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A first prize of $ 200 goes to Gilbert Leong for his piece of sculpturing displayed at the last Los Angeles County Fair held at Pomona, California. For his outstanding artistic ability he has earned scholarships to the Chouinard School of Art, one of the leading art schools on the Pacific Coast.
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Leong was born in 1911: he was the son of Chinese immigrant parents. He was the first Chinese American to graduate from USC with a degree in architecture. Leong served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and worked for
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at Sissee's request. Leslee Leong, the daughter of Gilbert and Florence, inherited the F. Suie One Co., which had been founded by Fong See.
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in an exhibit called "Breaking Ground", alongside three contemporaneous Chinese American architects active in Los Angeles:
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After graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in architecture, Leong worked with architects
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after the war. Leong and his family owned the Soochow Restaurant in Los Angeles. Leong co-founded the
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Interior court and authentic Chinese garden in the Pacific Asian Museum in Pasadena. Co-designed
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Duty & Honor: A tribute to Chinese American World War II veterans of Southern California
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Leong married Florence "Sissee" See in 1942; she was the daughter of Chinatown businessman
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Interior court and authentic Chinese garden in the Pacific Asian Museum in Pasadena
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with a degree in architecture. His designs helped shape the architecture of
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Includes images of private homes and public buildings designed by Leong.
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In 2012 Steven Wong and Floridia Cheung highlighted Leong's work at the
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in 1973. The bank was set up to serve the Chinese American community in
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Cho, Jenny; Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (2013).
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in 1973. Leong died in Pasadena California on August 23, 1996.
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area. He was the first Chinese-American to graduate from
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Historic-Cultural Monument Application for TIRADO HOUSE
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Pasadena, California
Chinese-American
architect
Los Angeles
USC
postwar
Chinatown
East West Bank
Southern California
sculpture
Chouinard Art Institute
Millard Sheets
USC
Paul Williams
Harwell Hamilton Harris
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
Chinese American Museum
Eugene Kinn Choy
Helen Liu Fong
Gin D. Wong
Kong Chow Family Association and Temple


Bank of America

Richard Layne Tom
George Ponty
San Fernando Valley
Anaheim

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