Bruce Lee in LA Chinatown

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To honor Bruce Lee on the 40th anniversary of his death, as well as Chinatown’s 75th year of existence, a 7-foot statue was unveiled Saturday, June 15, 2013.

Los Angeles Times article:

"Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco’s Chinatown, lived in Oakland and opened several martial arts schools in Seattle’s Chinatown. But he was a fixture in Los Angeles’ Chinatown in the 1960s, opening a school on West College Street and working out at the Alpine Recreation Center. Lee stood out, jogging energetically around a neighborhood where almost no one did, said Shannon Lee."

Bruce Lee statue unveiled in L.A.'s Chinatown^{Click to read}

Now they are saying: Poor Bruce Lee, His Chinatown Statue Goes to Storage Until $150,000 is Found^{Click to read}

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Article on Los Angeles Chinatown's West Gate: Chinatown’s Grand Entrance ^link

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WSJ reports:
Artist Tyrus Wong, 104 years old, is focus of exhibition at Museum of Chinese in America:
From ‘Bambi’ to Kites, His Work Flies High^link


"Mr. Wong’s story is also featured in the “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion” exhibition, which runs through April 19, at the New-York Historical Society."

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This dragon mural was painted originally by Tyrus Wong.




About Tyrus Wong^link