“I started growing hard-to-find Chinese vegetables in 1950s Toronto and helped shape Chinatown into what it is today”
“I started growing hard-to-find Chinese vegetables in 1950s Toronto and helped shape Chinatown into what it is today”
by moo422
10 Comments
twicescorned21
Great article.
newerdewey
really good stuff
The6_78
So wholesome :’)
HoodOutlaw
>After a year of working two jobs, I had saved enough money to buy a house
smh
Material_System_8934
Nice of him to toot his horn
tacotime_
Wow I love this story! Thanks for sharing
Fishfrysly
This warms my heart
Roo10011
Immigrant success story. Saw and filled an unmet need.
Themeloncalling
If you do the math, he arrived in Canada at 17 with minimal education and language skills, had three kids by 23, and bought 42 acres of farmland with half his housing equity by 29. Achieving even one out of three, raising a family, business ownership, or housing equity with basic education before age 30 in today’s Toronto would be considered a milestone.
Fast_Listen4589
This isn’t a unique situation for Chinese immigrants. Back then people who were visible minorities faced discriminations in many forms. It was probably the safest for him to live outside of the city, mind his own business, had his own food sources. It was about survival and self sufficiency.
10 Comments
Great article.
really good stuff
So wholesome :’)
>After a year of working two jobs, I had saved enough money to buy a house
smh
Nice of him to toot his horn
Wow I love this story! Thanks for sharing
This warms my heart
Immigrant success story. Saw and filled an unmet need.
If you do the math, he arrived in Canada at 17 with minimal education and language skills, had three kids by 23, and bought 42 acres of farmland with half his housing equity by 29. Achieving even one out of three, raising a family, business ownership, or housing equity with basic education before age 30 in today’s Toronto would be considered a milestone.
This isn’t a unique situation for Chinese immigrants. Back then people who were visible minorities faced discriminations in many forms. It was probably the safest for him to live outside of the city, mind his own business, had his own food sources. It was about survival and self sufficiency.