Letters to My (Grand)Children
長者招募 | 給孩子 (孫輩) 的一封信

Summary

Letters to my (Grand)Children was a pen-pal workshop held on March 9, 2026, co-hosted with the Chinese Canadian Museum. Our surrogate seniors responded to letters submitted by our young adults, where they shared their own stories.

 

This cultural project connected Chinese Canadian seniors and young adults providing an opportunity to heal, grieve, and bond through collective trauma but also share collective joy. Many of our young adults don’t have a shared language and feel disconnected with their elders and culture. Through this project, we offered spaces to build those missing connections and bring our generations closer together.

Our senior responses were recorded both orally and in writing.

With our seniors: Megan's 公公, Jack Chang, Eva Cho, Albert Lee, and Lance Lim
Co-facilitated by Shanna Cheng and the Chinese Canadian Museum’s Janice Wu (胡樂怡)

Supported by volunteer translators: Adele, Grace, and Phyllis

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Photograph Credit: Shanna Cheng