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Portrait of Dr. William "Bill" Chun-Hoon and the Chinatown Branch Library in the background
, January 03, 2023

Dr. William "Bill" Chun-Hoon (1928 - 2019) was an educator and a community activist for the community of Chinatown in Los Angeles. Chun-Hoon was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the 12th child in a family of 15. In 1973, Dr.


Phạm Thị Băng Thanh (August 5, 1934-March 17, 2020)
Shirley Ly, December 20, 2022

Thái Thanh, born Phạm Thị Băng Thanh (August 5, 1934-March 17, 2020), was a legendary Vietnamese American singer.


Portrait of Dosan Ahn Chang Ho, April 1919
Sky You, December 12, 2022

Ahn Chang Ho was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States.


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