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Published on: 6/1/2006
Last Visited: 9/7/2008
My son Chris Chi and I have known Tony for only about two years which is a very short time compared to the twenty-five plus years since Tony founded the Alpine Striders.
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I have heard about the Alpine Striders and Tony Wong for many years but they remained somewhat of a mystery.Even during the last couple of years, I have only learned about their very recent successes with the last group of Alpine Striders who are graduating High School Seniors this year (2006).After reading the article, I thought I should share it with our WOOBALL and Alpine Strider friends and families.I then sought permission from Coach Tony to have it published on this website.Below was his reply and the write-up 'Something about the Alpine Striders':
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- Our coach, TONY WONG, is the only Asian American who has been honored by the U.S. Congress, the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles City Council, the Los Angeles Times, and the Los Angeles Dodgers for his coaching prowess and his work with youths in the Asian American community.
- Our teams have participated in tournaments and games in numerous North American cities (San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Las Vegas, New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Montreal, etc.) and in cities in Taiwan and Hong Kong.