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Nov. 1 - Nov. 7, 2002

Community Mourns Sudden Death of APA Actress

Beulah Quo: April 17, 1923 - Oct. 23, 2002

By Gerrye Wong
Special to AsianWeek

Asian Pacific Americans across the nation, as well as many movie and television fans, are mourning the sudden passing of actress and respected community leader, Beulah Quo, who died Oct. 23 in La Mesa, Calif., during routine surgery.

Quo was recently honored at the Chinese Historical Society of America’s “Half of Heaven: Women of Honor” program in San Francisco where she was heralded for her work in the media and performing arts. Speaking to the audience, she fondly recalled an early job as a social service worker at the Chinese YWCA, now the site of the Chinese American National Museum and Learning Center...

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Community Mourns Sudden Death of APA Actress
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(in Bay Area News)

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Tuaolo Emerges from the NFL Closet
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Emil Amok: Bleeding Orange and Black
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