Asked often about the secret to his longevity, he replied, "A good wife and Chinese food."

Donations in his memory may be made to the Chinese American Museum, the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California or the South Bay Presbyterian Church of Torrance.the control group received a delayed intervention.

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Participants were recruited from Grade 1 classes in two isiXhosa-medium schools in the district of Ntsika Yethu-Cofimvaba, in the Eastern Cape. The community comprise mainly subsistence farmers, and many children are cared for by grandparents while their parents are migrant workers in urban areas. Both schools had only one Grade 1 class. As a result, the classrooms were overcrowded, with 51 children in one class and 91 children in the other class. The quality of teaching and learning in both schools was further compromised by a lack of learning resources available in the classrooms and children's poor school attendance.

For inclusion in the study, children had to pass otoscopic examinations, pure tone hearing and optometric screening tests to ensure that all participants