November 28th Email:
There were some other clubs and dance places... Redondo Beach- Lahani's..The owner was Bobby..something...I heard he recently passed away. A restaurant in Gardena on Western Ave that had dance parties - Baby Lion? Hilton at Figueroa and 7thBiltmore Hotel. John Kim, used to be a club promoter.. Places to eat...Spikes in San Gabriel...Dennys...Western and 8th..Vermont and Wilshire...101 and VignesIHOP- 6th and Vermont...Sambos across the streetWon Kok in Chinatown Atomic Cafe...Mitsuru Cafe...Suehiro Cafe Oiwake the birthplace of Karaoke in LA... From the 60s I have a ton of things on the Asian American experience I will write to you soon...It will take a while...From the 60's elementary school to HS in the 70's...Being a true minority, one of three Asians in elemantary school , to having identity in HS because of these places and activites. Thank you for taking interest in this...I don;t have many photos or written material to give, but a lot of memories...
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