Photographs contributed by Dr. Tony Myo-Lwin of Vancouver

As a boy, Tony Myo-Lwin (also known as) Ong Chow Wan came to Wan Hua boys' school from Pyinmana with his younger brother, Chow Kun. Then came his youngest brother, Chow Ming, a few years later. They lived at school during school term and they travelled back to their hometown by train to spend summer with their parents. Tony had attended medical school in Burma and went on to study at the medical school of the National Taiwan University. Now, Tony, a physician, is a diagnostic and nuclear radiologist with Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver. Tony lives with his wife and children in Vancouver. Tony's classmate, Arthur Wong, helped identify their other classmates in the pictures.

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Front row (l to r): 1) Pan Wah Seik. 2) Huang Chi Mo (nickname: Thi Baw Min). 3) Tony Myo-Lwin (a) Ong Chow Wan. 4) Arthur Wong (a) Huang Kyin Tau (a) Ah Tat (nickname: Jones Ling). 5) Edward Wong Kok Liang.
Back row (l to r): 1) Unknown. 2) Huang Eng Chai. 3) Lin Gee Yung. 4) Chien Jang Kuang. 5) Lim Song Pu. 6) Ho Kee Yang. 7) Lee Tung Seng. 8) Lee Ray Miao (a) Aung Than. 9) Liu Pin Tsi. 10) Chang Wen You. 11) Chin Chi Yung.

Front row (l to r): 1) Pan Wah Seik. 2) Huang Chi Mo. 3) Tony Myo-Lwin (a) Ong Chow Wan . 4) Arthur Wong (a) Huang Kyin Tau. 5) Chin Chi Yung.
Back row (l to r): 1) Huang Eng Chai. 2) Chien Jang Kuang. 3) Unknown. 4) Ho Kee Yang. 5) Lin Gee Yung. 6) Lim Song Pu. 7) Lee Tung Seng. 8) Lee Ray Miao (a) Aung Than. 9) Liu Pin Tsi. 10) Edward Wong Kok Liang. 11) Chang Wen You.

1st year Chinese Jr. high school students with their class-teacher Mr. S.M. Ting. This picture was taken with Master Ting's camera in front of their classroom in 1956. Front row (l to r): 1) Pan Wha Seik. 2) Huang Gee Mo. 3) Mr. S.M. Ting. 4) Wong Arthur (Ah Tat). 5) Tony Myo-Lwin (a) Ong Chow Wan.
2nd row (l to r): 1) Eng Chai. 2) Chien Jang Kuang. 3) Ho Kee Yang. 4) Unknown. 5) Lee Ray Miao (a) Aung Than. 6) Wong Kok Leong. 7) Chin Chi Yung.
3rd row (l to r): 1) Unknown. 2) Lim Gee Yung. 3) Lim Song Pu. 4) Lee Tung Seng. 5) Liu Pin Tsi. 6) Chang Wen You.

The church and boys' school, as seen from the school soccer field.

Dr. Tony Myo-Lwin (a) Ong Chow Wan at Ahlone No. 6 government high school to catch a glimpse of this school's predecessor and his middle school, Catholic Chinese Mission School.

Dr. Tony Myo-Lwin finds himself hit by nostalgia at this former home of Wan Hua boys' school.

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