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Many of my columns start with a reader question or comment about things they remember from long ago, such as this one from Christopher Haig. “I remember visiting the Dole Cannery many years ago, when I was about 10 years old.
Every year at this time, I look back on the previous 12 months and review what I learned about Hawaii people, places and organizations in a two-part series.
Jeffrey Young asked, “Can you find out where ‘Chinese Hollywood’ is and how it got its nickname?
Rebecca ‘Becky’ Lum Oct. 19, 1930 — Nov. 23, 2020 Rebecca ‘Becky’ Lum, 90, passed away peacefully on Nov. 23, 2020, in Vacaville, California. Becky was born Oct. 19, 1930, to Harry and Lillie Lum in San Francisco, California, where she lived from childhood through college. She attended Francisco Junior High School and Polytechnic High School. Becky was naturally athletic and enjoyed badminton, ping-pong and tennis, even earning medals in city championships when competing on a Chinese girls’ basketball team. Becky majored in science at the City College of San Francisco and later Sa...