Quon Family Legacy

The Los Angeles Chinatown Corporation is still in existence today. My grandfather, Robert B. Jung, was President of the corporation until his death in 2007.
My father, Larry V. Jung, is the current co-manager and Chief Financial Officer of the corporation. Today, the Quon family is a well respected as a founding family of New Los Angeles Chinatown. My great-grandmother, Yiu Hai Seto, affectionately known by the community as “Mama Quon”, was a longtime member of the Chinese Women’s Club and was honored and recognized by civic organizations and civic leaders, including Mayor Tom Bradley and President Ronald Reagan. My grandparents. Robert B. Jung and Edith Quon Jung, are founders of the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles. Edith Quon Jung and my father, Larry V. Jung, are active leaders of The Los Angeles Chinatown Corporation today. The entrepreneurial spirit of my greatgreatgrandfather, Soon Doon Quon, is reflected in many of my uncles, aunts, and cousins. They have been owners of banks, restaurants, and stores in New Los Angeles Chinatown. The Quon family has continued to make significant contributions to the Los Angeles Chinatown’s Chinese American Museum, the Kow Kong Association, the Chinese Historical Association, the Chinatown Library, and many, many other organizations assisting Chinese in Los Angeles and throughout America.
The entrepreneurial spirit of Soon Doon Quon and Yiu Hai Seto lives on today in their descendents who have continued to contribute to the well being of the Chinese community everywhere. Although Soon Doon Quon was never able to become a citizen of America, this did not diminish his love of America and his recognition of the opportunities America could provide for his family and descendents.