[1] It has also inspired both a CBC television performance special[2] and the Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival, organized by the Recreation Department at Simon Fraser University.
Wong, a fifth generation Canadian, quickly learned about Scottish-Canadian culture with its traditions of men wearing kilts, carrying swords, playing bagpipes and cuisine.
By 2005, the event had grown to a fundraising dinner serving 570 people, and co-hosted by Shelagh Rogers, the host of national CBC Radio Sounds Like Canada morning program.
2005 also saw the start of the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival[4] when the Simon Fraser University Recreation department wanted to create a student-oriented event to help kick-off the Winter Semester.
[5] These dinners have been emceed by Toddish McWong, and have featured vivid Seattle talent from the local Chinese and Scottish communities including in 2008: author Lensey Namioka, North West Junior Pipe Band, David Leong's Martial Arts & Lion Dance School, Washington Chinese Youth Orchestra, Red McWilliams "America's Celt", Susan Burk teamed Cape Breton fiddling with Highland bagpiper Don Scobie, and percussionist Ben Rudd.
Wong was honoured for his devotion to community service, building bridges and cross-cultural understanding, and acknowledged as the creator of Gung Haggis Fat Choy.
The Royal BC Museum recognized Gung Haggis Fat Choy in 2008, as part of the Free Spirit[10] exhibit celebrating the province's 150 years of history.
For Homecoming Year Scotland, a picture of Todd Wong dressed in "Gung Haggis Fat Choy" costume (kilt and Chinese Lion mask) was featured in the This Is Who We Are: Scots in Canada travelling photo exhibition.
[14] The dinner event started as a fundraiser for the dragon boat team, and has expanded to include other non-profit causes which organizer Todd Wong is involved in.
Their uniform includes kilts featuring the Fraser Hunting (sport) tartan, and a red team shirt decorated with Chinese style "lucky" gold coins.