Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese-American in California history with an annual namesake day.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on Tuesday afternoon officially designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day, according to the office of state Assemblymember Matt Haney, who represents San Francisco.
An 18-year-old Lee returned to San Francisco on May 17, 1959, after spending his childhood in Hong Kong.
Lee’s daughter, Shannon, who is CEO of the Bruce…
