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    Congressional resolution

    39th Anniversary of Bruce Lee’s Death Observed
    Wed, Aug 1 2012


    From left: Rep. Mike Honda, Shanon Lee, Rep. Judy Chu.

    WASHINGTON — The 39th anniversary of the death of martial arts star Bruce Lee (1940-1973) was observed with a congressional resolution on July 18.

    With the late actor’s daughter, Shannon Lee, present, a statement was made by Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose), immediate past chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.

    The bipartisan resolution was signed by Reps. Honda, Judy Chu (D-El Monte), Hansen Clarke (D-Mich.), Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Dan Lungren (R-Gold River), Laura Richardson (D-Long Beach), Gregorio Sablan (D-Northern Mariana Islands) and Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove). Chu is the current chair of CAPAC.

    Honda’s statement follows:

    “The 39th anniversary of Bruce’s death is this week, on July 20. Bruce had, and continues to have, an immeasurable impact on American and global popular culture through the important role he played in creating a bridge between cultures; championing values of self-respect, self-discipline and tolerance in our nation; and pioneering and cultivating the genres of martial arts, martial arts films, fitness, and philosophy in the United States and the world.

    “Bruce was born on Nov. 27, 1940, in San Francisco … His family relocate to Hong Kong shortly thereafter, and he experienced first-hand the occupation of Hong Kong by the Japanese during World War II … and the subsequent hostility and war that shook the continent. It was during his time in Hong Kong that Bruce sought out martial arts as a means to gain self-confidence and discipline, as well as to overcome repeated instances of taunting racism and gang activity during his youth.

    “In 1959, with only $100 to his name, Bruce boarded a steamship in the American Presidents Line and began his voyage back to San Francisco. Soon thereafter, with much dedication, Bruce threw himself into learning colloquial English in honor and love of America and its culture. He subsequently attended the University of Washington, where he studied philosophy, psychology, drama, and other subjects.

    “While at college, Bruce began his legendary martial arts teaching career, initially as a means to pay for his education. Bruce’s willingness to teach martial arts to non-Chinese individuals as a way to bridge the cultures angered many in the field, and he was forced to defend his freedom as well as others’ rights to learn the arts.

    “Bruce had a true desire and the fortitude needed to expand the reach of martial arts by breaking away from the exclusionary mentality that limited its reach. His ingenuity and creativity led him to Hollywood, where he became an authentic face for Chinese Americans and an inspiration to youth across the world. Simultaneously, he began to crate his own martial expression, ultimately naming it Jeet Kune Do.

    “To millions of people around the world, Bruce Lee remains more than a celebrity or a martial arts legend — he was a true catalyst for social change and civil rights. His memory, which is brought to life every day by the work of his daughter Shannon Lee, who leads the Bruce Lee Foundation, remains a beacon of hope and opportunity for generations to come.

    “It is my distinct honor to have introduced H.Res. 654 in this Congress in order to honor the life of Bruce Lee and the continuing contributions of the Bruce Lee Foundation to our nation … We ask our colleagues to join us in paying tribute to the life of Bruce Jun Fan Lee, a cultural and American icon as well as a master teacher, whose legacy resonates throughout the world for posterity.”

    Known for such films as “Enter the Dragon,” “The Chinese Connection” and “Fists of Fury” as well as the TV series “The Green Hornet,” Lee is the subject of a new documentary, “I Am Bruce Lee.”

    Shannon Lee executive-produced a 2008 TV series, “The Legend of Bruce Lee,” and a 2009 TV documentary, “How Bruce Lee Changed the World.” She has also done some acting, including a brief appearance in “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story” (1993) and a guest-starring role in the TV series “Martial Law” (1998).

    Bruce and Linda Lee also had a son, Brandon, who became an action film star (“Showdown in Little Tokyo,” “Rapid Fire”) and died while filming “The Crow” in 1993.

    During her stay in Washington, D.C., Shannon Lee meet with members of Washington state’s congressional delegation to rally support for the Bruce Lee Action Museum.

    “It was inspiring to see bipartisan efforts made on my father’s behalf,” she said of the House resolution. “I am truly touched and so honored for my father and his legacy.”
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
    The Bruce Lee Action Museum?
    Yeah, we've been waiting for B.L.A.M. to get off the ground for some time now. Glad to see something positive come out of congress lately.

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    This would make a great new office for Kung Fu Tai Chi

    We could buy it, move there, and turn our present office into a love motel.
    Kung fu legend Bruce Lee's home up for grabs: Report
    Agence France-Presse | Updated: October 24, 2012 14:04 IST

    Hong Kong: Kung fu legend Bruce Lee's former residence in Hong Kong will be put up for sale after a plan to turn the property into a museum dedicated to the icon failed, a report said on Wednesday.

    Philanthropist Yu Panglin, who owns the mansion, which became a rundown 'love hotel', said he was planning to sell the property for HK $180 million ($23 million) after talks with the government for the museum collapsed last year.

    "I'm no longer considering (the museum plan) since the government is not supportive," the 90-year-old billionaire told Hong Kong's Chinese-language Singtao Daily in an interview.

    "I'm running out of patience, I don't want to wait anymore," he said, adding that the hotel owner had failed to pay rent for two years due to poor business, with the property in urgent need of refurbishment.

    Lee's legions of fans have long-demanded a significant hometown tribute to the Chinese-American star, who died in 1973 at the age of 32 after helping to bring martial arts to the mainstream with classic kung fu films such as "Fists of Fury" (1971) and "Enter the Dragon" (1973).

    However they were left disappointed after the Hong Kong government shelved the museum plan in June last year, saying it failed to reach a consensus with Yu following two years of negotiations, without giving details.

    Yu told Singtao Daily the government rejected his proposal to expand the mansion -- Lee's last residence -- by adding three floors to include a cinema, library and martial arts training centre, which were his conditions to donate the property.

    The 5,000 square-foot (460 square-metre) two-storey house in Hong Kong's upscale residential district of Kowloon Tong was turned into a short-stay hotel with rooms rented for as little as US $ 25 an hour, usually to amorous couples.

    Yu could not be reached Wednesday for comment.

    The star died in Hong Kong after a severe reaction to medication. His fans have criticised the lack of a larger memorial to their hero in his hometown, except for a statue on the waterfront Avenue of Stars.

    Authorities said in October last year a gallery would be set up in Lee's honour at the government-run Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
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    Anyone got $23 mil?

    Posted on Nov 29, 2012 04:53 PM EST
    Bruce Lee’s Former Hong Kong Mansion For Sale; Live Like a King fu Master for $23M


    (Photo : Reuters) The owner of the palatial residence, philanthropist Yu Pang-lin, said he was planning to sell the property for $23 million after talks with the government for the museum collapsed in 2011.

    Legendary actor and master of Kung fu Bruce Lee's former Hong Kong, China home will be up for sale following numerous failed attempts to transform the property into a museum dedicated to the icon, according to the New York Daily News.

    Lee's former home had fallen into a dismal state in recent years, and had been operating as a rundown "love hotel," the kind of hotel where couples pay by the hour, if you catch our drift.

    The owner of the palatial residence, philanthropist Yu Pang-lin, said he was planning to sell the property for $23 million after talks with the government for the museum collapsed in 2011.

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    Lee's former home is a 5,000 square foot two-story house in Hong Kong's upscale residential district of Kowloon Tong.

    Speaking to the South China Morning Post, Pang-lin said he originally wanted to see residence turned into a museum dedicated to Lee before he died. He also said he would only rent, not sell, the land on which it stood. The Town Planning Board rejected Yu's plan to build two floors under the Kowloon Tong house for formal exhibitions.

    Pang-lin told the Singtao Daily the government rejected his proposal to expand the by adding three floors to include a cinema, library and martial arts training centre, which were his conditions to donate the property.

    "I'm no longer considering (the museum plan) since the government is not supportive," the 90-year-old billionaire told Hong Kong's Chinese-language Singtao Daily in an interview.

    "I'm running out of patience, I don't want to wait anymore," he said. Proving that even the oldest profession isn't recession proof, he added that the hotel owner hadn't paid rent in two-years because of poor business. The property is in disrepair and is in urgent need of renovation, he said.


    (Photo: Reuters) Lee's home had turned into a rundown "love hotel" in recent years.

    Famous for bringing martial arts international acclaim and recognition with classic Kung fu films like "Fists of Fury," and "Enter the Dragon," unsurprisingly, Lee's rabid army of fans have demanded a hometown tribute to the martial arts star since his untimely death in 1973 at the age of 32.

    For whatever reason, the local Hong Kong government seems utterly apathetic to preserving Lee's legacy in a formal museum. In June of 2011, it said the group failed to reach a consensus with Pang-lin after two years of negotiations, without providing further details.

    Lee's fans have vowed to not stop fighting for a monument worthy of their hero's legacy.

    "If the house is sold and re-developed or demolished later, I think the Hong Kong people and Bruce Lee fans worldwide will be very disappointed," Wong Yiu-keung, chairman of the Bruce Lee Fan Club in Hong Kong, told AFP, according to the Daily News.

    "We hope the government can try to persuade Yu again," he added.

    Lee died in Hong Kong after a sever reaction to medication. The star's fans have long criticized the city for not providing a larger memorial than the statue that is currently on the town's waterfront Avenue of Stars.
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    Jimbo, don't get me started on feng sham...

    ...but a garden would be nice. Nothing like a nice garden for good feng shui...

    Originally published Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 8:00 PM
    Latest snag for Lee garden: money

    After years of planning and resistance from the University of Washington, organizers face one last challenge to creating a garden in honor of Bruce Lee and the Duwamish Tribe.

    By Sarah Freishtat
    Seattle Times staff reporter

    Jamil Suleman has fought for almost five years to create a community garden on the University of Washington’s campus commemorating minority contributions.

    The self-described social activist has faced skepticism from the school’s administration. He’s changed the garden’s focus from a memorial to actor Bruce Lee to a garden promoting the teachings of Lee and the Duwamish Tribe.

    Now he faces one more hurdle: raising the money for it.

    “There is never going to be a true unification of people” as long as certain peoples and histories are ignored, said Suleman, who graduated from the UW in 2007 and now works as a freelance artist and tutor. “This garden is kind of a holistic effort to shine light” on those contributions.

    The idea for the project originated during a class on the comparative history of ideas the 28-year-old Suleman taught at UW the fall after he graduated. Since its inception, the idea has gained support from the Bruce Lee Foundation, Lee’s family, community members and UW students.

    The school, though now supportive of the effort, has declined to fund it.

    Supporters hope to raise $100,000 by March; they say that would be enough to build and maintain the 2.5-acre Community Peace Garden on an untouched patch of land that houses native plants and animals, just south of Drumheller Fountain.

    Initially, the UW resisted the effort to create a memorial to Lee, an action-movie star and martial-arts instructor who attended the UW and was buried in Seattle after his death in 1973.

    A university spokesman questioned why this memorial should be on the UW campus, and why now. The official pointed out that Lee attended the UW for three years but did not graduate.

    Supporters, however, argued that the school doesn’t adequately recognize its minorities. They maintained that Lee was one of its most famous students, so the school should honor his teachings and also that Lee had met his wife at the UW.

    Suleman wanted to publicize Lee’s philosophical side as well. Lee preached unity and acceptance, teaching “under sky, under leaves, but one family.”

    The garden’s organizers found a similar philosophy in Duwamish teachings, and incorporated the tribe into the plans. University officials began supporting the project, and landscape architect Katherine Kenney worked with Suleman to select a location.

    During Suleman’s 2007 class, students originally wanted to honor Lee with a statue, but they decided Lee’s teachings would be better served through a meditative garden for students. They planned a garden that would intrude as little as possible on the native soil.

    Shannon Lee, of California, the youngest of Bruce Lee’s two children, said she is happy about the choice to create a garden, saying it reflects her father’s lifestyle and teachings.

    “I’m passionate about the depth and meaning of my father’s legacy, above and beyond the fact that he starred in a few films,” said Lee, who runs many companies and charities dedicated to her father. “This project speaks to that.”

    Suleman approached Duwamish Chair Cecile Hansen last fall, wanting to provide a memorial to the region’s original occupants. While Hansen didn’t see exactly how her tribe fit into a Bruce Lee memorial, she was happy to accept Suleman’s offer.

    “It doesn’t fit together, but any time they remember the tribe we love it,” Hansen said.

    Suleman’s efforts have supporters outside the UW community. Stefan Grunkemeier, who works at Simply Rocks landscaping in Seattle, volunteered to design the garden, wanting to encourage his friend’s efforts.

    “Jamil brings people together who normally wouldn’t be together,” Grunkemeier said. “That’s his persona. That’s the theme behind this project, and that was Bruce Lee’s philosophy.”

    Sarah Freishtat: 206-464-2373 or sfreishtat@seattletimes.com
    Also, there's a museum fundraiser coming up...
    Bruce Lee Supporters Unite for Bruce Lee Action Museum Fundraiser
    Giant Fundraising Kickoff for Bruce Lee Action Museum in Seattle on February 9 Sponsored by HKAW Foundation
    Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 01, 2013

    A fundraising kickoff for the highly anticipated Bruce Lee Action Museum will be sponsored by the prestigious HKAW Foundation, on February 9th, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle. A record 1,000 people are expected to attend.

    As a tribute to Bruce Lee, the seminal figure in the world of martial arts and a major figure in Asian American relations, Enter The Dragon cast members Bob Wall and John Saxon, UFC star Cung Le and other celebrities will be in attendance. Additionally, Bruce Lee’s wife, Linda, and daughter, Shannon will speak at the event.

    Acclaimed Seattle-based couture fashion designer, Luly Yang will showcase a selection of her beautiful ****tail and evening creations for the event.

    An auction that evening will feature rare Bruce Lee memorabilia, a special jewelry donation by Tiffany and Co., as well as amazing travel opportunities sponsored by Hainan Airlines, United Airlines, Park Hyatt Beijing, Park Hyatt Shanghai, Grand Hyatt Taipei, among others.

    "I applaud the Bruce Lee Foundation and the Hong Kong Association of Washington for working to preserve and promote the life of one of Seattle's great cultural figures," said Mayor Mike McGinn. "I can't wait to visit the new museum."

    Benjamin Lee, Chairman of HKAW Foundation says, “We are thrilled that the Bruce Lee Family have selected Seattle as the home for this fantastic museum and we are putting all our resources behind supporting this important future landmark for Seattle and the Asian Community.”

    Says Shannon Lee, Chairperson of the Bruce Lee Foundation, “We are delighted that HKAW Foundation has chosen to support The Bruce Lee Action Museum. This museum will explore all things Bruce Lee and the richness of his legacy of meaningful action in such a complete way.”

    For ticket information please refer to http://gala2013.hkawfoundation.org.

    HKAW Foundation is a Seattle based 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity organization established by a group of Americans of Asian Descent community leaders and managed by world business leaders with the mission to share and support the advancement of arts, literatures, sciences, technologies and humanitarians regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation.
    The Bruce Lee Action Museum is a project of the Bruce Lee Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to preserve and perpetuate the legacy of Bruce Lee for generations to come. The Bruce Lee Foundation seeks to carry out its mission primarily through educational means with the Bruce Lee Action Museum being the ultimate expression of this mission.

    Contact:

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    From Seattle to Hong Kong

    Enter the long-awaited Bruce Lee show
    Late kung fu star's clothing, pictures and tools will go on display for the first time in July as part of a long-awaited exhibition to run for five years
    Thursday, 14 February, 2013, 12:00am

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    The Bruce Lee exhibition will include a documentary and interviews.

    More than 100 items of memorabilia telling the life story of late kung fu legend Bruce Lee will go on display for the first time in July.

    The five-year Bruce Lee exhibition at the Heritage Museum in Sha Tin is the result of efforts by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department after a plan to convert the star's former home into a museum fell through.

    The department said most of the exhibits would be on loan from the Bruce Lee Foundation, a public benefit corporation which aims to promote and preserve the legacy of the late star, run by his family - wife Linda Lee Cadwell and daughter Shannon Lee.

    The items will include clothing, pictures and tools used by Lee to practice kung fu. The items have never been shown publicly.

    The exhibition, covering over 600 square metres, will also feature a 2-1/2 hour documentary telling Lee's life story and interviews with those who were close to him.

    In 2008, philanthropist Yu Panglin offered to donate Lee's former home, a two-storey house at 41 Cumberland Road in Kowloon Tong, in the hope of turning it into a museum. But the conditions to expand the house into a fully fledged museum complex could not be agreed upon, and the plan was scrapped in 2011.

    The Legislative Council last year approved funding of HK$24.8 million to stage an exhibition commemorating the influential screen icon, who died in 1973. "We believe this will be hugely popular," said Leisure and Cultural Services director Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, adding the department would work with the Tourism Board and Travel Industry Council to promote the show to visitors. The exhibition will run for five years, after which it will be reviewed by the department.

    The Bruce Lee show won't be the year's only cultural highlight. From May, mainland critic Pi Daojian will guest curate The Eternal Tao: New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art at the Museum of Art - a look at Chinese art from a diaspora perspective, featuring works by more than 40 Chinese artists from the mainland, Hong Kong and beyond. And a public art space will be created outside the museum in a revamp.

    The department said it would organise more exhibitions by guest curators in the coming year, and develop collectors' series showing works that were in the hands of private collectors.

    Last year, public museums saw record-high visitor numbers - totalling 5,795,426. Some 299,662 people saw Imperishable Affection: The Art of Feng Zikai at the Museum of Art. The Roman Tam exhibition at the Heritage Museum had 474,117 visitors.

    There's a vid if you follow the link below. I didn't watch it. If anyone here does, let me know if it's worth watching or if it just reiterates what is in the article below.
    Bruce Lee museum moves forward
    3 days ago
    by John Hopperstad
    Q13 FOX News reporter and weekend anchor

    SEATTLE — A major step was made Saturday in the creation of the Bruce Lee Action Museum when more than 1,000 attended a fundraising event downtown.

    Nearly 40 years since his death, Lee remains very much alive in our culture a an icon known and celebrated worldwide.

    “You see him up on screen and you really get this sense of this dynamism, he’s very electric, he pulls you in,” said Lee’s daughter, Shannon.

    Shannon Lee said that is the way her father was with everything in life — from his philosophical beliefs to his teachings — always in action, and that is why it will be called the Bruce Lee Action Museum.

    “The beauty and the reason his legacy lasts today is because of the depth of it and because he took action in so many different ways,” she said. “I think that people really are inspired by him — and that’s really my mission to keep that inspiration going.”

    She said the new museum won’t just house history and memorabilia of her father, but it will also be interactive and will have things like training facilities and meditation rooms.

    She added that there has never been a question that seattle would be the place to call it home.

    “My father has ties to lots of different locations — Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco — but my father is buried here in Seattle at Lakeview Cemetery. He always thought of Seattle as his hometown. He always said that some day, maybe after the movie career and all that, he would want to settle and have a home in Seattle. And that’s why my mom brought him back here to be buried because he loved Seattle so much,” she said.

    There are already a few locations they are scouting for the museum and Shannon Lee said that the time frame is two to five years before they hope to open the museum.
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    Bruce two-fer

    The second one is really funny to me.

    Historic Dedication Made In Honor Of Bruce Lee During LA Chinatown's 75th Anniversary
    PR NewswirePR Newswire – Wed, Jun 5, 2013

    LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bruce Lee, an important icon for both Chinese and Americans alike, will be honored during Los Angeles Chinatown's historic 75th Anniversary on June 15th, 2013. This event will be held in conjunction with LA Chinatown's popular annual series, Chinatown Summer Nights (www.chinatownsummernights.com).

    Jason Fujimoto, Board Member of the Los Angeles Chinatown Corp. (LACC), said the dedication, which is a joint effort of LACC and the Bruce Lee Foundation, will honor the legacy of LA Chinatown's founding members, Bruce Lee and Mr. Lee's family. Incorporated in 1938, LACC is one of the oldest organizations in the Chinatown community and whose shareholders are directly descended from the founding members of LA Chinatown. LACC is a privately held corporation that manages several properties, including the iconic Chinatown Central Plaza which many consider to be the "heart of Chinatown" and where numerous events in Chinatown are held.

    The Bruce Lee Foundation, a non-profit organization, seeks to preserve, perpetuate and disseminate many of Bruce Lee's philosophies and life's work through events, educational programming, martial arts instruction and the Bruce Lee Museum.

    The dedication will include elected officials at the local, state and federal level, Bruce Lee's family, the Bruce Lee Foundation, LA Chinatown community leaders and corporate sponsors. The event includes a banquet at the iconic Golden Dragon Restaurant and the ground breaking for Bruce Lee's statue in Central Plaza the evening of June 15th, 2013. The dedication begins at 7:45 pm.

    The significance of the dedication on June 15th coincides with the 75th anniversary of LA Chinatown. In 1938, after the original Chinatown was moved from Union Station, "New Chinatown" was established and the design and operational concepts for it evolved through a collective community process, resulting in a blend of Chinese and American architecture. LA Chinatown saw major development, especially as a tourist attraction throughout the 1930s and as a center of commerce for Chinese-Americans.

    Central Plaza is located at 943-951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, 90012. For more information visit www.chinatownla.com or call 213 680-0243.
    Big-bellied Bruce Lee poster by Mumbai restaurant attracts protests
    Mon, 06/03/2013 - 09:48
    By Sanjay Sharma Raj



    Mumbai, June 3 (Washington Bangla Radio): Mumbai City’s Facing East restaurant owners may not be able to believe their luck. A big-bellied poster of Bruce Lee with momo in his fingers has attracted more attention they paid for. With the support of local MLA Krishna Hegde, Chitah Yajness Shetty, founder of Chitah Jeet Kune-Do Federation from Mumbai has protested against what he calls “the intentional awful act of the restaurants management (sic).”

    Yajness Shetty along with students of his federation marked the protest by pasting ‘SORRY’ poster at the signage at Juhu tara Road, opposite J.W.Mariott Hotel and submitted a letter to the restaurant management over the maligning portrayal.

    MLA Krishan Hegde said “this is not only a disrespectfully featured image but it is also shocking to notice that the management of an up market restaurant has gone ahead without taking necessary permissions to use the Bruce Lee’s image to promote the outlet.”

    “Bruce Lee’s world famous pose has ‘Momo’ in fingers caused a deep dis-comfort to millions of Martial Art followers and lovers,” said Chitah Yajness Shetty, who represents Bruce Lee Federation India. He has further demanded satisfactory response from restaurant’s management over permission to use Sijo Bruce Lee’s image officially. He also demanded an written apology and compensation for Bruce Lee Foundation, US.


    “Mr Obaid from Facing East has verbally assured to remove the objectionable signage after the protest,” the protesters added.
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    We really should map all of these.

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    Bruce Lee Museum Exhibition to Launch in Hong Kong
    2:56 AM PDT 6/27/2013 by Clarence Tsui

    Forty years after his death, the late martial arts star will be celebrated as “the pride of Hong Kong” in a multi-media show at the city’s Heritage Museum.

    HONG KONG – For years, Bruce Lee aficionados visiting Hong Kong could only pay tribute to their idol by taking pictures of his statue at the city's harbor-side Avenue of Stars. Rejoice now, kung fu fans: a full-fledged, officially-endorsed exhibition about Lee will soon open its doors in the master's hometown, 40 years after his death.

    Unveiled at a press conference on Wednesday, the government-run Hong Kong Heritage Museum’s “Bruce Lee: Kung Fu * Art * Life” exhibition is slated to feature 600 Lee-related artifacts, including loans from the Bruce Lee Foundation and the Hong Kong Film Archive. Among them will be 100 items related to The Green Hornet TV series, in which Lee played Kato.

    The exhibition will also include the showing of a 75-minute documentary, The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee, produced by the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, and a 3-D hologram animation from local artist Shannon Ma showcasing the star’s trademark nunchaku moves and flying kicks. A new 11.5-foot statue statue will be unveiled as well -- the work of local sculptor Chu Tat-shing

    Meanwhile, the exhibition – which is slated to run for five years at the museum – will be supplemented by a series of extra-curricular activities, with the first program being a talk by the actor’s daughter and former actress Shannon Lee, in July.

    The exhibition will begin on July 20, the 40thanniversary of Lee’s death -- a rather belated celebration, which should help conclude years of local debate over how the action star should be honored in the city where he grew up and shot to stardom with films such as The Kid, Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon.

    While the U.S.-born star has been revered by the Chinese diaspora as their hero and also by filmgoers worldwide as a pioneering martial arts expert -- with tangible commemorations ranging from statues in the Bosnian city of Mostar, to a museum in the southern Chinese city of Shunde -- efforts to establish a permanent memorial to Lee in Hong Kong have been repeatedly thwarted by red tape, entangled finances, and moral posturing by politicians over Lee’s personal life.

    In 1999, the city’s Urban Council approved plans to establish a memorial gallery dedicated to Lee in the then under-construction Hong Kong Film Archive building, but it was never brought to fruition after an official report deemed the addition of such a gallery as running against official safety concerns. (There was no room for the councilors to revamp the plan: the Urban Council was abolished at the end of that year.)

    It was understood that the decision was partly down to high-ranking officials’ doubts about the circumstances of Lee’s death: the fact that he passed away at the home of actress Betty Ting Pei -- the official line was that the pair were working on a script together -- has fuelled much speculation over the decades about the martial arts actor’s personal life, as well as endless speculation over what actually brought about the cerebral edema that killed him in 1973.

    More recently, plans were afoot in 2008 to transform Lee’s former two-story home in Kowloon Tong -- a building which has since become a love motel, and stands just blocks away from where he died -- into a museum. The conversion never materialized as the current landlord and the Hong Kong government failed to agree on the terms on which the project could be greenlit.

    Lee’s legacy has since been sanctioned whole-heartedly by the authorities: the exhibition is set to be part of “Hong Kong: Our Home”, a large-scale official campaign designed to call for social harmony just as the city bubbles with widespread anger against what has been perceived as flawed governance since a new chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, was installed on July 1 of last year.

    In the exhibition launch on Wednesday, Leisure and Cultural Services Department director Betty Fung described the actor as “the pride of Hong Kong” and said that his influence “continues to cross the boundaries of region, race and even age”. It remains to be seen whether Lee, 40 years after his death, can become that sort of political and cultural unifier for the city – but at least Lee's global fans will finally have an appropriate destination for a kung fu pilgrimage.
    Bruce Lee show could grow into permanent exhibit
    Heritage Museum hopes fans will come forward with mementoes to bolster its collection
    Thursday, 27 June, 2013 [Updated: 5:22AM]

    The largest Bruce Lee exhibition yet staged in Hong Kong could become permanent if fans or acquaintances of the late kung fu star come forward and donate enough mementoes.

    Introducing "Bruce Lee: Kung Fu * Art * Life" at the Heritage Museum yesterday, director of Leisure and Cultural Services Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee said it was "not impossible" for the government to set up a permanent show. But the collection needed more than its current 600 pieces, Fung said.

    "What we have is not enough," she said. "Thus we hope that this exhibition can become a platform that arouses people's interest to make donations."

    The five-year exhibition opens on July 20, the 40th anniversary of Lee's death.

    Its items include notes showing Lee's handwriting and drawings, a replica of his application form for an American citizen's return certificate from when he was a baby, costumes and nunchaku he used.

    More than 400 pieces are on loan from the exhibition's co-organiser, the Bruce Lee Foundation, a public benefit corporation run by Lee's widow Linda Lee Cadwell and daughter Shannon Lee.

    The exhibition was organised after plans fell apart to convert Lee's former home, a two-storey house at 41 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong, into a museum.

    The plan emerged in 2008 when landlord Yu Panglin offered to donate the house but only on condition that it could be expanded into a full-fledged museum. The idea was scrapped in 2011 after Yu and the government could not agree on the conditions.

    But the exhibition had already started to take shape and it eventually grew into its current form. The museum expects to receive 2.5 million visitors during the five-year run of the show, which received HK$24.8 million in funding from the Legislative Council.

    The Sha Tin museum's approach to the show was different from what it had used previously and proved challenging, said the museum's curator for history, Jeremy Hui.

    "For past exhibitions, we told stories through a timeline and a narration through [the subject's] life events, such as the Roman Tam exhibition. But Lee had such a rich life, albeit a short one. He played different roles, from being a superstar to a martial artist and even a philosopher," Hui said.

    "We wanted to tell a story about his life journey from different perspectives by putting it into Hong Kong's cultural context."

    A series of talks will be held to coincide with the exhibition, and the Tourism Commission will promote it overseas. Online bookings begin on July 4.
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    108 different cha cha dance steps

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    Bruce Lee exhibition hits Hong Kong
    By Hiufu Wong, CNN
    updated 2:49 AM EDT, Wed July 3, 2013


    A five-year Bruce Lee exhibition will open in Hong Kong's Heritage Museum on July 20, 2013 to commemorate 40 years since his death. More than 600 items linked to Lee will feature, including photos like this one. Lee met his wife Linda Emery at the University of Washington in 1963 and the two were married the next year. They had two children, Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee.

    (CNN) -- A kung fu legend, a cha cha champion, a record-breaking filmmaker and a poet.

    Not one of the world's most random dinner party assemblies, but a single man who became an icon.

    Bruce Lee was all of those things and a new exhibition in Hong Kong, where Lee spent his childhood and became a martial arts film star, is being launched to celebrate the man and commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death.

    "Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life" will open in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum on July 20, 2013, exactly 40 years after his death, and will run for five years.

    He died on July 20, 1973, at 32 years of age, after suffering a reaction to pain medication, according to the Bruce Lee Foundation.

    The exhibition gathers more than 600 items related to Lee from collectors and various institutions, including more than 400 from the Bruce Lee Foundation -- the largest number of artifacts the foundation has ever lent out.

    Among the exhibits are his iconic yellow tracksuit, footage from Lee's eight classic films (including "The Big Boss," "Fist of Fury," "The Way of the Dragon," "Enter the Dragon" and "Game of Death"), the first American magazine cover featuring Lee and the notebook he kept featuring 108 different cha cha dance steps.

    Lee won Hong Kong's Cha Cha Championship in 1958.

    The exhibition will recreate scenes from Lee's movies, his gym and his study, and will also house a special collector series showcasing various items from around the world.

    The first collection features more than 100 items from U.S. collector Perry Lee, related to the TV series "The Green Hornet," in which Lee starred as Kato.

    Silver Cheung, a local film art director, will be the art director for the exhibition. The Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers has produced a 75-minute documentary, "The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee," which will be screened in the museum.

    Sculptor Chu Tat-shing has created a new 3.5-meter side-kicking statue of Lee and animation artist Shannon Ma will present a 3D hologram animation of Lee's nunchaku moves and kicks.

    The exhibition will run alongside other Bruce Lee programs organized by the museum, the first of which has the theme: "The Bruce Lee that Hong Kong knew." Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter, will start the program with a gallery talk.

    Reservations, online or at the door, are required. Online reservations are available from July 4 on the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's website.

    Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life, July 20, 2013-2018; Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd., Sha Tin, Hong Kong; +852 2180 8188; HK$10 ($1.3) including ticket to the documentary; free admission on Wednesday; open Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m.-6p.m. (weekdays) and 10 a.m.-7p.m. (weekend and public holidays)
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    The Bruce Lee They Knew

    The 40th anniversary and everyone is cashing in.
    New book recalls memories of Bruce Lee by those who worked with him
    New book reveals another aspect of kung fu icon as told by those who loved, and feared him
    Monday, 15 July, 2013 [Updated: 9:01AM]
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    Chaplin Chang‚ who worked on two of Bruce Lee's films and has now published a book about him, alongside the star's statue in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: ****son Lee

    In the 40 years since Bruce Lee's death, the kung fu star has achieved almost god-like status among fans the world over.

    Like Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, Lee left a legacy and an idealised image of who he was. Yet he was all too human - he swore at his boss, boasted about his prowess and threatened to kill those who challenged him.

    He was also a charismatic character well-respected by old school friends and fellow cast members, said Chaplin Chang Ching-peng, assistant director on Enter the Dragon and production manager for Way of The Dragon.

    "He would utter all those mother-related swear words in the face of [producer] Raymond Chow," Chang said.

    It was anecdotes like this that prompted Chang to publish a book, The Bruce Lee They Knew, this month. Together with Lee biographer Roger Lo Chun-kwong, Chang has put together 11 interviews from people who worked with or befriended he star.

    The interviews were done together with Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse in 1987. Clouse used parts of the interviews to write his own book in English about Lee, while Chang had the copyright to publish a Chinese-language book - which he had not exercised until now.

    Now 87, Chang has decided to publish the interviews in full. "As time passes, memories fade or become distorted. People gave more accurate accounts about Lee 20 years ago. Now fans glorify him," he said.

    Some people quoted in the book have already died.

    Actor Roy Chiao Hung said Lee once threatened to kill his Enter the Dragon co-star Robert Wall after Wall failed to drop a broken bottle as planned during filming and injured Lee with it.

    Lee pointed a knife at Big Boss director Lo Wei after he dropped the star from casting, the director recalls in the book. About 10 days later, Lee died.

    Others give accounts of how the young Lee would often fight with foreign students in his neighbourhood, how he was severely short-sighted and feared large dogs.

    Recalling his time with Lee, Chang describes him as energetic, full of ideas and boastful: "He would ask people he'd just met to hit his muscular chest."

    The kung fu master was kind to stunt doubles, showing them a great deal of respect and sometimes paying them higher salaries than agreed. But in the face of his superiors on the job, especially producer Chow, he was another man.

    Their hostile relationship may have had something to do with how profits from movies were allocated: Lee told Chang that Chow gave him only 5 per cent of the profits from the blockbusters The Big Boss and Fists of Fury.

    Nevertheless, Chang said that the movie mogul and Lee had a father-and-son relationship - they didn't quite get along, but Lee was dependent on him.

    The star continues to be a worldwide icon - fans still write to Chang, and filmmakers who worked with Lee are held in awe. Chang said it was a pity that the government failed to help build a Bruce Lee museum at his former home in Kowloon Tong.

    "Hong Kong is where Bruce grew up and was educated. It was his base for his films," said Chang.
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    Shannon at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum exhibit

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    Bruce Lee's daughter recalls his energy as fans mark anniversary
    Brian Yap Reuters
    7:43 a.m. CDT, July 19, 2013

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father's powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.

    Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death.

    Shannon Lee was just four years old when her father died in Hong Kong from acute swelling of the brain at the age of 32, at the height of his career.

    She is chairwoman of the Bruce Lee Foundation, one of the organizers of the exhibition, which will run for five years.

    "I remember his energy, just sort of amazing presence when you were sort of caught in his attention and I really hold that true to my heart," Shannon Lee told a media briefing ahead of the opening on the anniversary of Lee's death on Saturday.

    Les was American-born but raised in Hong Kong. His most popular film, Enter the Dragon, was released just six days after his death in 1973.

    The Hong Kong government has come under fire from Lee's fans for failing to open a permanent museum in his former mansion in the upscale suburb of Kowloon Tong.

    Talks failed in 2011 to get Lee's old home and it became a short-time hotel. Fans have criticized the government over what they say is the lack of a more significant memorial for one of the city's most famous sons.

    Some city legislators have suggested the government is wary of fully embracing Lee's legacy for fear of unsettling Beijing by paying tribute to the star's enduring sprit of youthful rebellion.

    Shannon Lee said it was the first time that her foundation had lent so many things for an exhibition, referring to the more than 600 items on show at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

    "I am really thrilled," she said. "It is the first time a major museum anywhere in the world has mounted an exhibition of this scale and for this length of time."

    The exhibition includes some of the clothes Lee wore in his movies and in ordinary life, a 3D animation of him performing some of his trade-mark moves and photographs and video footage chronicling his life.

    Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang, speaking at the exhibition preview, said that as a martial arts exponent, Lee was a visionary who created his own philosophy that was still admired and followed today.

    Bruce Lee was recognized last year by the U.S. House of Representatives for his significant contribution to popular culture and Chinese-American history.

    (Additional reporting by Stefanie McIntyre; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Robert Birsel)
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    More on the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's Bruce Lee: Kung Fu, Art, Life

    Visit the Bruce Lee: Kung Fu, Art, Life exhibition in Hong Kong
    Cindy MacDonald
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    IF Australia had just one favourite son to hold up to the world, who would it be?

    The great Donald Bradman springs to mind - a man whose achievements extended far beyond the boundaries of a cricket pitch, and whose very existence buoyed the national psyche for decades. A man worthy of his own museum, in the NSW town of Bowral, where devotees can gather to worship amid memorabilia, facts and photographs.

    Just as we have The Don, Hong Kong has its own national hero. His name is Bruce Lee.

    To mark the 40th anniversary in July of the untimely death of the martial artist and movie star, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum opened the Bruce Lee: Kung Fu, Art, Life multimedia exhibition.

    This homage to the highly disciplined and single-minded artist, which is scheduled to run for five years, has brought together more than 600 items of his short but colourful life. Supported by the Bruce Lee Foundation and the actor's family, it offers a comprehensive look at the man, the kung fu master and the legend.

    On display are everything from photos of Lee performing cha-cha moves as a teenager, to the famous mask he wore as Kato in the American TV series The Green Hornet, to his written pledge to become the "highest paid Oriental super star in the United States", to his kung fu costume for the 1973 martial arts classic Enter the Dragon.

    The exhibition also features the documentary The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee, a 75-minute tribute to his legacy.

    Born the son of a celebrated Cantonese opera singer and his wife in San Francisco in 1940, Lee returned with his family to Hong Kong as a baby before heading back to the US in 1959 to complete his education.

    There he married Linda Emery and had a son, Brandon (who followed his father into acting and also died tragically young), and a daughter, Shannon.

    In 1971, Lee returned to Hong Kong a TV star and very quickly became an action-movie cult figure. But while shooting the fight scenes for The Game of Death in July 1973, which he had written and planned to direct himself, he suffered a fatal cerebral oedema. He was just 32.

    When Bruce Lee: Kung Fu, Art, Life was launched, the director of Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Betty Fung, called Lee "the pride of Hong Kong" and described his influence as crossing "the boundaries of region, race and even age".

    As with Bradman, revered in Australia and on the subcontinent, Lee's enduring appeal transcended ethnicity.

    The writer was a guest of the Hong Kong Tourism Board.


    Bruce Lee exhibition Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Source: Supplied
    Hold the phone - the HK Tourism Board is hosting writers to report on this? Dang, I should go. I could get a lot more eyeballs on this than an Oz newpaper...maybe not as local, but still....Gotta get their number.
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    three year show

    Surely someone here can see this over the next three years.
    Bruce Lee life exhibit coming to Seattle in three-year show at Wing Luke Museum


    Bruce Lee (left) is buried next to his son Brandon Lee in Seattle's Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill. The two were martial arts movie superstars and visitors from around the world make pilgrimages to pay homage to them. Bruce Lee's life will be the subject of an exhibit coming to the city's Wing Luke Museum. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian/2012)

    Terry Richard | trichard@oregonian.com By Terry Richard | trichard@oregonian.com
    on August 20, 2014 at 10:47 AM

    The life of a Seattle television and movie martial arts star, the late Bruce Lee, will be on exhibit beginning Saturday at Oct. 4 in Seattle's Wing Luke Museum.

    Lee is still venerated around the world and his grave in Seattle's Lake View Cemetery is likely the most visited grave in the state of Washington.

    The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, simply known as the Wing, is presenting "Do You Know Bruce?", a new exhibit on the global martial arts and cultural icon.

    The exhibit runs for three years and likely will be the most-attended exhibit in the five-year history of the Wing, located in Seattle's International District at 719 S. King St.

    The exhibit will explore Lee's personal story and connection to Seattle. Lee arrived to Seattle in 1959, where he attended the University of Washington, met and married his wife, opened his first martial arts studio and was ultimately laid to rest next to his son, Brandon Lee, who followed in his footsteps as a movie martial arts star.

    "Do You Know Bruce?" is the only exhibit outside of Hong Kong presenting an in-depth look into Lee's life, featuring never-before-seen belongings, letters, writings and equipment from his martial arts studios. More information about the exhibit can be found at wingluke.org.

    The Wing is preparing for the upcoming exhibition by creating new space specially for it. A pre-exhibit gathering takes place Saturday, Sept. 13, with a Bruce Lee ****tail Party from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Attendees will be among the first to see a few of the Bruce Lee artifacts and treasures that will be included in the exhibition.
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    Rep. Jim McDermott

    You can't really rock the yellow jumpsuit unless you're built for it.

    Congressman is no Bruce Lee but he tries in video
    By: Catalina Camia October 1, 2014 1:11 pm ET

    https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/9257C...CXCRAEdDeCzYB3

    Rep. Jim McDermott is paying tribute to Bruce Lee in an unusual way, by donning a yellow and black jumpsuit and displaying his own kung fu moves on Vine.

    The Washington state Democrat asks “Do you know Bruce?” while dressed in a jumpsuit similar to the one Lee was wearing in Game of Death, the movie he was filming when he died in 1972 at the age of 32. We should note that McDermott doesn’t have fists of fury.


    Bruce Lee in “Enter the Dragon.” (Warner Bros. Home Video)

    An exhibit of Lee’s life opens Saturday at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience in Seattle, the kung fu master’s adopted home town. McDermott, who represents Seattle, is a longtime supporter of the museum.

    Beth Takekawa, the museum’s executive director, told KING-TV that the Bruce Lee exhibit pulls together Lee’s time in Seattle, including his days at the University of Washington where he studied drama and met Linda Emery, whom he married in 1964.

    Lee’s iconic jumpsuit from the movie fetched about $100,000 in U.S. dollars last year at an auction in Hong Kong. There’s also an homage to the Lee outfit in Kill Bill, worn by Uma Thurman.
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    No memorial in SF. WHY?!?!

    Tourism For Locals: San Francisco was Bruce Lee's Native City and There's No Homage to It
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    Bruce Lee Foundation The Man. The Master. The San Franciscan

    San Francisco is a boastful of its famous residents and milestones — past and present — the City erects monuments and dedicates plaques to momentous events like the creation of television and recognizes when it has been the birthplace to the famous.

    But San Francisco is suffering from a case of regional amnesia — one of the greatest heroes of cinema and pop culture has no formal recognition of San Francisco being his hometown.

    We are talking about one of the greats here, one who has been omitted from the collective public memory of S.F. municipal fame — the man, the myth, the martial arts master Bruce Lee.

    Lee was a catalyst of change, not just in the field of mixed martial arts, but in public perception. In 1959 a short, skinny, bespectacled 18-year-old guy who lived most of his life in Hong Kong traveled back to the United States — a country that was still in the throngs of casting Chinese people in stereotypical roles as house servants and other likeminded supporting roles. But he managed to carve a niche for himself, and became more than just a star — he became an icon of strength: with steely sinew, a threatening stare and a ****y, pointed finger. And these were just some of the traits that not only captivated audiences in the United States, but international audiences as well. Although he died at the extremely young age of 32, his impact remains everlasting. (Ask a teen who Bruce Lee is, he'll know.)

    Along with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and other non-S.F. based honors, Lee was named among TIME Magazine '​s 100 Most Important People of the Century (along the likes of Mother Theresa and Albert Einstein) as one of the greatest heroes and icons; and he was recognized as one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century:
    He was the redeemer, not only for the Chinese but for all the geeks and ****s and pimpled teenage masses that washed up at the theaters to see his action movies. He was David, with spin-kicks and flying leaps more captivating than any slingshot.

    But here is the question that baffles us: How is it that a figure so mesmerizing on the world stage decades after his death, not have a statue in his hometown of San Francisco? Even Los Angeles, the city we hold as our rival in everything from baseball to mediocre public transit systems, has a 7-foot statue for the larger-than-life legend in their respective Chinatown. And ambitious plans were once under way for a Bruce Lee museum — in Seattle.


    Google Maps Bruce Lee was born here.

    Something is amiss here, and quite frankly, there should be a proper mention of one of the Bay Area's greatest citizens through a piece of public art. Ideally it would be placed in an area where he frequented, but those spots are rapidly disappearing. The location of where Lee’s martial arts school once stood is now home to an auto dealership. The only remaining location would be the hospital of his birth: The Chinese Hospital on Chinatown's Jackson Street. In the lobby there's a tiny plaque, but this is simply not enough. For one of the greatest martial arts masters to not be recognized in the city of his birth (that boasts incessantly about its great residents) Bruce Lee's omission is a slap harder than any thrown by the martial arts master himself.

    Where do you think a Bruce Lee S.F. monument should go?
    I also posted this in our Kung-Fu-Music thread this morning.
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