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The Family Journey of Richard Ong, 2015-08-15
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Identifier: 2015.048.007
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Richard Wong, later changed to Richard Ong, was born to a paper son who later became naturalized through the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. His mother was able to come to America through the War Brides Act of 1945. His family eventually settled in a suburb in East Rockaway New York, where they worked and lived in and behind a laundromat. Richard became a Catholic during his childhood years. He later went on to attend Princeton, describing his suburban upbringing as an experience...
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2015-08-15
The Family Journey of San-Wing and Jean L. Lam, 2017-12-01
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Identifier: 2017.041.005
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Eva Lam (daughter of Sau Wing and Jean) talks about her parents' lives in Shanghai before coming to the US. She further discusses her experience as well as that of her parents in the US. Her father was a violinist as well as a collector. As a result, she recounts her family's love of music and talks about her father’s violin collection.
Dates:
2017-12-01
The Family Journey of San Yan Wong & Rosanna Wong, 2021-10-18
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Identifier: 2021.026.001
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During the interview, Mr. San Yan Wong and Mrs. Rosanna Wong talked about Hunan Garden they owned and how the cooking demonstration attracted customers. They discussed the time when the Confucius Plaza was built and how people applied for it. They also talked about kids’ education, as well as how the family keeps the Chinese culture and traditions. They brought kids back to China often and keep their Chinese ancestry root. Mr, San Yan Wong also shared his publications and calligraphies that...
Dates:
2021-10-18
The Family Journey of Sandy Lee and Doug Lee , 2014
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Identifier: 2014.035.003
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Sandy and Doug Lee sit down with MOCA to discuss the history of their family, as found through archival and family research. They bring up the curio shop that their family kept and finding pictures from this business through a cousin. They discuss their father’s involvement in the U.S. Army and his position as translator for American diplomats who met with Mao and his party. They discuss how their Uncle funded one of the first Chinese-American film companies in the U.S., called Great Wall...
Dates:
2014
The Family Journey of the Wong Family , 2017-04-06
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Identifier: 2017.041.003
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In this interview, Wong family representatives, David, Nancy, and their mother discuss their early lives in Colorado, move to California and LA, their lives in San Francisco at school and at their grocery store, and family history of paper sons. This interview was conducted in English with few conversations in Toishanese.
Dates:
2017-04-06
The Family Journey of Theodore Chao, 2015-10-05
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Identifier: 2015.048.015
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Theodore Chao, born in Shanghai, China, immigrated to Virginia and grew up in Hampton at a young age. He begins the interview by sharing his connection to the MOCA which he was first introduced to by his mother. He continues to speak of his mother colorful upbringing as a Virginia native of Toisan heritage and touches on her educational background in NYC where she met his father. He describes his father tumultuous journey, escaping reeducation camp in Guangdong, eventually reuniting with his...
Dates:
2015-10-05
The Family Journey of Tzi Ma, 2019-10-10
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Identifier: 2018.038.004
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Tzi Ma, pioneering actor whose stage/TV/film performances have delighted audiences worldwide, challenged Hollywood stereotypes and broken down barriers for Asian American/Pacific Islanders. MOCA 2019 Legacy Awards Gala honoree, talks about growing up on Staten Island and working in his parent’s restaurant. He goes on to discuss how he got into theater during grade school and how it drove his acting career. The conversation progresses to his acts of activism during his teens and his...
Dates:
2019-10-10
The Family Journey of William Louie, 2015-07-29
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Identifier: 2015.048.017
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This interview follows the life and career of William Louie, an esteemed Chinese-American architect heading Kohn Pederson Fox Associates, a leading global urban architectural firm originally based in New York. A native of the city, he grew up between his family laundry in Southern Bronx and the Lee family association in Chinatown, during which he attended both public school and Chinese school from a young age. He went on to train at the Institute of Design and Construction, where he was...
Dates:
2015-07-29
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