The Road Chosen: The Lem Wong Story

The Road Chosen: The Lem Wong Story

25min, 16mm, 1997, TV Documentary

“The Road Chosen: The Story of Lem Wong” is a documentary film by Keith Lock, part of the “A Scattering of Seeds” series, celebrating the life of Lem Wong, a Chinese immigrant who arrived in Canada in 1897, overcame significant anti-Chinese racism, built a successful lifein London, Ontario with his famous Wong's Cafe, and instilled values of hard work and education in his eight successful children, leaving a legacy of taking “the best of both worlds”.

Awards & Screenings

History Television Series: “A Scattering of Seeds”, Episode #3
Winner NFB Innoversity Media Conference Award, Toronto, 2002 (episode)
Media Applause Award, Chinese Canadian National Council, Toronto, 1998. (episode)
Best Television Documentary Series, Worldfest, Houston, Texas, 1998.(series)

Credits

Director/Writer: Keith Lock