111 Years Of New
Love
Pictured are
newlyweds
111-year-old
Kwong Wing Wah
(right) and his
69-year-old
bride Liao
Ziying of
Oakland,
California who
were married on
May 16.
The pair have
known each other
for 20 years and
said their love
grew gradually.
Kwong, who was
born December
15, 1899, said
he came to the
US from Taishan,
Guangdong
Province at age
12 or 13 after
being "sold down
the river" as a
laborer.
He was detained
for a month at
Angel Island
before being
released and
worked in the
restaurant and
construction
industries in
the Oakland and
Sacra-mento
areas throughout
his life. He
never married
until now.
"He's kind and
sincere and has
taken good care
of me and my
kids," said his
new wife, who
was previously
married. "He
gives me that
feeling of a
lifetime of
trust."
"I'm so happy.
Finally, I have
a family, a
wife," Kwong
told the 150
guests at their
wedding banquet.
He attributes
his longevity to
two glasses of
bitter melon
water daily.
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