Notables - Gom Benn Scholarship Fund

Portraits of Wong Kim Ark from immigration documents.

The Legacy of Wong Kim Ark

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Post published:May 30, 2022
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You've probably never heard of Wong Kim Ark. I read a lot of stories for Asia American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month before stumbling across a mention of him. But…

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…