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Oral History Interview with Po Yee Ung, 1993-08-17
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Identifier: 1994.007.025
Abstract
In this interview, Po Yee Ung discusses her external world. She recounts her professional life: a Hong Kong career in business, and a New York City career in journalism. Ung evaluates Eighth Avenue potential as a business and cultural center for Chinese immigrants in Brooklyn, and its deficiencies as a community resource. Ung recounts instances of petty neighborhood crime. She describes the neighborhood aesthetic and real estate conditions. She talks about her affinity for Spanish-speaking...
Dates:
1993-08-17
Oral History Interview with Reverend Fook Wong, 1993-04-15
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Identifier: 1994.007.027
Abstract
In this interview Reverend Fook "Samuel" Wong discusses his life as an evangelical Baptist preacher in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. He talks about the innermost lives of the immigrant Chinese community he works with daily, detailing their "stages of immigration," as they assimilate to American culture. He details the domestic and financial challenges faced by overworked immigrants. Wong speaks on other issues, including corrupted youth, Chinese gang-related activities, the...
Dates:
1993-04-15
Oral History Interview with Tony Wong, 2004-04-01
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Identifier: 2014.036.013
Abstract
Tony Wong, General Manager at Sino Television, was born and raised in Hong Kong. He immigrated to the United States to study broadcasting at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Tony recalls his initial struggles as a student coming from a poor economic background and how he eventually moved to New York City, receiving a job offer at NBC right after graduation. During his time at NBC and in Sino TV as a part-timer, Tony would learn a myriad of skills including production, directing,...
Dates:
2004-04-01
Oral History Interview with Yinghao Ma, January 29th, 2021
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Identifier: 2020.020.027
Dates:
January 29th, 2021
Oral History Interview with Yu Rong Zhu, 1993-04-23
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Identifier: 1994.007.029
Abstract
In this interview, Yu Rong Zhu discusses his first sixty years of life, in which he witnessed the Japanese Invasion, the Chinese Civil War, and the Cultural Revolution. He reflects on the decision to move to America, his first two years in San Francisco, and his subsequent move to Brooklyn Chinatown (or the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn). Zhu compares the lifestyle, living conditions, and apartment rental situation in the Chinatown communities of Brooklyn and Manhattan. He considers...
Dates:
1993-04-23
Ted Chao, 1939 - 1949
Sub-Series
Identifier: 2019.006
Scope and Contents
244 photographs scanned at 600dpi from one of the donor's albums labeled "Mae 1943-47" and "Mae and Ho 1946-49"
Dates:
1939 - 1949
Ted Chao , 1951 - 1952
Sub-Series
Identifier: 2018.002
Scope and Contents
81 handwritten letters and one card from Hsio Ho Chao to his wife Mae Eng Chao, 1951-1952 81 handwritten letters and 1 greeting card.
Dates:
1951 - 1952
The Family Journey of Diane Woo, 2015-07-21
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Identifier: 2015.048.009
Abstract
Philanthropist Diane Woo talks about her family illustrious history in the Chinese academic world. She goes on to talk about her life in Hong Kong and later her life in the US. She goes on to talk about the differences in Chinese and American culture and how Chinese fraternities helped her when she first came to the US. She concludes by talking about raising her son and her grandson and how life has been different from when she first entered the US.
Dates:
2015-07-21
The Family Journey of Doug Ng, 2022
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Identifier: 2022.056.001
Abstract
Doug Ng discusses his personal upbringing in Brooklyn, New York and the journey of his parents to America in the early to mid-twentieth century. Ng talks about how his parents met and the tumultuous relationship his mother had with her first husband, as well as her battle with cancer, which she unfortunately lost. Doug’s father was not only a hard worker at a garment factory but also a dedicated family man and husband.
Dates:
2022
The Family Journey of Gregory Ho, 2015-07-16
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Identifier: 2015.048.008
Abstract
Lawyer turned investment banker Gregory Ho talks about his family journey to Hawaii. He talks about his paternal and maternal great grandparents and the circumstances that led them to Hawaii. He talks about his great grandfather extensive family with his wife and a concubine and the estate dispute that ensured after his death. He goes on to discuss his time at Yale and Columbia and the issues brought on by race while studying. Briefly, he discusses his family Christian faith and how that...
Dates:
2015-07-16
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