An Oakland Chinatown leader is being remembered for his decades of community service helping young people and immigrants Walter Yin Chinn died last month. But people who knew him said his legacy lives on through his work.
A prominent Oakland Chinatown leader is being remembered for his decades of community service. Walter Yin Chinn died last month, but those who worked with him and his family say his legacy lives on.An Oakland Chinatown leader is being remembered for his decades of community service helping young people and immigrants
He died last month at the age of 99, but his children said he only pulled back from his volunteerism in the last few years. "We say the word dedication a lot. Sometimes, it's used very loosely. Walter was really, truly dedicated," said Wong.
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