Chinese Immigration (Exclusion) Act.
Medium
Dimensions2 pages ; 19.5 cm x 26.7 cm
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Judy Fong Bates fonds, gift of Judy Fong Bates in 2016.
CollectionChinese Canadian Archive
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession NumberCHI201613B010201-DIG
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Vancouver
Province or state:British Columbia
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