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Kayla Chow, at her UC Riverside graduation, and her Po Po Jean Wong, who often served as Mistress of Ceremonies for Gom Benn's annual Chinese New Year's banquets.

My Po Po: Jean Wong

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Post published:January 16, 2025
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The following article was submitted by Kayla Chow, winner of the 2024 Gim Hong and Sun Woo Lee Memorial Scholarship for the top college senior. She was a student at UC…

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

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Post published:April 8, 2024
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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.

Listen to Linda Huang read her mother Fay Hing Lee's Toisan proverbs, sayings and rhymes.

Part 4: Fay Wong’s Proverbs

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Post published:November 16, 2023
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Fay Hing Lee Wong recited her proverbs to her children, giving them, and us, a lifetime of loving wisdom. Many are funny, more are wry, and a few are very earthy.