The collection focuses on the life of Jeanne Goon Moy and her son, Willam Moy. Jeanne Goon Moy was born in Taishan (Toishan or Toy Shan), China, January 14, 1913. Wood Gum Goon was her used name. Since she did not like her given name, she changed her name to Wood Ying Goon. Later, she changed her given name again to Jeanne. In 1919, Jeanne came to America with her parents. They settled in Fall River, Massachusetts. Her brother Thomas, Richard and Warren were born in Fall River. Their father was a chef, baker and partner in the Eagle Restaurant at 33 Main Street. However, Warren was dead when he was four because of sick. Thus, their mother declared that the US was a curse and returned to China with Jeanne, Thomas and Richard. Their father stayed in Fall River to make money and support his family. Wing Ying Goon would meet Get Sing Moy and marry in China. They changed their names to Jeanne and George Moy as they immigrated to the US. Their son, William, born in 1931. In June, 1944, Jeanne was recognized as a Champion War Worker in NY. She was a skilled machinist and haed of factory employee health committee, plant sanitation and cafeteria conditions, she is named "worker of the week".George and Jeanne worked in restaurants, most notably the House of Chan. George's childhood friend-Jerry Margro and his wife Lena Gentile Margro were influential in convincing George and Jeanne to move to Florida. In the 1950's they would begin a seasonal 'commute' to south Florida to fulfill their goal to be restaurant owners. George and Jeanne became partners in two restaurants, Miami Beach and Ft Lauderdale. While they also opened their own Moy's Restaurant in Hollywood. When William finished his army obligation as a Captain in 1956, he and his wife Peggy and daughters Jeanne and Jane moved to Hollywood. Soon after, Jennifer was born in 1960. Bill and Peggy helped run the growing business. Eventually, Jeanne's brothers and families would also live in Florida. Thomas opened a restaurant in Miami Beach and lived close by. Richard attended Univeristy of Miami Law school and opened his own restaurant in Deerfield Beach- the Famous Door. In 1955, their father retired and moved with their mother to live with Thomas. Two years later Toy Goon passed away at the veterans' hospital in Miami. Hollywood was growing and their friends, the Donn Family, were running Gulfstream Park Race Track. It was a hard sell to many but George and Jeanne wanted their friends to succeed, so they arranged to have a box on the finish line. As the years went by they were regulars at the track as owners of many thoroughbred horses. They kept their box seats so when their borses ran they could see them win and be close to the winners circle. Bill and Peggy also became owners and were seen frequently sitting in the box on the finish line had the Moy name on it for over sixty years. Over the decades the Moy family invested in many businesses but the restaurant was the flagship. It's success led to many other opportunities. In the 1960's Bill was a board member of a local bank. He and George were soon approached to become founding directors of new bank-Jackson State Bank. This would later become American Bank of Hollywood. Sadly, George passed away in 1973 and the restaurant business would be sold. Jeanne gave up her home and moved in with Bill, Peggy and their girls. Later, they would all move to condos on Hollywood Beach. They kept the restaurant building and focused on a new direction. Jeanne would take George's place as a director of American Bank of Hollywood and Bill would become the Chairman of the board. The restaurant building would become a branch of the bank. The bank continued as a family owned entity until Peggy's passing in 1996 when Bill decided to retire and sell the bank. Meanwhile, Jeanne enjoyed her retirement with family nearby. She especially enjoyed her two Great Grandsons-Simon and Geoffrey. She would go to Las Vegas and travel with family-celebrating milestones and having a great time. She lived 92 years.

William Moy was born in NYC on November 25, 1931. He would claim that the Thanksgiving holiday was named for him and would always celebrate his birthday on Thanksgiving day. He would be the fifth generation Chinese in the US, the first of his generation to graduate college and to reach the pinnacle of his career as the Chairman of the Board of a family owned bank. His parents George (Get Sing) and Jeanne (Wood Goon) Moy were from neighboring willages in Toi Shan, China. At the time of William's birth, George and Jeanne worked in NYC restaurants. They were surrounded by family and friends, and enjoying city life. George, born June 27, 1912 in Toi Shan, had arrived in the US as a child and was put to work after school at the family laundry busniess, the Mun Sing, on 9th ave and 43rd st in Hell's Kitchen. The Moy family also owned several otherproperties-including the block where now stands the Trump Tower. It was while working at the laundry he met an ltalian kid-Gerard aka Jerry Margro. George and jerry were friends from the day they met and continued a life-long friendship that crossed state lines and many decades. Jeanne's parents Goon Toy aka "Big Goon" and Chin She of Sam Oon Village were married on January 15, 1912 at Goon On Village, Toy Shan District, China. Big Goon was from Portland, Oregon and returned to the US to enlist as a Private in the US Army December 19, 1917. He was cited for the Saint Mihiel Saliers, Verdun Offensive Oct. 15-Nov. 11, 1918. Under orders to attack from General Pershing, he and a buddy were trapped away from their unit in enemy territory. His buddy was badly injured. Big Goon carried his buddy for three days until they reached another unit and safety. For this he was given a citation. He received a Honorable Discharge at Camp Devens, Mass on January 23, 1919. At that time, there was the exclusion act which left many men and wives separated as it was very difficult to get proper entry paperwork for the wives and children. With help from his army friends, Toy Goon was encouraged to fight for entry for his wife and daughter. Several army buddies got his petition into the right hands and finally he sent for his wife and daughter to join him in the US. Later that year, wife, Chin She and six year old daughter Jeanne, arrived from China into Boston to join Big Goon. Three sons would be born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Thomas, Warren, and Richard. Warren died suddenly at the age of four from meningitis and was buried in Boston's Children's Cemetery. That is when mother Chin She proclaimed that the US was bad for her children and she went back to China with 13 years old Jeanne, Thomas 5 years old, and Richard 2 years old. At that time Big Goon had a bakery and then later was a partner in the Eagle Restaurant at 25 North Main Street. His partners were Ng Quong and Moy Thong. Of the three, only Toy Goon could speak English and was instrumental in getting the legal paperwork and the bank loan to start the restaurant. The restaurant was destroyed in a fire in 1928 but was rebuilt with a unique architectural style and had a grand re-opening in 1929. When the restaurant closed in the 1950's he retired and moved to Florida to be closer to his wife and children. He would pass away in the Miami Veterans Hospital. William spent many summers visiting his grandfather in Fall River. He enjoyed the time there. When in Fall River, Bill would help out at the Eagle restaurant. It was designed to look like a cruise ship- with portals and upper seating area that ringed the edge of the hull shaped area. The architect was rumored to be the first woman Architect from MIT— Maude Darling Parlin. She designed the interior to resemble the elegant and soaring dining rooms of the Fall River Line Steamships. It had a stage for entertainment while the people dined. William was in charge of the spotlight and recalled fondly a lady singer that wore a blue dress when she sang. Being of a happy disposition- Bill always felt he had a great childhood growing up in NYC- after attending elementary school at PS 118 Manhattan he headed to the laundry in Hell’s Kitchen and did his homework under the watch of his uncles and cousins and then finally home to 105‘h and Amsterdam Ave. He was a good student and attended the prestigious Bronx High School of Science where his quest for knowledge was nurtured and during that time he won the Mark Twain Award. He also played on several of its sports teams- his favorite was basketball, and as most NYC kids- stickball in the neighborhood! Bill’s parents and uncles took him to the public pool, Coney Island and the museums. They ate in Chinatown most nights and partook in the cultural world of the Chinese community which included gambling, violin lessons and Chinese church.On June 7, 1944 a picture of Bill’s mother would appear in the newspaper. The article proclaimed her as “Champ War Worker, Reportedly the only Chinese woman in America who is a skilled machinist, Jeanne Moy has been selected as “war worker of the week”. She also heads factory’s employee health committee created to check on workers health, plant sanitation, and cafeteria conditions.” In the mid-forties, after the war ended, Jerry Margro visited Florida and liked what he saw there so much that he planned on retiring there. He convinced his good friend George to go to Florida with Jeanne and see if there was a future for them there as well. George and Jeanne went and decided that Florida is where they had an opportunity to own their own restaurants rather than work for someone else. So they started as ‘snowbirds’ — going to Florida for the winter season and establishing the restaurants. They would return to NYC in the spring to work for several months to make enough money to buy the supplies for the next winter season in Florida. Afier a few years they had a restaurant in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale with partners. These would not survive the ups and downs of the times. They also started Moy’s Restaurant in Hollywood in 1946 that became the flagship restaurant owned solely by George and Jeanne. It was featured on the first cover of the Miami Magazine years later. Meanwhile, Bill was a youngster left in NYC with his grandmother, Chin She, and Uncle Richard who was only 7 years older. Uncle Kenneth was also close by (and close in age) so the uncles would take Bill around town with them- to feed the German Sheppard guard dogs at the different laundries the family owned (these dogs were trained in German and were fed only by Kenneth and his father so they would remain loyal), out to eat, to sporting events, etc. During this time George and Jeanne would send Bill a weekly check to use for his upkeep and to continue his education. However, in 1949 money was still tight for the family. Bill was accepted at several collages and chose Georgia Tech since it had no application fee and offered the best financial aid. When Bill was boarding the train to Atlanta, his father gave him $200 (a lot in those days- everything George and Jeanne had saved) and said, “Son, this is all I have, I will send more when I can.” Bill never regretted his decision and loved being a part of the Tech family. He always proudly wore his Ga Tech cap and would sing - A Rambling Wreck from Ga Tech song whenever he felt the urge! While at Georgia Tech, Bill held several jobs to supplement his financial aid- he was the ‘runner’ for a laundry service — collecting/delivering laundry and payment for other students in the dormitory, a bellman at a local hotel during the night, teaching freshman math at a community college during the summer and selling Lucky Strikes cigarettes. In addition, Bill was in ROTC training to become an artillery officer. He would proudly recount his training and service as an Anti-Air Artillery officer, and looked back fondly of his time spent serving his country, despite the hardships it placed upon him. Even with all these commitments, he still managed to see his Uncle Richard, friends and cousins from NYC and meet new people along the way. Tony Moy was from Boston and when Bill was teaching freshman math nearby they would get together often. It was on a double date with Tony that Bill first met his future wife Peggy Eng in Washington, DC.

Peggy Hei Chun was born in Norfolk Virginia on September 1, 1928. She would become a world traveler along with her brothers and sisters, she was the sixth of seven, before most learned to read. Though that was something she would have trouble with, since she spent her Kindergarten at the Baptist Missionary Church School in Canton, and early middle school in Poo Jing School in Hong Kong, and then had to return to the US and attend Robert E. Lee Elementary at Norfolk. She was multilingual in those years, just, not at the same time, while in China her grasp of English suffered and she had to repeat the First and Second grade once in the US, and then while in the US at elementary and Blair Jr. High, her Chinese was wont to become rusty. In 1946 when she returned to China with Shirley, visiting such places as Shang Hai and Hang Chow where Mae, Ho, and young Ted were, or Nang King to visit Ernest, Anita, and young George, she would need to spend time with a tutor in order to brush up on the Chinese she had been lacking during her seven years in the US. In 1947 she entered American school in Shang Hai, a boarding school where Mae was teaching, but would only stay for two years before traveling back to Norfolk with her father, Ann, Virginia and Frances. A year later she was once again on the move, her brother George had opened up the Ding Ho Restaurant in Newport News, and she moved there along with much of her family, eventually graduating from the Newport News Business College with Shirley. After graduation she and Shirley worked at Fort Eustis. While at Fort Eustis, Peggy, Shirley and two other girls carpooled to work. Peggy was driving one day and they saw two captains (one was Shirley’s boss) and one colonel from the office also going to work. They began their daily race- cars side by side and not letting anyone pass! While on the inside lane, Peggy forgot to make the left turn into the base while the men tried to make the left turn from the outside lane! They almost hit their car! Shirley screamed, Peggy hit the brakes and they avoided an accident. Peggy and Shirley did well at Fort Eustis and were sent to the Pentagon for an interview with the US Army. When they arrived they walked into the Air Force office by mistake and the Air Force recruiter read their files and offered them positions at a higher rate then they were told they would get in the Army. So they accepted the offers to start at 68-3 and began their plan to move to Washington, DC. When they got back to Fort Eustis their boss was not very happy with them! She was always a good gambler, and knew when to take risks, for the big payoffs, such as when she was in Washington DC. living on 1803 Connecticut Ave. and decided to go on a blind date. She was introduced to her future husband William Moy by his cousin Tony Moy and his wife Josephine. Rumor has it that William didn't want to scare Peggy so he didn't ask her to marry him on the first date but waited for the second date. He had just returned from Army training in El Paso, and despite it being love at first sight, he was only in town for the night, and would return to the city only for a short time later that week before having to drive down to Florida with his mother. They would talk on and off, and he would catch a plane to visit when possible, but it truly began to blossom once he was at Georgia Tech. They married on June 28, 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia and had two receptions — one after the ceremony and another later in New York City at the Port Arthur restaurant. Peggy's connections would benefit William well during their life together, one story he recounts is when introduced to the base commanding officer — the Colonel noticed Peggy’s maiden name of “Eng” and asked about her possible relationship to Ernest Eng, a well-respected officer and Aide to General Marshall. She explained that Ernest was indeed her brother and after that Peggy and William would get first priority on housing, William would receive coveted assignments on the base and time to be on the unit’s baseball team and she was able to walk into the Army Dentist office and get her teeth fixed with no wait.

Their first child, Jeanne was born at Biggs Air Force base on September 19, 1954. They enjoyed Army life with all the perks of an officer- the Officer’s Club, parties, free babysitting, good housing, medical and dental care and help packing whenever they moved. They later moved to Aiken South Carolina because he was posted to the Heavy Water Plant, until their second child Jane was born on May 2, 1956. And within a couple days of her birth, they moved to South Florida. If nothing else, Peggy was proud of and devoted to their children and many years later, grandchildren. They built their home in Hollywood, at 1323 Pierce St. That was only 8 months after moving down, a quick build for a sturdy home that they would enjoy for several decades. The house was situated next to a golf course and close to the downtown area where they would involve themselves heavily in the betterment of the city. William was appointed a Board Member for Social Welfare for Broward County for several terms and was well respected in the area, joining the local Rotary club in 1959, where he would spend nearly 50 years serving the community as well as being a Paul Harris Fellow. When they first moved down they worked at Moy’s Restaurant which they owned and operated with Bill’s parents —- George and Jeanne Moy. It was considered a landmark and was featured on the cover of Miami Magazine. Many of the entertainers at the Diplomat Hotel would come to eat in the lounge after performing- most notably the Rat Pack members- Sammy Davis, Jr, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Liza Minelli, Frank Gorshen and many more. The Moy's would use this restaurant as a springboard for many other successful ventures- leasing coin operated laundry equipment, investing in real estate and other businesses, and banking. Eventually being transformed into a bank branch after a fire in 1981. It also provided the wherewithal for many vacations, college tuition for three, and three beautiful weddings. Jane married Ray in 1976 and 10 years later gave birth to the first grandson, Simon Cheung Fung Yang. Jennifer married Rick in 1991 and Geoffrey Alexander Mar Shi Fu Marcus was born in 1993. Jeanne married Hank Kubetz on January 20, 1995. They celebrated with friends and family aboard a cruise ship that sailed for the Caribbean right after the ceremony. Together as a family they made adjustments to accommodate new interests and businesses. The girls were always being summoned to help out where they could. When George and William decided to go into banking, founding the American Bank of Hollywood in 1972, Peggy was there to open the first account. When William decided to become the Chairman of the Board of American Bank of Hollywood after serving as a Director for First National Bank of Hollywood. She never wanted them to miss out on anything, their lives would be marked by their close connection to family, globe spanning travels and journeys to exotic places, although a casino or betting house often featured in the itinerary. Both Peggy and Bill were rated “high rollers’ and were ‘comped in’ at casinos around the world- the casinos would invite them to visit, sometimes providing transportation, and give them with a complementary luxury suite, shows and meals while they were at the tables. She knew how to gamble well, and took full advantage of it to get herself and her family the best deals. He would play poker or blackjack and she enjoyed baccarat and ‘wheelette’ (aka roulette). They also owned racehorses and visited the winner’s circle many times, and William was instrumental in obtaining health insurance and treatment for the race track workers at Golfstream Park, and helped to fund the first medical clinic on-site for the track workers. After Peggy passed away William eventually married Gisela Nagel. Despite flagging health he continued to travel, taking his grandchildren to Europe and frequently revisiting his Alma Mater of Georgia Tech, where a plaque in front of the performing arts building commemorates Peggy and how they shared the Tech experience while he was still a student there. A respected member of the community, after he passed away in 2009 he was honored by the Hollywood Rotary Foundation for his charitable deeds. Calder Racecourse also honored him by having his favorite horse ride the course in the Moy silks (red with green sleeves and a gold circle surrounding a red “M") a tradition that started when his father passed in 1973 (Gulfstream Racecourse) and continued when Peggy passed in 1996. Then for 30 days after each passing, all of their horses would compete with jockeys in black silks.