Wong’s National Convention 2011 in Toronto

kdotc · Aug 12, 2011

The Wong family reunion will not be your typical family reunion. For starters, there’s no way they’ll be able to fit more than 1,000 people around one picnic table.

On Saturday and Sunday, Wongs from all over Canada, the United States and China will congregate in Toronto for a family extravaganza, the Wong National Convention.

“The idea of the convention is to bring everybody together so we can celebrate our family ties,” said Henry Wong, a volunteer organizer of the event and member of the Toronto chapter of the Wong Association. Like Scottish clans, there are many branches of the Wong Association all over the world that work to get Wongs in touch with each other.

And the number of Wongs keeps growing. The last time the convention was hosted in Toronto, which was 18 years ago, just under 500 people attended. This year, organizers are expecting to see 1,200 at the Saturday-night gala.

Beyond enjoying a 10-course Chinese meal at the gala, the extended Wong clan will enjoy a family outing to Niagara Falls, a visit from Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and a lion dance ceremony.

The event’s most ambitious plan, however, is to gather all of the Wongs on the lawn of Queen’s Park at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday for a massive family portrait.

But the word “family” is not meant in the strictest sense, since not all Wongs got the name through blood ties or marriage. The name was adopted by many families because of China’s famous Yellow Emperor, who ruled from 2698 to 2598 B.C., said Henry Wong, adding that Wong can be translated as either “yellow” or “king.”

Despite the popularity of the surname, he has yet to meet another Henry Wong in person at one of these conventions. But he has met a ton of other Wongs.

“The last name Wong will go almost with any first name,” he said. “The president of the association has a Spanish name: Manuel Wong. Really it goes well with any name!”
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This is my first time hearing something like this after watching 6pm news...this is crazyy..gonna be A LOT of Wong's in Toronto from the country. Tour buses filled with Wong's ahahahaha...if my last name had something like this i would go to

kontradictions · Aug 12, 2011

At least it's Wongs and not Wangs.

[N] · Aug 12, 2011

if it was wangs kdot would be all over it!

Jeff · Aug 12, 2011

Crazy. Should have one for Chans or Leetoo.. not that im one or the other.. but also a popular last name

[N] · Aug 12, 2011

^we know u a lei! lei pok guy holla!

Jeff · Aug 12, 2011

lei? lol

shinobi · Aug 12, 2011

hey my last name is lei.... LEI LO MOOOO ..Ah!

smh this convention

i'll bring the lee fam lol lee vs wong ishhh

Wong’s National Convention 2011 in Toronto

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shinobi PA ='(