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Yip, May Yim
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- Yip, Mee Yim
- Barbanoff, Lilyanne
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1917-2018
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Lilyanne was born YIP May Yim in 1917, the fifth of nine children born to YIP Sing, a nephew of the well-known Vancouver Chinatown businessman Yip Sang.
Lilyanne was raised in Vancouver and spent her earliest years growing up in the Wing Sang building with the extended Yip Sang family members. She had favorite memories of the many weddings, Chinese New Year celebrations, and any other occasions for a party, where everyone gathered in the great room of the building. She was the youngest of the five siblings born at the Wing Sang. As her family grew larger, they eventually moved to their own home at Turner Street and Victoria Drive.
As a teenager, Lilyanne enjoyed working as a companion for a woman who lived in Shaughnessy. Like many of the Chinese Canadian women during the 1940s, as an adult, Lilyanne worked in produce stores, but mainly at the family-owned Rose Coffee Shop at Richards and Dunsmuir Street in Vancouver.
Lilyanne had one daughter, Gwen, from a previous marriage. She later married Peter Barbanoff, a Russian Canadian, whom she met at the Rose Coffee Shop. They worked happily together, running several cafes and were married for over 60 years.
Lilyanne was blessed with two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She lived a long and healthy life to 101 years.
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