The 80 and 90-something-year-olds were there to share a unique camaraderie as children who'd once lived in the Chung Mei Boys Home, an El Cerrito facility that took in Chinese boys between 1935 and 1954.
The original Chung Mei Boys Home in El Cerrito is now a school. The building is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Buildings.
The days were regimented. Bells would ring throughout the day, summoning the boys to the next activity, starting in the morning. Mar recalled a time he was taken to Shepherd's office after he'd gotten in trouble. But rather than punish him, Shepherd picked up a plate and used it as a metaphor to convey a lesson. If he dropped the plate and it broke, he explained, it would never be the same. By punishing Mar, he reasoned, it might also damage their relationship for good. Mar got off with a warning.
Inside Millbrae's Tai Wu Restaurant, the Chung Mei alumni swapped stories above the luncheon din, spinning noodles and dim sum between one another the tabletop turntable. Several years ago, the men reunited in the original El Cerrito building and were instrumental in getting it added to the National Register -- both as an homage to the home and Shepherd.
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