Proposed May 17 Bruce Lee Day would honor San Francisco-born martial arts legend

A BILL TO COMMEMORATE MAY 17 as Bruce Lee Day in California was announced Wednesday to honor the legacy of the San Francisco-born actor and martial arts star.

Lee, named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Important People of the Century” in 1999, was a trailblazer for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community. He died in 1973 at the height of his fame, which had skyrocketed as he churned out blockbusters such as “The Big Boss,” “Fist of Fury,” “The Way of the Dragon,” and “Enter the Dragon.”