Read more about the article Sam Sing Butcher’s Secret: Hometown Hogs
Chinatown's Sam Sing butcher shop relied on locally raised hogs to operate for nearly a century, run by men from Gom Benn, including Wong Done, right, and Wong Toy Wing.

Sam Sing Butcher’s Secret: Hometown Hogs

A recent study focused on Los Angeles’ Old Chinatown from the 1890s to the 1930s, and analyzed how the Chinese created a self-reliant network that linked pork butchers, ranchers and rice growers.

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Read more about the article Time for Dragon Boat Races; Time for Joong
Dragon-boat festival performance. Date: 18th–19th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). China. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Time for Dragon Boat Races; Time for Joong

This article was submitted by Jared Lo, a student at East L.A. College where he was studying physical therapy. He is the grandson of Hoy and Jean Wong. His interests…

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Read more about the article Board Member Writes Debut Children’s Book
Traci Huahn's debut book tells the story of Mamie Tape's fight to win access to California's public schools for Chinese Americans.

Board Member Writes Debut Children’s Book

Traci Huahn For many of us, the Covid lockdown in 2020 was a nightmare. For Gom Benn Scholarship Fund board member Traci Huahn, the pandemic was her chance to make a…

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