April, 2021 - Gom Benn Scholarship Fund

Hayley Saita dancing with daughter Aurelia at downtown Los Angeles Obon Festival in 2019.

Architecture and Dance: Hayley Saita

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This is a slightly edited version of an interview posted to the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill corporate e-newsletter on March 31, 2021. Hayley Saita is the granddaughter of Bing K.…

Bing K. Wong married Sau and raised a family that included Arthur, Leland and Andrea, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren

Bing K. Wong: Dishwasher to Restaurant Owner

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This article was revised based on Bing K. Wong's files from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Immigation photo of Bing K. Wong. c. 1938 Bing Kwun Wong, (AKA Wong…

Linda Huang has explored the Asian-American experience in her artwork.

Linda Huang’s Story in Art

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Linda Wong Huang has chronicled her life in drawings and paintings. Her drawings were featured in several of the Voice of Gom Benn newsletters. This is her story. I credit my…

Linda Huang remembers her childhood "teas" with her father, Voy Wong

Tea Parties With My Dad

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This remembrance, by Linda W. Huang, the second daughter and fourth of the five children of Voy and Fay Wong, was published in “Wong Ho Leun, An American Chinatown, Vol.…