Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1980 Page: 18 of 24
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Mayor; Mr. G.L. Huang, Director of Houston Office of the
Coordination Council for North American Affairs. Enter-
taining were Mrs. Li Mei Hsu Hua who danced "The Phoenix"
..also enjoyed were musical instrumental renditions by
Mr. Lim Takoon and Mr. Thomas Tsao. Climaxing the event,
Dr. Chen spoke of the History of the Chinese in Houston.
The exhibit, running from October 13th through Nov.
13th was outstanding, coordinated by Dr. Chen and enjoy-
ed by all in attendance. Mrs. John Chu, Mrs. James
Chang, Dr. Chen's wife Eugenie provided the lovely
buffet.
Dr. Chen announced the establishment of a $500 year-
ly scholarship for Chinese UH undergraduate students in
honor of his parents, the late Professor & Mrs. Edward
King Tung Chen, a first for Chinese students at UH. The
first awards to be presented and funded from a gift from
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Chuck Ming Chen and his aunt, Daisy
Chan Gee. A donation of $5000 has already initiated
this perpetual endowment. Winners of the scholarship
will be chosen by a committee of three faculty UH members
from the departments of Foreign Language, History, and
Political Science. Dr. Fannie Scott Howard and Dr. James
Tinsley have already agreed to serve on this committee
this year.
In his lifetime, Dr. Chen's father, Professor Edward
K.T. Chen was most respected and honored by both Chinese
and American citizens.
His life was indeed an inspiration to his son Dr.
Edward Chuck Ming Chen. Born and raised in Houston, Dr.
Chen acquired his B.S. at Rice University and in 1966 was
awarded his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of
Houston. He was President of the Chinese American
Citizen's Alliance, President of the Chen Family Associa-
tion, Chairman of the Texas-Taiwan Culture & Trade Assn.
In 1957 he became the recipient of a most honored award
..he was chosen one of seven of the most outstanding
overseas Chinese in the world..a selection made by the
Republic of China.
Said Dr. Chen, "Our family has been Kwongmingtong
since 1932, its inception. In 1982, the Chinese here
can celebrate the 50th Anniversary."
Prior to his 8 years UH association as professor of
Chemistry, Dr. Chen was 10 years in industry as Chief
Chemist for Signal Co. 55 technical articles in the
field of chemistry and patents in the field of industry
are recorded to Dr. Chen's credit. He is a valued ^
industrial consultant. He has served 2 years in the U.o.
Army with service in Arsenal and Rocket Motors in
association with the most respected Werner Von Braun.
Dear to his heart is his wife Eugenie who came to
Houston in 1958. Born in Hangchow, China, she moved
to Taiwan in 19^9. They met on the UH campus whenDr.
Chen was a Chemistry major and Eugenie, an Accounting
major.
The former Eugenie Han was the daughter of a Chi-
nese Air Force General (now retired with his wife Mrs.
Han in San Francisco). Eugenie Han Chen has two broth-
ers, both Ph.D.s, one with the National Bureau of Stand-
ards, and the other with Dupont. Her sister in account-
ing is married to an attorney. Another sister in Taipei
also in accounting, is married to a banker.
The Chens have two children..Karen Sue Mae Chen, a
Rice University sophomore In Electrical Engineering and
a 12 year old son Edward Sam Don Chen, a Pershing Junior
High student.
Eugenie dabbles in real estate and real estate in-
vestments. In happy contentment Dr. Chen revealed, "We
have a real partnership in our marriage. She asks me to
do all the things that I want to do..so it works out
pretty well. Said Eugenie in loving response, "Well, it
works both ways.."
"Golden Mountain on the Gulf" is scheduled for com-
pletion by the end of next summer.
"Everyone likes that title, it has such a true
significance. Gum Sahn or Golden Mountain is what they
call the United States. Actually, there was no gold or
mountains in Texas, but Texas has the best opportunities
of any state in the union.
My dad collected all the newspaper clippings, about
from 1932 until about the time he died in 1957* In
addition my other aunt Jane Eng Gee collected newspaper
articles from 1950 to the present, so we have a total
written about the Chinese from about 1930 to the present.
And for the material prior to that, I went back to the
city directories. This summer I spent a lot of time in
the libraries. We are donating copies of these news-
paper articles to the UH Special Collections so other
people could use these newpapers to further research
Chinese in Houston.
I think that the book will be more than has ever
been written about the Chinese in Houston. I think that
there needs to be a lot more that can be done by people
who are interested in it. I don't believe that this
will be the end..it is just going to be the beginning.
What I'm doing is laying a foundation. We are asking
people of the city to give us more information, to
correct us if we're wrong, and things that we left out
that we don't know about..to send these things to me so
that I can attain as complete a history as possible.
It is going to be a long process, but I believe
that this first"book will lay the ground work for other
people to continue the work in the future and maintain
the good position that they've had over the past 100
years. You can see the transition, when they came here
the Chinese were hard working..they owned grocery
stores..restaurants..laundries..a lot of them became
professionals..engineers..lawyers..doctors..architects,
. . . Over 5($ of"the Chinese in Texas live in Houston."
To aid Dr. Chen in his quest for accuracy on
historical facts, mail information to 4046 Durness,
Houston, Texas 77025.
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Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1980, newspaper, November 1, 1980; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth273765/m1/18/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.