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Last month, my uncle Dennis Tom passed. As I reflect upon who he was and how he lived, I realize that he was a uniquely humble, happy and unassuming person. He lived life effortlessly and with grace despite years of difficult health conditions for both himself and wife Elinor. Where many would have been down-trodden, […]

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Here’s a nice piece on some family history featuring stories on Bill King, 1916-2002 … thx Mike King, Gene Chan, Bill Chen & Linda Sue for sharing the article (see it online in China Insight Article » or Download 221K PDF » Most interesting excerpts: “Bill King (1916 -2002), a third generation American-born Chinese, volunteered to […]

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Jow Kee (aka Jim King), my great, great grandfather was a contractor who spoke Chinese and English. This intel from Uncle Duane Tom by way of Gene Chan in this article http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/community_ties/2015/june/chinese-150.shtml EXCERPTS: “It wasn’t until Chan was in his 70s that he discovered his great grandfather, Jow Kee, played an integral part in constructing […]

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So we got the nicest Post Comment EVER this morning from Mr. Lee McCourry. It’s so touching that we had to republish it as it’s own post. Lee writes: I was searching for a job in the San Francisco area in the 1960’s…..After being turned down at various Landscape Architect’s offices, I returned to one […]

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Mia, (Karen & Steve’s girl) gets her first starring role as the crime fighting doggie in Hawaii Five-0! Yup, Mia protects the islands now from bad guys, scary birds and yes, fleas… See her pilot now!

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