Growing up in Vancouver, Fung never took his privileged upbringing for granted. Early on, he knew that he wanted to chart his own path, to work for the benefit of others, and eventually contribute something of his own to the family business. Although not official, resilience and enterprise are what come to mind as family mottos; personal resilience being his own core principle.
Read MoreAllen and Eva Lau are both a professional and a married couple who share many things in common, including their Two Small Fish Ventures start up investment company and Wattpad, a multi-billion dollar reading and writing platform which they founded with nothing more than a fresh idea during the early days of mobile phones. There’s more.
Read MoreWe wondered aloud how Chinese principles have molded Kevin’s personal journey. Again, he pauses to consider his answer before sharing that his main, guiding sense of duty comes from witnessing how the Chinese community values and cares for seniors. He adds that “While this may not directly affect my business decisions, it moves me deeply as a person. Western communities spend so much time thinking about the future but don’t think about the past enough.” He credits the values that were instilled in him back in Hong Kong in his early days, which is that honouring, revering and respecting seniors is of supreme importance. And that this is something that the younger Chinese generation could do to remember...
Read MoreTina Lee’s pandemic experience has been all about people. From the thousands who are her work family, to the millions that her twenty-seven stores serve, to her own family at home; every one of these people was the reason Tina persevered and prevailed through the most challenging two years of her career. As CEO of T&T Supermarkets, Tina has faced many hurdles before, but nothing like when COVID-19 entered Canada. Almost overnight, Tina and her grocery staff became frontline workers. And just like all first responders, her employees could not stay at home; instead, they showed up day after day, driven by an overriding sense of civic duty.
Read MoreFête Chinoise caught up with young entrepreneurs Eric Chan and Rocky Yuen of Duo Patisserie to chat about how they started this French-inspired dessert house in Richmond Hill.
Read MoreDo you remember when false lashes became popular? Chinese-Canadian entrepreneur Mabel Lee took a hold of this void in the make-up industry 9 years ago and VELOUR came to be what it is today.
Read MoreColin Li of Hong Shing Restaurant shares about why he wanted to take over the family business and tells us about all the innovations he is creating to give Chinese food a new look.
Read MoreRead on to find out how the new owner and creative director of VYbE Dance Company, Jasmin Yeung is navigating through the pandemic as a young Chinese Canadian entrepreneur and what she hopes to accomplish.
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