Roger Hong hated the cliche that Chinatown was insular...Five years ago...he invited a hip, Japanese American boutique, a purveyor of underground toy art and a bohemian-minded Vietnamese cafe that would cater to the many artists that have flooded the neighborhood.
It was a sizable risk for Hong, because the business district was still little more than a weekend tourist attraction...
...From an early age, Hong expressed a flair for drawing and sketching. He went directly to architecture school at USC after graduating from high school. He was among the first Chinese Americans to join a Jewish fraternity at the university...
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