Grace Ho
Grace Ho | ||
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何愛瑜 | ||
Hanyu Pinyin Hé Àiyú | | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | Ho4 Oi3-jyu4 | |
IPA | [hɔː˩ ɔːi˧.jyː˩] |
Grace Ho (Chinese: 何愛瑜; 1907 – 24 June 1996)[1] was the mother of Bruce Lee. She and her husband Lee Hoi-chuen were the parents of Bruce as well as Peter Lee, Robert Lee, Phoebe Lee, and Agnes Lee.
Biography
Grace Ho was born in 1907 in
The ethnicity of Grace Ho's parents is somewhat uncertain. The most popular assertion is that Grace Ho's father was
Grace spent part of her childhood in Hong Kong, living at the Ho Tung Gardens in the Peak under the care of Clara Ho Tung, her aunt.[5] Grace later fell in love with her husband-to-be Lee Hoi-chuen (李海泉) from her admiration of his stage art.[5] Grace traveled with Lee in San Francisco on his one-year US tour with the Mandarin Theatre in 1939.[1] Grace reported to the US government in 1939 that her mother was English; when Grace returned to Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, she reported that her mother was German because Germany was an ally of Japan at that time.[1][5] During this tour, Grace gave birth to her fourth child Bruce Lee; Lee Hoi-chuen was performing in New York City at the time of Bruce's birth.[5] Grace's family would all return to Hong Kong in the spring of 1941 only to be stuck there during the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.[5]
Grace's three sons would go on to be very successful.
Depictions in media
Unlike most of her children, Grace was hardly ever seen in the media or on television.[12] Her only appearance on television was with her son Robert in an interview on Good Night America with Geraldo Rivera, shortly after Bruce's death.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e Feng, Ying-biao 馮應標 (27 November 2020). "李小龍的洋血統" [Bruce Lee's Foreign Blood]. Master-Insight (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-5011-8763-6. p.14: "In the household he maintained in Shanghai for business, Ho Kom Tong kept his thirteenth concubine, a Eurasian lady named Ms. Cheung" p.507: "Bruce Thomas concurred, “Grace was the daughter of a Chinese mother and German father.” (Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit, p. 3.) Linda Lee wrote, “Grace Lee was half German and a Catholic."
- ^ "The Life of Ho Kom-Tong and Kom Tong Hall" (PDF). Hong Kong Museum of History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Polly 2019, p. 13, 507.
- ^ a b c d e f g Russo, Charles. "Was Bruce Lee of English descent? Just ask his mother". Vice. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-63405-982-4.
- ^ Polly 2019, p. 507.
- ISBN 978-1-63405-982-4. "Matthew Polly asserts that her father was indeed half Chinese and half Dutch-Jewish, and that her mother was 100% English. See pp. 13-14 and chapter notes thereto. But from the notes, it is clear that he is speculating. His notes also mention that the Dutch-Jewish Bosman family could be traced to Germany segeral generations before, which could explain the origin of the claim that Grace was part German."
- ^ "History". Hong Kong Fencing Association History. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Stein, Joel (14 June 1999). "Bruce Lee: With nothing but his hands, feet and a lot of attitude, he turned the little guy into a tough guy". Time. The Time 100. New York. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Rubinstein, teve (30 March 2009). "In The Shadow Of A Legend – Robert Lee Remembers Bruce Lee". Archived from the original on 30 March 2009.
- ^ Balkovich, Robert. "The Truth About Bruce Lee's Parents". grunge.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Geraldo Rivera Interviews Bruce Lee's Mother in Her Only Live Tv Interview". wingchunnews.ca. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
External links
- The secrets of Bruce Lee’s heritage are in ....San Bruno?
- "Geraldo Rivera Interview Bruce Lee's Mother and Brother". YouTube.
- "何愛瑜曾有幾個暑假住在干德道29號的細屋,而她未婚前住在何東於山頂的何東花園,至於有說她和李海泉是在甘棠第邂逅,這說法仍有待查證。" [He Aiyu once lived in a small house at No. 29 Conduit Road for several summer vacations, and before she was unmarried, she lived in the Hedong Garden on the top of the hill. As for the claim that she and Li Haiquan met in Gantangdi, this is still to be verified.]. HeritageFootprints.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022 – via Facebook.