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Future Sifu Hoy Lee, in his youth
Hoy Lee1967-02
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Washington, DC, United States
Hoy K. Lee operates the head of the lion during the lunar new year parade, 1967. Here, he is performing with the Chinese Youth Club’s lion.
Lee helped open the first martial arts studio in DC’s Chinatown in the late 1960s. It was through this and other martial arts schools that the participation in lion dance began to extend beyond Chinese Americans.
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- Title: Future Sifu Hoy Lee, in his youth
- Creator: Hoy Lee
- Date Created: 1967-02
- Location Created: Washington, DC
- Provenance: Photo courtesy of Hoy K. Lee
- Publisher: Publisher
- Original Source: Hoy K. Lee
- Rights: Photo courtesy of Hoy K. Lee
- Depicted Location: Washington, DC Chinatown
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