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Howe Lee shed light on war sacrifices of Chinese Canadians
The Globe and Mail Rod Mickleburgh Published April 15, 2021 Steve Ko/COURTESY OF CHINESE CANADIAN MILITARY MUSEUM Hundreds of Chinese Canadians volunteered to fight in the Second World War for a country that denied them the vote and further marginalized them with an ingrained system of racial discrimination. Many from British Columbia were trained as commandos to operate behind Japanese lines in the Pacific. Theirs was a story of bravery and courage. Yet few in Canada – not even in the Chinese Canadian community – knew much about it. As the vets grew older, Howe Lee decided that had to...
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