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The epic story of the Wongs and Hais center on Chang Wing, Wong Shoo Tan and Hoi Lung Yuen, and the Ying Chong Lung market in Los Angeles.

Paper Sons, Paper Lives

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Post published:January 31, 2022
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Part 1: Unraveling the Tangled Wong and Hai Family Ties This is one of two articles submitted by Brian A. Wong, the son of Ging Ching Wong and the grandson…

Father and son, Hai Ping and Hoi Lung Yuen, came to Southern California when it was little more than the Wild Wild West.

Paper Sons, Paper Peril

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Part 2: The Story of Hai Ping and Hoi Lung Yuen This is one of two articles submitted by Brian A. Wong, the son of Ging Ching Wong and the…

Architect Gin Wong and Ron Wagley, the chief executive of Transamerica Insurance, with a model of the Transamerica Corporation’s pyramid-shaped building in San Francisco. C. 1970.

My Father Gin Wong

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This article was submitted by Janna Wong Healy, one of Gin Wong's daughters. You may not recognize his name, but I say with pride that my father is one of…

Omelette-style and pancake-like egg foo young

Two Egg Foo Young Recipes

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Post published:January 30, 2022
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Far East Cafe menu. C.1930s. Source: Los Angeles Public Library Menu Collection Decades and decades before Happy Meals and combo specials, Chinese restaurants offered all-in-one family-style meals. A 1930s, Depression…