Ching Won Music Society – 1939

Ching Won Music Society in Vancouver, celebrating the group’s award for participating in a fundraising drive for Chinese war refugees. The banner behind reads “golden sound and jade vibration,” symbolizing harmony and wisdom. Young Beatrice Jai is seated in front, and her future husband, Raymond Jai, is seated in front of the banner on the left. The musician on the right is holding a slide guitar, showing how the ensemble blended Chinese and Western instruments.