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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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Post published:January 31, 2022
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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…

The Chinese Massacre of 1871 reads like a cowboy, Kung Fu horror movie. But the story is real.

The Making of ‘Blood on Gold Mountain’

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Post published:November 28, 2021
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The events of the Chinese Massacre of 1871 read like a cowboy, Kung Fu horror movie. But the story is real.

Superimposed on photo of Wo Hing Village, images of San Bernardino Chinatown merchants Wong Hand, Wong Tong Din, Wong Sam and Wong Hang John. Source: National Archives in Riverside

Laura Ng’s Dissertation

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Post published:October 11, 2021
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Laura Ng In August 2021, Stanford student Laura W. Ng completed her PhD dissertation, “An Archaeology of Chinese Transnationalism.” Laura used archaeological methods to explore the links that Chinese migrants, during a period between…