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Miscellaneous Ephemera and Printed Materials, 1919-1925
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Ths sub-series includes different types of paper materials, from Weekly Ledger, calendar, drawing portfolio, to sheet music and postcard that do not belong to other named sub-series under 2017.003.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1919-1925
Miscellaneous Objects and Artworks, 1952-1990
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of thirteen objects as well as three paintings related to Chinese American culture and art. Objects include wine bottles, fortunetelling sticks, a jigsaw puzzle, a glass tumbler, a tin can, merchandise packagings, a war memorial medal, a ceramic large plate with match covers and a check, a letterpress block, and a shirt.
Three paintings are by artists Helen Gee (Yun Gee's wife), Paul Fung Jr., and Irving Sinclair.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1952-1990
Oral History Interview with Chen Wang, August 13, 2020
Item
Identifier: 2020.020.008
Abstract
Originally from Wuhan, China, Chen Weng is a Chinese American artist and graphic designer based in Seattle, Washington who created an online comic series called Messycow Comics. Weng published several short comics about the outbreak of COVID-19 during the beginning of the global pandemic, attempting to provide a positive and comedic outlet for her audience during a time of increasing fear and anxiety. During this oral history, she describes her creative process and audience, noting how she...
Dates:
August 13, 2020
Oral History Interview with Cindi Zdrinc, July 30, 2020
Item
Identifier: 2020.020.030
Dates:
July 30, 2020
Oral History Interview with Juliann Wang, August 11, 2020
Item
Identifier: 2020.020.023
Abstract
Juliann Wang sits down with MOCA to discuss her experience as a Chinese artist during the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about her experience participating in the online art show “Slaysian” as well as her hopes and goals for her art, before explaining how the pandemic has impacted her world and her view of art’s role in one’s daily life. She then goes on to discuss the impact of COVID on US-China relations and the rise of AAPI racism. She also elaborates on her personal journey from Anhui to...
Dates:
August 11, 2020
Oral History Interview with Kam Mak, 2008-03-06
Item
Identifier: 2008.040.015
Abstract
Kam Mak is an artist who emigrated with his parents from Hong Kong to the United States at age ten in 1971. In this interview, he vividly describes growing up in an old tenement building on Eldridge Street and becoming involved with street kids during the seventies. He mentions the strong presence of street gangs during his childhood as well as the turning point during his youth that redirected him towards art as an escape from getting into trouble. Mak also discusses conceptual ideas that...
Dates:
2008-03-06
Oral History Interview with Wing Lee, April 5, 2013
Item
Identifier: 2013.022.009
Abstract
Tomie Arai and Janice Lau sit down with Wing Lee to discuss his life and his experience growing up in and around New York City’s Chinatown in the ‘60s through the ‘80s. Wing talks about what it was like as a kid being raised in the US with Chinese parents, and growing up on the streets of Chinatown. He talks about the schools he went to in the area, and all the spots the neighborhood kids used to hang out. Later on in his late teenage years, he describes the experience at a popular...
Dates:
April 5, 2013
The Family Journey of Alice Mong, 2016-08-04
Item
Identifier: 2016.033.002
Abstract
Alice Mong is Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK). Prior to joining the Asia Society HK, Ms Mong worked for almost a decade in New York, where as Director of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) she was responsible for transforming MOCA from a New York Chinatown institution to a leading national museum. Prior to MOCA, Ms. Mong headed up The Committee of 100, a non-profit membership organization founded by world-class architect I.M Pei and renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma....
Dates:
2016-08-04
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