Going Back - Gom Benn Scholarship Fund

Johnny Wong in front of his family's home in Gom Benn. C.2014.

The Johnny Wong Memorial Scholarship

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Post published:March 22, 2022
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This article was submitted by Johnny Wong’s family in 2022 when they established a Gom Benn memorial scholarship in his name. Born in Hong Kong in 1956, Johnny Wong immigrated…

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…

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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Post published:January 31, 2022
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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…