Lee, Loretta
Loretta Lee’s family history in Canada dates back more than a century. Both her paternal and maternal grandmothers arrived in Calgary, Alberta, in the early 1900s as two of the first Chinese women to arrive in the city. Loretta’s mother, Nellie Ho Lem, was very active in her community as a member of the United Church and the Lady Laurier Club, a women’s organization for the Liberal Party. Loretta grew up in Calgary and in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, where the family lived for a number of years. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Loretta has actively pursued community work and has been a volunteer with the Sien Lok Society in Calgary since its inception.
In this candid photograph, Joanne Woo and Loretta Lee’s maternal grandmother, Wong Mo Yin, plays with her young grandson Bill (Allan) Dayton Jr. Mrs. Wong joined her husband in Calgary, Alberta in the early 1900s. Widowed as a young mother, she raised 6 children on her own.
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