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Chinese in Maine

Arthur Goon on Navy ship, 1954

Arthur Goon on Navy ship, 1954

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Maine Historical Society

Arthur Goon, son of Chinese immigrant to Portland Dogan Goon, served in the U.S. Navy in 1954.

His father served in the U.S. Army during World War I, an era when Chinese persons were not allowed to become U.S. citizens.