Canadian Heritage Minute in honor of Norman Kwong debuts

A Canadian Heritage Minute chronicling the life of former Alberta Lt. Governor Norman Kwong was released late Monday.

It opens with Kwong playing soccer for the Gray Cup, but then he flashes back to his early life in Calgary, where he faced racism on a daily basis.

Kwong was a high school football star in Western Canada before joining the CFL, where he was nicknamed the Chinese Clipper.

Kwong's family was at the official debut of the Canadian Heritage Minute at the Chinese Cultural Centre.

Kwong's son says it's a well-deserved honor.

“I think if my dad was standing here, he'd say, 'If this is an inspiration to other generations, if you just work hard, I don't think you're always going to make the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. Glory, but if you work hard and use the tools you're given to improve your life and improve the life of your community, everything will be fine,” said Greg Kwong.

After his football career, Norman Kwong became a successful businessman, part owner of the Calgary Flames and eventually became Alberta's first Asian-Canadian lieutenant governor.