Joe Shoong

Joe Shoong (30 August 1879 – 13 April 1961) was a Chinese American businessman and philanthropist who founded the National Dollar Stores and supported many Chinese organizations. He was one of the first Chinese American millionaires[1] and at one time, according to Time Magazine, was the "richest, best-known Chinese business man in the U.S."[2] Though the National Dollar Stores are now closed, Shoong's legacy endures through the organizations, including cultural centers, schools and universities, which he and the Shoong Foundation supported.

  1. ^ Chinn, Thomas W. (1989). Bridging the Pacific: San Francisco Chinatown and its People. Chinese Historical Society of America, 2nd printing edition. p. 185. ISBN 0961419849.
  2. ^ "Toggery Trouble". Time Magazine. 28 March 1938.