Although not indicted , he was questioned by homicide investigators about the 1977 Golden Dragon massacre . The massacre was one of the deadliest in San Francisco History , for which five other Joe Boys were jailed after injuring 15 people and killing 5 others . In 1988 , Lee was an employee at ESL when former employee Richard Farley fatally shot seven people and wounded four others at its headquarters . Lee recalled the tragedy in detail and his role in rescuing coworkers in his first book , '' Chinese Playground : A Memoir '' . Announcement of the book 's publication was featured on the front page of '' The San Francisco Examiner '' and as the cover story in '' AsianWeek . '' Shortly after '' Chinese Playground '' was released , the author and Sergeant Dan Foley of the SFPD 's Asian Gang Task Force appeared on KPIX 's Bay Sunday ( CBS affiliate ) where they discussed the book and the Golden Dragon massacre
Golden Dragon massacre
Golden Dragon massacre
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