Ward 7 Councilman Basheer Jones is posthumously honoring Mr. Stanley Eng 伍灼培, a community leader, with the addition of this honorary street name to E. 30th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. The Ceremony will take place Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Asia Plaza.
Mr. Stanley Eng (1926-2004) was selected for this honor by many leaders in the AsiaTown community. He founded and led several organizations including the Cleveland Chinese Senior Citizens Association, which still exists today, and he was best known for his work on behalf of the poor and elderly residents of Cleveland’s Chinatown (now known as AsiaTown). He spearheaded efforts to provide much-needed housing for elderly Chinese Americans that resulted in the Asian Evergreen Apartments on Payne Avenue, launched a meal program serving over 50 seniors per day at Li Wah, and led English language classes at the Cleveland Chinese Christian Church.
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Excerpt from Stanley Eng’s Obituary in the News-Herald (March 6, 2004)
Born Jan. 15, 1926, in China, he lived in Pennsylvania before moving to Mentor 39 years ago.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and the Korean War. He earned his chemistry degree at Rutgers University. He was one of the pillars of the region’s Asian-American community. He founded and led several organizations, but was best known for his work on behalf of the poor and elderly residents of the Eastside neighborhood known as Chinatown. Mr. Eng was the president of the Cleveland Chinese Senior Citizens Association, and helped launch a meal program that serves more than 50 seniors daily at Li Wah restaurant in Asia Plaza.
Mr. Eng was the neighborhood’s liaison to City Hall, the police, and cultural and ethnic groups. He also was a much needed translator of American Culture. A modest, soft spoken man, he took a quiet approach to change that fit his community’s personality. He helped build the Asian Evergreen Apartments on Payne Ave., for elderly Chinese-Americans. He was also the founder of the Chinese Newcomers Service Center to help resettle them.
He organized English courses at the Cleveland Chinese Christian Church on Payne Ave., and taught many of the classes himself. He was also a member and volunteer at the Cleveland Chinese Christian Church for more than 35 years.
Mr. Eng worked as a chemist at Lonza Incorporated for 37 years. After his retirement, he became increasingly active in community service.
Read more at Erie Chinese Journal: http://www.ecjweb.net/KCXX/ECJ385/KCXX_191115-02.htm