Qingming Festival returns to celebrate Salem’s Chinese ancestors, history and community

Dr. Russell Low was surprised to see his grandfather’s obituary in the newspaper.

Low Sun Fook, who died in 1925, was known to the Salem community as Hop Lee, after the business he owned. His obituary that year was long, his grandson said.

“There was a front page obituary to this man – on the front page – a Chinese laundryman. And somehow he was a beloved figure in Salem,” Low said.

This week, Salem’s