The old Central Station (Southern Pacific/Union Pacific Railroad ) near City With their meager possessions, they departed from the South Station ofīoston to transit thru the Union Station of Chicago. MoiĬhung decided to sell his share in 1936 and move to Los Angeles.Īnd Gim Suey Chong left New England for a new life in California – The Golden Like many businesses, the Imperial Restaurantĭid not do well during the Great Depression. However, father and son struggled to make ends meet,Įven though they lived in quarters above the restaurant to save money. Information associated with his paper identity and successfully gained entry, Gim Suey Chong memorized the biographical He was given false papers to bring him to America, where he would haveīetter opportunities for a good education and a higher income. MoiĬhung decided it was time to bring him over. Photo from National Archivesīy 1932, his son, Gim Suey Chong, was 9 years old. Moi Chung is pictured here during his years as a merchant. Variety of ethnic restaurants and bars and commercial and retail center for In Cambridge – Cambridge City Hall, the Cambridge Police Department, andĬambridge Post Office is in this area. Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and Western Avenue. Another time, they had three white girlĬentral Square centered on the junction of There were threeĭining halls, kitchen, and storeroom. It was known for Chinese and American dishes,Įspecially Chop Suey. Served by waiters on the second floor of the Holmes Block, a three-story brickīlock with mansard roof. Imperial Restaurant was a high-class fancy restaurant with white cloth tables Moi Chung received $100 monthly salary as restaurant manager. The Imperial generated $4,000 per month in revenues. Moi Chung became a partner and restaurant manager of the Imperial Restaurant in Central Square of Cambridge on December 1, 1923. He arrived at the Port of Seattle on July 9, 1923. Moi Chung returned to America from the Port of Hong Kong aboard S.S. Gim Suey Chong, my father, was born on December 26, 1922. Where he married Cun Chuen Wong, wife #2, from Toishan, on December 1, 1921. He departed on June 16, 1921, from the Port of Vancouver,Īboard R.M.S. Moi Chung returned to China as a merchant for If a sojourner was deemed a laborer class, he was not allowed to return. It allowed them to legally return to America after their visit to their hometowns in China. Federal immigration inspectors viewed management of a business as qualification for merchant class under Chinese Exclusion Act. Many Chinese businesses were capitalized by investors, whether in active (management) or passive (silent) roles. Royal Restaurant was generating $6,000 per month in sales. The Royal Restaurant was on two floors with 100 seats. It was a first-class restaurant serving Chinese and American customers. In 1919, Moi Chung would take after his father and become a partner with a $500 share of the Royal Restaurant in Boston Chinatown. Letters were they only means of communication across the Pacific Ocean. Bitter agony for the “bachelors” in Chinatown while pursuing their lofty dreams on Gold Mountain. The family of Moi Chung was forced apart, separated from 1923 to 1966 – 43 years, from Cun Chuen Wong, my grandmother. They were a fraternity of brothers who left their wives in China.īecause of the severe restrictions on female immigrants and the pattern of young men migrating alone, there emerged a largely bachelor society in Chinatown. Moi Chung lived and worked among a bachelor community of few women and few children. It was near Boston Chinatown, the center of the Chinese community in New England. Moi Chung moved to New England to work as restaurant manager at his father’s Imperial Restaurant in Cambridge from 1917 to 1919. Moi Chung would later become a silent partner in the company with his father. He worked at the Jeang Sing Kee Company at 658 DuPont Street (now known as Grant Avenue) in San Francisco Chinatown It was a seller of Chinese dry goods and food products. Moi Chung attended Ng Lee Mission School under sponsorship of Miss Ida Greenlee. He was briefly interviewed at the Angel Island Immigration Station. She carried 1,818 passengers, grossed 13,639 tons, with a speed of 16 knots. He arrived at the Port of San Francisco in California on Jaboard the S.S. Moi Chung immigrated from Hong Kong to Gum Saan.
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