Szetu Yee Ching with two friends

Elizabeth Yee Ching Wong, née Szetu, was born in Guangdong province, China. The photo is of young Elizabeth Yee Ching Szetu (middle) with two friends. 

She and married William Wai Ching Wong in 1938. In Toronto, members of the Chinese community provided Wong with an interest-free loan to buy the couple’s first home at 66 St. George Street. In addition to raising their family there, they converted the property into a rooming house, hosting foreign students of the University of Toronto, usually of Jewish, South Asian or Chinese heritage. Mrs. Wong was a real estate agent and active in the community advocating for women’s rights. Mrs. Wong was a real estate agent and active in the community advocating for women’s rights.