Book Talk @ Clarion with Wesley Wong

2 Waverly Place,San Francisco CA 94108

12 September, 2021

Description

Mr. Chinatown's book launch and signing with authors Wesley Wong and Catherine Lenox. Mr. Chinatown is the engaging story of San Francisco Chinatown entrepreneur and community leader H.K. Wong. A second-generation Chinese American, he became such a popular and influential personality in San Francisco's Chinatown from the 1930s to the 1980s that he was nicknamed "Mr. Chinatown" and "Mayor of Grant Avenue" by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and residents of Chinatown. H.K. was posthumously selected as one of the 101 most memorable San Franciscans over the past 100 years as part of the San Francisco Examiner centennial celebration in 1987. A native San Franciscan, in 1978, he received the Jefferson Award from the American Institute for Public Service. Author Wesley R. Wong is the adopted son of Honey and H.K. Wong. The book was co-authored by Catherine Lenox. This Book Talk will be moderated by Cynthia Yee. Clarion Performing Arts Center provides education and live performance opportunities by fusing music, poetry, theater and visual art as one organic artistic experience for individuals and communities.