; Whereas after suffering a back injury in 1970 and being told he would never do martial arts again, Bruce established his own program of self-motivation and physical therapy to work himself back into peak physical and mental condition; Whereas, in the summer of 1971, due to hardships in overcoming stereotypes against racial minorities in Hollywood, Bruce decided to continue to pursue his dream of being an actor and supporting his family by going back to Hong Kong, where he had gained immense fame from his previous work on shows like The Green Hornet ; Whereas Bruce became a hero in Hong Kong and represented the success the Chinese community in America could achieve while honoring both Chinese and American culture; Whereas, in 1972, Bruce created his own production company, Concord Productions, which applied the Hollywood studio model for film production for the first time in Hong Kong; Whereas through Concord Productions, he began writing, directing, producing, acting in, and choreographing his own films; Whereas, in 1973, due to his relationships and successes in both the United States and Hong Kong, Bruce became a household name through the making of Enter the Dragon , the first film ever to bridge the Hong Kong and United States film industries, while overcoming language barriers and production difficulties, and providing a viable and hugely successful link between the two cultures; Whereas, on July 20, 1973, Bruce experienced a fatal swelling of the brain after taking a pain medication for a minor headache and did not live to see the opening of his film, Enter the Dragon , or experience the enduring success of his films in the nearly 50 years since his death; Whereas the popularity of Bruce’s films sparked national and international interest in the study of the martial arts and the genre of the martial arts action film, creating a proliferation of films and schools and inspiring many youths to become more physically fit and philosophically minded in their daily lives