Lee, Doris Shoong

Doris Shoong Lee was born in 1919 in San Francisco, California and was the second of three children. Her family moved to Oakland, California and that’s where she grew up. After Shoong Lee graduated from high school she went on to attend Berkeley University along with her sister. Her father became very interested in the university after both daughters spent time there and consequently he created a scholarship fund for Chinese students. The Lee family then decided to move to China and Shoong Lee and her sister enrolled in Ling Nam University. The family returned to the states at the beginning of the war. Shoong Lee and her sister narrowly caught the last ship home. Her father brought back people from his village to help him start his business. Shoong Lee went on to play an active role in the Las Vegas, Nevada community and in academia.