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Chinatown neighbors and friends Jimmy, Shi Lang and family pop in for a "hello." |
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My son Uriel with his friends, neighbors Jimmy and Shi Lang |
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Event goers outside and inside my art studio |
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During the Chinatown Summer Night events, I paint live. A guest looks past my brushes and easel at my work-in-progress. |
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This visitor shows up wearing the same hairdo as my son Uriel (left) who sports a summer Mohawk. |
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At their free will, and with no prompting, guests take turns tagging the Memorial Urinal. The work inspires a lot of conversation. |
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More guests tag the Memorial Urinal with the names of the many victims who were murdered by Che Guevara. |
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Dozens of visitors tag names of the executed victims, on the "bathroom wall," throughout each of the Saturday nights. |
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Visitors stroll in and out of art galleries and Chinese boutiques. The historic Fong's Antique Shop is two doors from my art studio.
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Crowds form outside of Fong's Antique Shop . . . |
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. . . to watch a Chinese fire twirler.
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A close up of Fong's famous neon sign |
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Shoppers inside of Fong's Antique Shop |
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Shoppers inside of Kong's Chinese Arts and Crafts boutique across from Fongs . . . |
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. . . as a wonderful mix of visitors stream in and out of my art studio across the way.
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Chinatown real estate mogul, Jimmy Jo (right), pops into my art studio, for a visit during the festive event.
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Eugene Moy and Jimmy Jo treat photographer Jim Starks, Jr. to a conversation on the history of Chinatown. |
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Eugene shares with Jim some little known facts about Chinatown's history, from a personal perspective. |
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Photo Credit: Lili Bernard
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