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White Pine Pictures: The Road Chosen: The Story of Lem Wong

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Lem Wong was a Chinese immigrant who came to Canada in 1897. He traveled across Canada for five years working in Chinese laundries. After bringing a wife from China, he had eight children and opened a restaurant in London, Ontario, which hosted orchestras for the diners' entertainment. Guy Lombardo began his career here. This site outlines his life story and describes the making of a television documentary about him.

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional