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Oral History Interview with Winifred Chin, 2004-01-08
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Identifier: 2014.036.023
Abstract
In this interview, Winifred Chin discusses the garment industry in New York Chinatown before and after 9/11. Chin talks about Chinatown and how it has developed over the years. Chin’s mother worked in the garment industry in the 1950s. Back then, the garment industry was flourishing. However, Chin talks about how the garment industry has declined due to clothes being manufactured overseas.
Dates:
2004-01-08
Oral History Interview with Xiaowen Liang, August 24, 2020
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Identifier: 2020.020.005
Abstract
Xiaowen Liang, a feminist-activist and staff attorney based in New York City, discussed how she collaborated with activists across North America to organize the campaign, “Chinese for Black Lives,” in an effort to elevate the voices within the Chinese community who support the Black Lives Matter movement. She also explained that the campaign seeks to empower and bring together like-minded activists in delivering a unified message for racial justice. She talked about the challenges and...
Dates:
August 24, 2020
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 Alice Mong, 2016-08-04
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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
The Family Journey of Brenda Grosbard and Roger Yee, 2015-07-07
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Identifier: 2015.048.003
Abstract
Ms. Brenda Grosbard and Mr. Roger Yee are grandchildren of Reverend Yeung Kai Cheung, the second pastor of the first Chinese Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, New York City. In this interview, Ms. Grosbard and Mr. Yee provide a detailed description of their family tumultuous history and their grandfather journeys from Vancouver B.C., to Shanghai, before ending up in Chinatown, New York City, where he became a spiritual and cultural leader of the Chinese community in New York. They talk about...
Dates:
2015-07-07
The Family Journey of Chester Lee and Michael Lee, 2015-09-15
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Identifier: 2015.048.001
Abstract
Both Chester and Michael are extremely active in the Chinatown community. Michael heads the nonprofit group Apex and is a community leader in Chinatown. Chester has also worked with many nonprofits and believes it is important for people to share their gifts and help others. He views giving as a habit formed slowly over time that can have a large impact on various organizations. Michael attributes his inspiration in nonprofit work to witnessing his parents work in the community and his own...
Dates:
2015-09-15
The Family Journey of Curtis Chin, 2019-08-16
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Identifier: 2016.033.003
Abstract
Ambassador Curtis S. Chin has been in public service for a number of years and comes from a military family. He has served as ambassador of the Asian Development Bank under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He spent his formative years in Virginia, Washington and went to Northwestern for under grad and earned a masters of MPPM at Yale School of management. Both his father and mother families come from Toishan, in Southern China.
Dates:
2019-08-16
The Family Journey of Fay Chu Matsuda, 2015-07-09
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Identifier: 2015.048.002
Abstract
This oral history interviewed Fay Chew Matsuda, director of the City Hall Senior Center, a division of the Hamilton-Madison House, and her life story. Fay grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan as the first generation Chinese-American girl born to immigrant parents. Fay would describe herself as a nurturing environment with parents who never pressured her to succeed and instilled in her values of the importance of family and togetherness, and respectation. Fay attended the elite Hunter...
Dates:
2015-07-09
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