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.
In part two of a five-part interview, Emma Quon talks about her parents’ immigration history at the turn of the 20th century, growing up in Montreal, Quebec, and her married life. Emma describes attending school with other Chinese students, and taking part in extra-curricular activities. She met her husband at a Chinese community basketball game. They married, and moved to Port McNicoll, Ontario, to operate an inn. Emma reports that they decided to move to Hong Kong before World War Two to join her husband’s family, but they were sent back to Canada for their own safety. The couple had one child, and Emma started working outside of the home when she felt her daughter was
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