21. July 4th 1985
First day in the
United States John made me a cake
that said,
“Welcome to
America”
Barbara‘s house in St. Louis, MO.
带着$30 美金我飘洋过海。。。。。。
37. TIME LINE
• Started my first business in November 1989 with $3,000.
• The first store at Winston was only 400 sq ft.
• The second store was also 400 sq ft in the Downtown Hong Kong building.
• The first warehouse was at 7th street.
• The first retail store, Maple Craft, started in 1993.
• The second warehouse was at Santa Fe Street
• The second retail store was at Huntington Park.
• The third retail store at Maywood.
• The third warehouse was at Down town Alameda.
• The fourth retail store at Valley Mall and at same time another one at Huntington Park.
• The fourth warehouse in Bell Gardens is the first one I owned and built a conjoined retail
store.
• The sixth retail store, LA Craft, opened in LA.
• The seventh retail store opened at Hacienda Height.
• The eighth retail store opened at South Gate.
• The fifth warehouse bought at Commerce in 2003.
• In Oct. 2011 I moved the warehouse to Down Town Maple St. The only remaining retail
store is Maple Craft and Craft Craft in Down town as a warehouse.
• I retire 2012
38. Retail Store start in 1993:
• CW Trim Center 1
• CW Trim Center 2
• CW Trim Center 3
• Maple Craft
• Huntington Craft
• Maywood Craft
• Valley Craft
• LA Craft
• Craft Garden
• Hacienda Heights Craft
• South Gate Craft
Los Angeles, CA Huntington Park, CA Maywood, CA
39. 2 3
5 7
#1 Warehouse in 1990 in downtown . (rent by Silk Flower World)
#2 Warehouse in 1992 in Santa Fe, downtown. (rent by Craft World)
#3 Warehouse in 1993 in Alameda, downtown. (rent by PNT Group)
#4 Warehouse in 1994 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (rent by PNT Group)
#5 Warehouse in 1997 in Garfield, Bell Garden. (own by Craft 2000)
#6 Warehouse in 2002 in El Salvador, Salvador. (rent by Craft 2000)
#7 Warehouse in 2003 in Bandini, Commerce. (own by Craft 2000)
#8 Warehouse in 2008 in Bandini, Commerce. (rent by Craft 2000)
#9 Warehouse in 2011 in Maple, downtown. (rent by Craft Craft)