Country and Victor Wong

Victor Wong: Yet, when he turned 18, Wong volunteered to fight for a country that refused to give him the right to vote. , according to Times Colonist. They say, Why should we fight for a country that dont even want us? Wong, 88, remembered. Victor Wong grew up in a Victoria where he was barred from swimming pools, segregated in the balcony at movie theatres and generally treated like a second-class citizen. Today, he recalls the Chinese community held town hall meetings where people questioned why young men should risk their lives for Canada in the Second World War. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.