Ma was a beloved dance instructor at Star Dance Studio who witnesses say died in an act of self-sacrifice
Friends said Ma was killed at the popular Garvey Avenue studio on Saturday night, Jan. 21, where he and ahad gathered for a social event on the night of Lunar New Year, which drew thousands to the downtown area. Friends said Ma’s family in China was aware of his death. His age was unknown as of Tuesday.
“So many people knew him,” she said outside the city’s Langley Senior Center on Monday, which has turned into support center in the aftermath of the massacre. Bjornbak said Ma often took the lead planning events for the local Chinese community, and about a week before the shooting had organized a Chinese community gala with a great turnout.Events like these were a testament to how Ma could get people together just through the force of his personality.
“I want to provide an active place for the Asian community of Monterey Park to help prolong their life and improve their health,” Ma told the“Having a place where people from all over the world can come together and communicate through dance is how I can help.” “I will always remember Mr. Ma and the way we communicated to each other. His English was not great, but he’d always say, ‘my teacher! my teacher!’ Always kiss my cheeks and say “Love You! Love you!” full of hugs and physically pick me up sometimes,” wrote Woods. “It was always so loving when he would do this.”
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