Going Back - Gom Benn Scholarship Fund

Rep. Thomas J. Geary of California, with black background, wrote the 1892 Geary Act that required Chinese in America to carry a Certificate of Residence like these in this collage.

Geary Act ID Cards, and Deportation Raids

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Post published:June 11, 2026
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Note: For the Chinese, life in late-19th century America was hard. Then, the Geary Act of 1892 made it even harder. It extended for another 10 years the Chinese Exclusion…

Wong Shoon Jung's transnational life took him from San Francisco Chinatown in the 1870s to the orange and vegetable farms of Riverside, Calif., and finally back to Gom Benn Village. (The images of Chinatown, the Inland Empire and Gom Benn were generated with help by Google Gemini AI.)

Wong Shoon Jung: From Chinatown to Onion Fields to a Dream Mansion

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Post published:May 30, 2026
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There’s a phrase in classical Chinese literature that translates to, "It is better to be a dog in a time of peace than a human in a time of chaos."…

On our latest visit to Gom Benn Village, we found more chickens than young people -- except for students visiting a flower-growing fantasy land.

Photos of Gom Benn — Flowers, Chickens and All

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Post published:March 3, 2026
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My wife, her family and I visited Gom Benn Village in December 2025. It was my third time going back to our ancestral village. And, who knows, maybe my last.…

Chinese-American physicist Chien-Shiung was recognized as the "Queen of Nuclear Research."

Chien-Shiung Wu: Breaking Barriers, Revolutionizing Physics

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Post published:February 24, 2026
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By Marcus Hau Chien-Shiung Wu at Columbia University in 1963. Source: Smithsonian Institution Chinese-American trailblazers have stretched the boundaries of what might seem possible, breaking conventions and clearing the way…