Quon, Emma
Emma Quon (née Lee) was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Her father immigrated to Canada in 1898 and her mother in 1913. Emma had a busy social life in Montreal, taking part in many church and extra-curricular activities. She married Harry Quon in the late 1930s, and the young couple ran an inn in Port McNicoll, Ontario. After returning to Montreal, Emma became very active in community work as a founding member of the Canadian Chinese Cultural Society of Montreal, a member of the Credit Women’s Breakfast Club, and as part of a group committed to the re-location of the Chinese Hospital. In 1996, Emma moved to Alberta to be close to her daughter.
‘So I decided that I would go to the Chinese hospital, because it’s something that was dear to me because my father participated in the early days when the so-called Chinese Hospital was formed.’
In this clip, Emma Quon describes the impetus for her involvement in the relocation of the Montreal Chinese Hospital. Emma’s father, Lee Wah Yuen, was involved in the formation of the Hospital before Emma was born. Emma was among a group of community leaders who helped transfer the hospital foundation from St. Denis Street to its current location on Avenue Viger Est, close to the heart of Montreal, Quebec’s Chinatown.
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