Ben Fee

Ben Fee (张恨棠/木云) (born 1908) was a Chinese American writer and labor organizer who rose to prominence in the Chinatowns of San Francisco and New York in the mid-twentieth century. He was president of the Chinese Workers Mutual Aid Association and leader of the Chinese section of the United States Communist Party.

Read more about Ben Fee:  Early Years, Labor Organizer, Literary Work

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