It was an honor to attend the Chinese American Service League’s 2026 gala last year, which took in an astonishing $630,000 for programs and services to Chicago’s Chinatown community and beyond.
One of the highlights of the evening was finally meeting Linda Yu, Chicago’s first Chinese American news reporter and anchor and the author of the introduction of my latest book, When Friends Come From Afar: The Remarkable Story of Bernie Wong and Chicago’s Chinese American Service League. All author proceeds are going to CASL’s Pine Tree Senior Council.
I was actually on set with Linda 20 years ago for my first book, All the Tea in Chicago. I was working not too far from the news studio and was pregnant with my daughter, so I not only snuck out of work to film this segment, but also had to get in a quick lunch before returning to the office. Fun times!
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