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Pon, Moon

August 20, 2026

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Moon Pon, a Canton-born Chinese restaurateur in El Paso, built the Moon Garden Restaurant at 4675 Montana into one of the Southwest’s most popular Chinese dining establishments through long hours of work and close supervision. Born in 1909 and educated for banking, he came to the United States in…

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