Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1983 Page: 6 of 16
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DECEMBER 1983
CHINA GARDEN 4 $ 1% $L
Elsie Huang, Principal
David Jue
By June Dove Leong
When one enters China Garden
Restaurant at 1602 Leeland, one is
greeted by a smiling David Jue
extending his hand in welcome. At
the counter behind David is a framed
document from the Honorable Wil-
liam P. Clements, Jr., 1982 Governor
of Texas. The document commis-
sions Marian Jue (Mrs. David) to the
post of "Ambassador of Goodwill,
under the laws of the State of Texas
with all the rights and privileges and
emolutions appertaining to said
office."
Beside this impressive document is
framed a news article by Ann Cris-
well, food editor of the Houston
Chronicle, which relates that "all
could take a tip from the Chinese
where eating habits and methods of
food preparation for centuries have
been based on good nutrition, thrift
and energy conservation when food
is cut in small pieces as David Jue
does at the China Garden."
One becomes aware that the
notion to visit China Garden is the
right idea, for it is a popular dining
and meeting place for the working
and shopping public in downtown
Hoi ~*">n, as well as for celebrities
such as Judge Henry G. Schuble,
George Kennedy and Lloyd Bridges
of TV and movie fame Even the
American Diners Society had left its
mark of approval in several Good
Dining Awards which decorate the
entrance.
David and his wife, the former Mar-
ian Wong, are both products of Can-
ton, China. In 1950, 16-year-old
David came to the U.S. with his par-
ents. Within three months of arrival,
his father died. Knowing no English
and with only $10 in his pocket, he
managed to live in San Francisco
from 1950 to 1952 and to survive.
Having learned English, in 1953 he
moved to Shreveport, Louisiana,
where he worked in an uncle's 24-
hour restaurant. He learned to cook,
in addition to his native Chinese
dishes, Blue Plate Specials, Louisi-
ana Cajun dishes and hush puppies.
David has come a long way since
his 1950 entrance to this country In
1972, he opened in Houston his first
China Garden Restaurant, then
located on the corner of Dallas and
Jackson Streets. By 1979, he relo-
cated China Garden to its present
location at Leeland and Crawford
Streets.
China Garden, with its casual
atmosphere, surely appeals to those
who like classic Cantonese dishes,
including banquet foods such as
whole steamed fish and duck. With
24 hours' notice, David will produce
special Chinese gourmet dinners for
six or more. Clay pot dishes, a spe-
cialty added since its move in 1979, is
a China Garden innovation in Hous-
ton. The menu also lists spicier Sze-
chuan fare concocted by China
Garden's Mandarin chefs. Live lobs-
ter is another feature, as are the noo-
dles which they make themselves.
Many other menu listings are based
on seasonal foods, such as the first
spring asparagus. Its arrival is eag-
erly anticipated by customers who
know spring is really here when Beef
and Fresh Asparagus is available.
The restaurant is decorated in rich
reds with gold leaf turquoise accents
in decorative Chinese panels around
the ceiling. Walls are paneled or
papered in red and gold foil. Inlaid
framed dimensional scenes created
from shells and traditional Chinese
lanterns are all from Hong Kong.
The restaurant is a family opera-
tion. Besides wife Marian, personnel
includes number one son Wilbert and
number two son Richard. Their two
youngest children, not associated
with the restaurant, are son Camron,
a third-year communications student
at the University of Texas, and Carol,
a business law freshman at Houston
Baptist University.
When not at the restaurant, David
enjoys deep-sea fishing, and is also a
fish farmer. In his backyard at home
is a pond where he stocks such fish as
catfish. He enjoys working a Chinese
vegetable garden.
By June Dove Leong
One of only two Chinese principals
of public elementary schools in the
greater Houston metropolitan area is
Elsie Huang. One can be justly proud
of this extraordinary talent who is a
credit to her community and her
profession.
Elsie was recently featured on the
front page of The Times, a newspaper
serving the Katy area. The paper rec-
ognized the capability with which
Principal Huang meets challenges,
with the disciplined leadership, expe-
rience and creative forces of a con-
summate "pro."
What prompted such accolades
was her role, in forethought and plan-
ning, in the smooth opening of
Mayde Creek Elementary, Katy's
newest elementary school. With con-
tractors still wandering the halls with
checklists of finishing touches and
teachers coming to the virtually com-
pleted school with but one or two
days to ready classrooms for the start
of school, Elsie marshaled her
resources to provide books, furniture
and equipment, and have bulletin
boards decorated, library shelves
stocked with books, and art, music
and P.E. classes in full swing. Still,
with the opening of anything brand
new, there were problems: handwrit-
ten signs hadtobemadefordirection
to and distinguishment of restrooms,
and no name had as yet been placed
by builders to identify the school.
Innovative Elsie initiated a fun
"theme" concept: Kindergartners are
Lollipops; first-graders Super Scoop-
ers second-graders Smile Bringers;
third-graders Welcome to Tomor-
rowland; fourth-graders Stars and
fifth-graders Magic Time Machines.
Mayde Creek, with 700 students,
was selected as the site for the half-
day early childhood development
class for youngsters with mild learn-
ing disabilities, and the full-day
homeroom departmentalized pro-
gram for multiple-handicapped
children. The Katy Independent
School District's English as a Second
Language program is also based at
Mayde Creek, as well as rooms pro-
vided for speech and physical
therapists.
Elsie has rallied an enthusiastic
Parent-Teacher Organization. "The
goal," says Elsie, "is to assist and help
all for the betterment of thechildren "
Serving to underline her concern
and efficiency on behalf of her stu-
dents, even beyond the physical lim-
its of the school building, is a letter
from C.W. Henry, general superin-
tendent for Harris County Precinct 3,
in which Henry granted her request
to commence resurfacing and
asphalt work on crumbling, pot-
holed Greenhouse Road to make it
safer for the children.
Grace Chapel's
27th Anniversary
By June Dove Leong
"It is better to give than to receive."
This timeless expression was in
actual operation on Sunday,
November 13, the date of celebration
of the 27th anniversary of Grace
Chapel, when Amy Wang Sit pres-
ented evangelist Chris Panos with a
check for $1,000. The generous gift,
a result of Amy's (Mrs. Hong Sit)
Mary Kay Cosmetics activity, will go
far in aiding Chris and Tina Panos in
their ministry in Tanzania, East
Africa, where the people are pres-
ently experiencing the country's
worst famine in 100 years.
Famed evangelist Chris Panos left
November 18 to minister in Arusha
City, Tanzania (located near Mount
Kilimanjaro). Here, Panos will speak
in a crusade expected to draw
100,000 people at one service
At the anniversary service, Grace
Chapel's Dr Hong Sit presented
Alfred Lim a plaque in appreciation
for his many years of service.
Another plaque earmarked for Dr.
Katharine H.K. Hsu awaits her return
from her vacation. Chris Lim, minis-
ter of music, was also honored in
recognition of his service to Grace
Chapel, followed by a beautiful testi-
monial expressed by Bobby Lim.
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