Alfred A. Knopf, 1980
Jacket design by Paul Bacon
Seals designed by Shen C. Y. Fu
Typography and binding design by Dorothy Schmiderer
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Calligrapher Kenneth Joe
The title calligraphy for Eight Immortal Flavors was by Kenneth Joe who was thanked in the book’s preface, “to Kenneth Joe for the fine calligraphy”. The cover art was painted by Jake Lee.
Jacket Cover
Title Page
It’s likely Joe did the calligraphy for the restaurant, Kan’s.
A photograph of Joe, I believe, was published in Preserving America’s Past (National Geographic Society, 1983). The caption on page 98 reads
Silk-clad scholar Kenneth Joe nurtures his centuries-old heritage in an Oriental setting. In Chinese calligraphy, he brushes a poem of homesickness and of time and changing seasons.
Pages 100 and 101 featured Joe practicing his art.
Anyone with biographical information to share about Joe would be greatly appreciated.
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Friday, February 11, 2022
Photography: Charles Leong in School Yearbooks
Charles Lai Leong
September 4, 1911, San Francisco, California – February 23, 1984,
San Francisco, California
Watsonville Union High School, Watsonville, California
Watsonville Union High School, Watsonville, California
1936 La Torre
San Jose State College, San Jose, California
1937 La Torre
San Jose State College, San Jose, California
1938 La Torre
San Jose State College, San Jose, California
1939 Quad
Stanford University, Menlo Park, California
Further Reading and Listening
The Quill, November 1937, Chinese Student Is Editor of Daily at San Jose State
Daily Independent (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), April 6, 1937, Campus Editor Is Chinese
Editor and Publisher, November 16, 1940, Chinese Paper
Santa Cruz Sentinel-News (California), January 31, 1942, Well-Known S. F. Journalist Views Post-War Boom Here
Santa Cruz Sentinel-News, March 4, 1942, Santa Cruz County Cited in Popular Leong Article
Santa Cruz Sentinel-News, March 29, 1942, Father of S.F. Chinese Editor Dies
Santa Cruz Sentinel-News, April 18, 1942, Leong Idea Followed Up
Advertising Age, July 12, 1948, Resumes Publication
San Bernardino Sun (California), April 27, 1956, Won Leong Hop Will Fight for His Name
New Japanese American News / Shin Nichi-Bei (Los Angeles, California), April 24, 1957, photograph
East Wind, Pioneering Journalist: Charles Leong 梁普礼
Gum Saan Journal
Internet Archive, Charles Leong Interview on his life in San Francisco
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(Updated February 16, 2022; Next post on Friday: Calligrapher Kenneth Joe)
Friday, February 4, 2022
Ephemera: Chinese New Year Festival Souvenir
San Francisco Chinatown
February 5–7, 1954
Cover artist: Hubbard
Interior illustrations uncredited
Selected Businesses
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp.
National Dollar Store
Kan’s Chinese Restaurant
The Chinese World
Chinese Hour
KSAN TV
Chinese Times
Kem Lee Studio
Citizens Committee Chinese New Year Festival Program
(Next post on Friday: Charles Leong in School Yearbooks)
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