Chinatown Legacy

Ray Goon, 3rd generation Chinese-Canadian and retired

postal worker was telephoned one day about a mural being

painted in Vancouver Chinatown. Turned out, the caller recognized

the theme as a family picture from the Goon album. A local painter,

decided he would do something nice for past generations of Chinese families,

so, he painted a mural on a building in downtown Vancouver. (One of several).

The woman on the far left is his grandmother

in a photo dated 1884, (before Vancouver was a city).

In spite of

extreme racism, the family prospered and thrived.

I really like seeing heritage being preserved like this;

a "living wall" of history, for generations to enjoy.