On November 27, 2021, Chinatown said goodbye to Bill Chin, widely known throughout the community as “Uncle Bill”. Born locally in 1929 during the Chinese Exclusion Act, Uncle Bill was always keenly aware of the village that raised him, and lived to improve the quality of life of Chinese immigrants.
What lies forgotten or not known by many is the mural of a Sampan boat that was painted in 1970 in Chinatown for the celebration of the first August Moon Festival. The mural was covered up 10 years ago during the renovation of the adjacent public park, named after community activist Mary SooHoo. This vinyl wrap was taken from a tiny 14th Century Chinese traditional landscape painting on display at the Museum of Fine Arts. From what I can tell, […]
