explorWORD:  Judy Fong Bates and Janice Wong

Tuesday May 16
7:30 pm
Free Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street


Judy Fong Bates reads from her novel, Midnight at the Dragon Cafe, the story of a young girl, the daughter 
of a small Ontario town's solitary Chinese family, whose life is changed over the course of one summer. 

Set in the 1960s, it is a vivid portrait of childhood divided by two cultures and touched by 
unfulfilled longings and unspoken secrets. 

Midnight at the Dragon Cafe won the ALA Alex Award (2006)

Sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts 



Janice Wong was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and has been a resident of Vancouver BC since 1986.
Janice studied Fine Art at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and received her B.F.A. 
with distinction from the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta. 

A professional artist since 1988, her work has received numerous scholarships and awards.
Her work has been exhibited and collected internationally.

Janice's interest in her multigenerational Chinese-Canadian family history and her father's background 
in the restaurant business inspired her to write her book Chow.

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