Kenneth Tam

July 9, 1984

Born in St. John's in 1984, Kenneth Tam moved with his family to Lethbridge, Alberta in 1996, and then to Waterloo, Ontario, in 1999. In 2008, Kenneth completed his Master's degree in history at Wilfrid Laurier University, receiving a Gold Medal for Academic Achievement. His MA thesis examined the creation and operation of the Caribou Hut, a hostel for Allied servicemen in St. John's during the Second World War. In 2006, Kenneth received a prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada. He also was awarded a Balsillie Fellowship at the Cen