05/17/2026
We’ve received so many messages asking how to support small businesses.
My answer? Support local — not just ours, but the places in your neighbourhood that carry stories, history, and heart.
And if you care about the future of Chinatown, please consider supporting the . They are doing important work to help preserve this community.
✨ There was a time when I thought stories only mattered if they were written in newspapers.
Now somehow, the story I’m telling — alongside my sister — is our family’s.
Recently, I had the chance to speak with and about our family restaurant, the sacrifices of our parents and community, and what it means to fight for a place that almost disappeared.
Growing up at Yueh Tung, I never imagined our little corner of Chinatown would become part of a bigger conversation.
But what I’ve learned is this:
The stories that may seem insignificant to others — the ones belonging to small immigrant family businesses like ours — have always mattered.
We just needed someone willing to tell them.
Because this story is bigger than just Chinatown.
It’s Little Jamaica. Little Italy. Koreatown. Greektown. Kensington. The family-run places, community spaces, and small businesses built through sacrifice that helped shape Toronto into the city it is today.
We see you.
And for anyone who has ever wondered whether preserving something old still matters in a world moving so fast — it does.
For our parents.For Chinatown.For the next generation.
Thank you to for listening to and sharing our story ❤️
Happy Asian Heritage Month!
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