Raymond Douglas Chong
Raymond Douglas Chong (Zhang Weiming), gerente senior de carreteras del Departamento de Transporte de Oregón, supervisa la ingeniería preliminar de proyectos de mejora del transporte en la región metropolitana de Portland.
Nacido y criado en Los Ángeles, Raymond es chino-estadounidense de sexta generación con raíces familiares de la fiebre del oro de California (1849-1855), el primer ferrocarril transcontinental (1865-1869), el barrio chino de Boston (1891-1926), el restaurante Cambridge Imperial (1923). —1936) y Restaurante Teatro Kubla Khan (1946-1950).
Como presidente de Generations, LLC, Raymond crea historias, poemas, letras y películas. Sus trabajos recientes incluyen: PEONY AMOUR—Sultry Ecstasy and Frosty Agony (poesía), Chop Suey and Sushi from Sea to Shining Sea (libro), “Canto Cutie” (poemas), “VILLAGE OF DRAGON HILL—A Mystical Journey in Passion” (álbum) y MI ODISEA – Entre dos mundos (película). Ha escrito para AsAmNews y sobre experiencias chino-estadounidenses para la Sociedad Histórica China de América y la Sociedad Histórica China del Sur de California.
Actualizado en noviembre de 2022
Historias de Este Autor
Bill Watanabe - De Manzanar al Pequeño Tokio
4 de noviembre de 2022 • Raymond Douglas Chong
Cientos de familias e individuos duermen en hogares seguros, limpios y asequibles en vecindarios alrededor de Little Tokyo en Los Ángeles. Cientos de familias y personas mayores económicamente inseguras reciben asistencia de una agencia de servicios sociales sin fines de lucro en Little Tokyo. Y cientos de jóvenes asiáticos del área metropolitana de Los Ángeles participan en deportes en un centro de actividades y deportes recién construido en Los Ángeles Street en Little Tokyo. Todos pueden agradecer al “peor jefe …
Far East Café Reunion – Memories and Nostalgia - Part 2 of 2
24 de octubre de 2008 • Raymond Douglas Chong
>> Part 1As part of the Far East Café Reunion, I gladly shared with the guests the story of the colorful life of Gim Suey Chong (1922-1979), my father. He had a humble beginning in Yung Lew Gong Village in Hoyping County of China. At nine years old, he took an epic sojourn from the Port of Hong Kong to the Port of Vancouver, across continental Canada aboard the Canadian Pacific Railway, to arrive at the Port of Boston in …
Far East Café Reunion – Memories and Nostalgia - Part 1 of 2
17 de octubre de 2008 • Raymond Douglas Chong
Michael, my brother, and I hosted the “Far East Café Reunion – Memories and Nostalgia.” Our purpose was to celebrate the life of Gim Suey Chong and the legacy of famous Far East Café with relatives and new friends. On Saturday, June 7, 2008, we gathered at the mezzanine of the Chop Suey Café in the landmark Far East Café Building for the program and lunch, the room of countless parties, in two rows of tables. During the program, we …
A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses: Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 2
20 de marzo de 2008 • Raymond Douglas Chong
Part 1 >>Together, Hanhichi and Taeno raised six children, the Nisei generation (second generation). They were: Masa (born October 26, 1912), James Hajime (born July 11, 1914), Kaoru (born July 31, 1916), Takeko (born July 20, 1919), Mari (born March 22, 1922), and George Minoru (born January 26, 1929). The Wakiji Family lived at 1485 East Orange Grove Avenue near Nippon Nursery. They were one of the three Japanese families living east of Lake Avenue. In the early 1900’s, a …
A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses: Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 1
19 de marzo de 2008 • Raymond Douglas Chong
Forward Ancestors of the Wakijis by Noboru Wakiji In 1185 the Heike Clan (AKA Taira Clan) was defeated by the Genji Clan (AKA Minamoto Clan) during the great Genpei War in late Heian period. Our ancestor (unknown name), a samurai, fled from Yashima, on the coast of Seto Inland Sea on Shikoku Island to the southern part. Our ancestor, together with fellow samurai of the Heike Clan settled in a coastal village named “Wakiji.” Since they gave up the warrior’s …
