Lawrence K.W. Tseu went from shoe shining to international philanthropist

Growing up dirt poor in Kalihi, Lawrence K.W. Tseu saw education as his way out. As a fifth grader, he started paying for his Saint Louis College (now Saint Louis School) tuition by selling newspapers and shining shoes on the streets of downtown Honolulu, diving for the coins thrown into Honolulu Harbor by cruise ship passengers on Boat Days and pointing military personnel in the direction of female companionship during World War II.

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