Raymond Douglas Chong
Raymond Douglas Chong (Zhang Weiming), gerente sênior de estradas do Departamento de Transportes de Oregon, supervisiona a engenharia preliminar de projetos de melhoria de transporte na região metropolitana de Portland.
Nascido e criado em Los Angeles, Raymond é sino-americano de 6ª geração com raízes familiares da Corrida do Ouro na Califórnia (1849-1855), Primeira Ferrovia Transcontinental (1865-1869), Boston Chinatown (1891-1926), Restaurante Cambridge Imperial (1923). —1936) e Restaurante Teatro Kubla Khan (1946—1950).
Como Presidente da Generations, LLC, Raymond cria histórias, poemas, letras e filmes. Seus trabalhos recentes incluem: PEONY AMOUR—Sultry Ecstasy and Frosty Agony (poesia), Chop Suey and Sushi from Sea to Shining Sea (livro), “Canto Cutie” (poemas), “VILLAGE OF DRAGON HILL—A Mystical Journey in Passion” (álbum) e MY ODYSSEY – Entre Dois Mundos (filme). Ele escreveu para AsAmNews e sobre experiências sino-americanas para a Sociedade Histórica Chinesa da América e a Sociedade Histórica Chinesa do Sul da Califórnia.
Atualizado em novembro de 2022
Stories from This Author
Bill Watanabe - De Manzanar a Pequena Tóquio
4 de Novembro de 2022 • Raymond Douglas Chong
Centenas de famílias e indivíduos dormem em casas seguras, limpas e acessíveis em bairros ao redor de Little Tokyo, em Los Angeles. Centenas de famílias e idosos economicamente inseguros recebem assistência de uma agência de serviço social sem fins lucrativos em Little Tokyo. E centenas de jovens asiáticos da área metropolitana de Los Angeles participam em actividades desportivas num centro desportivo e de actividades recém-construído na Rua Los Angeles, em Little Tokyo. Todos eles podem agradecer ao “Pior Chefe do …
Far East Café Reunion – Memories and Nostalgia - Part 2 of 2
24 de Outubro 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 Outubro 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 Março 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 Março 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 …
