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Thursday, August 4, 1977
Mirror-Herald Living Today
Chens Now Happy Americans, KMers
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DR. CHEN AT WORK - Dr. Fang K. Chen U pictured at his
desk with numerous Oriental decorations In the background. Dr.
Chen, who recently became a naturalized U. S. citizen, and has
begun the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.
Former KMer Goforth
Wins Leadership Award
A former Kings Mountain
wmnan, Frances Goforth, and
co-author with Dr. Howard
Richardson of New York City of
four Broadway plays, has won
the coveted "Community Lead
ers and Noteworthy Americans
Award" from the Editorial
Board of American Biographical
Institute, a Division of Historical
Preservatlcns of America.
Miss Goforth, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Goforth
of Kings Mountain, has been
selected to appear In the 1076-77
edition of community leaders
and noteworthy Americans "In
recognition of past achievements
and outstanding service to com
munity and state."
Hie award was presented re-
cenUy In New York City where
Miss Goforth Is employed by a
leading Fifth Avenue dress shop.
Two recent plays that the
Gotorth-Rlchardson team has
authored were "Aric of Safety"
which was presented at Mars
Hill College and drew wide ac
claim In reviews and from
audiences, and the second,
"Evening Star,” a senior
citizens play — a play not only
about senior clUiens but of them.
The play premiered In Kings
port, Tenn. In May.
The playwrights In "Evening
Star" created living characters
of the elderly — the loved and
unloved — the altruistic, the pro
tected and pitied, and put them
In the setting of a home for re
tired actors. One of the
characters In the play, a man In
his 80’s but with perpetual youth,
said, "There are old men at 36
and boys at 00. There Is spring
time and winter. There Is you
and me."
Whereas In most plays the
parts of older charactere are
played by younger actors made
up to lytpear old. In "Evening
Star," the actual ages must
match the stege ages, expUlns
Frances.
"There Is a growing concern
for the needs of the elderly. One
of those primary needs, apart
from physical or financial. Is the
need tor opportunity — op
portunity to develop and use
existing talents and to cultivate
new ones," she said.
Lib
Stewart
"Because only a small per
centage of the elderly have any
basic knowledge of toe arts, they
must be educated and trained In
toe joys and responsibilities of
performing," she continued.
"It Is a matter of adjusting the
arts to them and not trying to
adjust them to the arts," she
declared.
The Kingsport premier of
"Evening Star" was sponsored
by toe Senior Citizens Theatre
which started a little over a year
ago with three persons.
Joan Hensley, cultural arts
director for the City of
Kingsport, says she believes toe
Gotorth-Rlchardson play Is the
only such ^ay anywhere In
America today. She was so filled
with excitement about her group
presenting toe play that she
brought together toe playwrights
and players, arranged their visit
to Kingsport and exposed them
to toe remarkable little troupe
of actors at Senior Citizens
Center who presented the play to
large and appreciative
audiences.
The playwrights were cap
tivated by what they eew,
Frances told Kings Mountain
friends, since this was toe finest
opportunity they had seen tor
older people to engage In
theatrical work. They offered
their script of "Evening Star.”
Dr. Richardson also wrote
"Dark of toe Moon,” about an
An>alachlan wltchboy, and ha
and Frances are now at work
adapting the play for television.
Miss Goforth got her start In
toe theatre whan she was a
member of Carolina Playmakers
at UNC In Chapel HIU. After
teaching In this area she pursued
her writing career In New York
City, combining her love tor
writing with her dressmaker
■Mils which she Inherited from
her mother.
Newcomers to Kings Moim-
taln. Dr. and Mrs. Fang K. Chen,
became naturalized U. S.
citizens racently and It was toe
happiest day of their life.
The Chinese couple and their
three sons, typical boys and
quite Americanized, are living In
an apartment at Colonial Arms
until their new home Is com
pleted on Garrison Drive.
"We can hardly wait to get In
our new home where toe boys
will have more room," said Ann
Lin Chen, pretty young woman
who has given up her nursing
profession to become a full-time
homemaker, and loves It. Mrs.
Chen also took the American
name "Ann” Instead of An-An.
Dr. Chen ooened an office to
practice bbsjetrlcg and
gynecology In a clinic he shares
with Dr. Sam Robinson near
Kings Mountain Hospital In
January, moving from Lln-
colnton, where the Chens lived a
year, to Kings Mountain.
"We love Kings Mountain and
told It an Ideal j^ace to raise our
children,” said Mrs. Chen.
And, apparently toe boys,
Daryl, age eight, and twins,
Peter and Paul, five, love their
new home. Daryl will be a third
grader In the Fall and Peter and
Paul will attend Trinity Day
School.
Dr. Chen described his
recertification program In this
country as almost a complete
retraining program In the field of
medldne as he sat In his
panelled office where he displays
the more than two dozen cer
tificates, (me of which be Is
extremely proud which honored
him as a member of the
American College of Ob
stetricians and Gynecologists.
He specialized In obstetrics and
gynecology at Harvard Medl(ml
College after finishing
ungraduate school and medical
school at Taiwan University and
was on the staff of Catholic
Medlccd Center.
Both natlvee of the Republic of
’'hlna, the ycxing couple left
early In life when the Communist
regime took over In the late 40’s.
An-An was brought to Taiwan by
her family and Dr. Chen was
brought to Korea and then to
Taiwan where they met and
married. Dr. Chen came from
Korea as a teenager to the Island
of Formosa, Taiwan, and he and
his family from Taiwan to the
United Slates eight years ago to
New York City.
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CHEN FAMILY — Dr. and Mrs. Fang K. Chen
and their children, Paul, on hli Dad’s lap, Peter,
Mrs. Chen and Daryl are pl(tor.ed at the Doctor’s
clinic In Kings Mountain. The Chinese cixiple
recently became naturalized United States
citizens.
Dr. Chen, 84, was highly
complimentary at the training
and experiences he received In
New York but both parents
agreed that a big city Is not the
best place to raise a family.
"That’s why we like King.'
Mountain so much" said Mrs.
Chen.
It took five years of ap
plications, Interviews, and study
of this country bef<m the Chens
were eligible for certificates of
naturalization. The "big” day
was May 38 In Western District
Court, Charlotte.
"We learned about the dlf-
torent branches of government,"
recalled Ann, and studied the
U. S. CoMUtutlon."
Dr. Chen laughed when he
recalled some of his con
versations about politics and told
the story to KM Hospital Ad
ministrator Grady Howard of
their trip to Texas when they
were suiprlsed to find cowboys
but "no Indians."
Will toe personable couple
decorate their new home In
Oriental style?
"Not necessarily,’’ says Mrs.
Chan, who likes ths American
style In decorating and en
tertaining. Bhs has used several
Oriental pieces to decorate her
husband’s office and reception
area and still enjoys serving
Oriental dishes and visiting
Oriental restaurants.
The young Chens, however,
prefer American hotdogs and
hamburger any day of the week
to Chinese cooking.
Mrs. Chen, who Usts music as
her hobby. Is taking piano
lessons and has enrolled In
speech classes at Gaston College
since moving to Kings Mountain.
She prefers popular nraslc and
Dr. Chen prefers the classics.
Dr. Chen also lists music as a
hCbby but good-naturedly admits
he rela.''es after a hard day at the
office by watching toe televlalon.
Dr. and Mrs. Chen have en
joyed meeting new friends and
visiting In area churches since
they arrived In Kings Mountain
and have entertained a Chlneee
family from Gardner Webb
College on numerous occasions.
Ann has promised to let me
taste her Oriental cooking when
they move Into their new home.
Ann shares with Mirror-
Herald readers two of her
favorite recipes:
WINE CHICKEN
1 whole chicken
6 T salt
Cooking wine (red or white)
one bottle
1. Chicken and water put In
pan cook about one hour well
done.
3. Take out chicken all body
spread salt throw (xit the water.
8. Cut big piece about nine
piece put It In the big jar add
whole bottle cooking wine. Cover
well.
4. Change position once a day
about throe days may service cut
small piece.
6. Keep In cool place. Only can
keep 30 to 80 days.
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TOMATO JUICE
COCKTAIL
1 qt. tomato juice
1 large onion sliced
H T salt
3 T sugar
1 T worehostershlre
H cup chopped celery
Mix and let stand couple of
days. Strain and servo.
(From Ann’s Kitchen)
Story And Photos
By Lib Stewart
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