Jessie Ho Lem Yuen, daughter of Mary and Ho Lem Sr., was the first Chinese Canadian girl born in Calgary, Alberta. The Ho Lem family owned and operated the Belmont Café and established the Calgary Knitting Company. Ho Lem Sr. (1870-1960), builder and namesake of the Ho Lem Block, was significant as a prominent and well-respected community leader who helped establish and sustain the third and current Chinatown.
Source: Heritage Calgary
https://www.heritagecalgary.ca/heritage-calgary-blog/womenofchinatown
Jessie Ho Lem Yuen, daughter of Mary and Ho Lem Sr., was the first Chinese Canadian girl born in Calgary, Alberta. The Ho Lem family owned and operated the Belmont Café and established the Calgary Knitting Company. Ho Lem Sr. (1870-1960), builder and namesake of the Ho Lem Block, was significant as a prominent and well-respected community leader who helped establish and sustain the third and current Chinatown.
Source: Heritage Calgary
https://www.heritagecalgary.ca/heritage-calgary-blog/womenofchinatown
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