A link to a short film about contest Bruce Lee won that earned him the right to teach non-Chinese people his brand of martial arts.
A short article about lack of clear path to honor cultural heritage sites like the car dealership that is the site of a Bruce Lee studio in the 70s.
A biographical essay of Bruce Lee, with an emphasis on Washington history
Link to the Oaklandish film (interview with Bruce Lee's widow)
This blog article refers to a CCTimes article: "Bruce Lee had a studio in Oakland", Posted in the Contra Costa Times
on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 , Written by Erika Mailman. Also a Powerpoint entitled The Dragon and the Tiger, Bruce Lee, The Oakland Years, v. 2
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A school that claims some sort of lineage to Bruce Lee and James Lee studio.
Interesting biography of Bruce Lee on the Bruce Lee Foundation website.
"Yet for all Lee’s social relevance and cultural cool, there’s no local memorial to the history of this man who is arguably the Bay Area’s most famous native—no major plaques, no statue, not even a well-rendered mural by a discerning graffiti artist—despite a plan by former Oakland mayor Ron Dellums intended to remedy that (his proposal eventually fell by the wayside). The spot where Lee’s martial arts school once stood now holds an auto dealership. Ambitious plans are under way for a Bruce Lee museum—in Seattle. It’s a peculiar regional amnesia, considering the true course of Lee’s life."
A personal account of the fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Mann.
Film Bio of Bruce Lee's early life
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In response to a query about how to find people connected with Bruce Lee martial arts studios that he had established in Oakland, CA, I collected these links. I am going to suggest a feature article for Oaklandwiki about Bruce Lee's connections with Oakland.
Updated on Mar 12, 13
Created on Mar 11, 13
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