David H.T. Wong

David H.T. Wong was born and raised in Vancouver. He is an accomplished Architect and a respected Asian Canadian activist whose family first came to North America from China 130 years ago. He is a founding Director for the Pacific Canada Heritage Centre Society, the Chinese Canadian Historical Society, the Chief Dan George Centre for Advanced Education, and ExplorAsian: Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society.

Trained as a Botanist/ Biologist, he continues his love for nature with his on-going efforts to save frogs, highlighted in 2009 with Vancouver's Mayor proclaiming "Save the Frogs Day", the first city in the world to do so. David was named by the Vancouver Sun newspaper as one of British Columbia’s “100 most influential Chinese-Canadians”. In 2012, he received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal in recognition of his championing of causes for environmental preservation, cultural harmony and community building. His first book, "Escape to Gold Mountain" is a graphic novel that documents the history of the Chinese in North America.