Complex sentence: Dr. Charles Goodall Lee (1881--1973) was an American dentist, and the first licensed Chinese American dentist, and financed the lodge building of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance in Oakland, California.
Split into simpler sentences: Dr. Charles Goodall Lee (1881--1973) was an American dentist, and the first licensed Chinese American dentist in California. Lee financed the lodge building of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance in Oakland, California.