Thank You, Thomas Lorentzen

Dear Editor,

Thank you for Mr. Thomas Lorentzen’s article (07/24/24) highlighting Castro Valley’s own Jenny Lin and the purpose behind the Jenny Lin Foundation. With the constant angry, hateful, & violent vitriol spewing from people of BOTH major political parties, it was encouraging to actually read an article about a talented & inspirational young woman - an artist from our own community, albeit whose life was unfortunately cut short 30 yrs ago. At the time, we had just moved to CV from across the Bay when it happened - I still remember the concern in my father’s voice when he called, after hearing so many news stations reporting about the tragedy that day. Like Mr. Lorentzen, we too, didn’t know Jenny or her family, but the significance of her life, the creation of the Jenny Lin Foundation, its profound impact in opening the doors of music to countless young people, and the resulting exceptional concerts are definitely a wonderful & inspirational way for the CV community to continue remembering Jenny Lin for many years to come.

–Aileen Chong-Jeung, Castro Valley