Kwong Lum, internationally known scholar, artist, poet, and Chairman of Gianguan Auctions in New York City, has been awarded an Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The award is bestowed on American citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups while exemplifying the values of the American way of life. In responding to the honor, Mr. Lum said, “I am grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded in China, Canada and the U.S. to support the arts and share my knowledge of Chinese heritage as it was and as it is in contemporary art.” He credited his teachers, the artists and ceramicists he has had the honor of knowing, his wife and family, and said, “The open mindedness I have experienced when people come together to share the joy of art proves to me that community
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