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Newspapers
Series
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
The document in this series is a newspaper clipping.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1921-1969
Objects
Series
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
The objects in this series include items from the laundromat, specifically, a 1982 plaque from by the State Insurance Fund for its over twenty-five year business relationship with Wah Kiu Wet Wash; a stapler; a large clip; a cigar box that held laundry receipts; three large safety pins; and mesh laundry bags.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1949-2001
Objects, 1960s
Series
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
This series contains three original print blocks of photographs used in the newspaper in the 1960s. The print blocks include images of young ballerinas, a ballet recital, and an advertisement for the Hong Travel Agency. In addition, there are three posters from the Chinese Development Council, one poster of the “Horrors of the Orient,” and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1960s
Objects, 1945-1979
Series
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
The documents in this series include the following: books; composition books of various sizes; small and large journals/notebooks; large bound coupon books; a Boy Scout identification card (belonging to a Harry Lee); a scarf from a Boy Scout uniform; a name plate with "Samuel S. Fung" etched into it; and a metal printing mold for printing/replicating business cards for Samuel S. Fung.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1945-1979
Oral History Interview with Jeannie Jackson, 2004-07-13
File
Identifier: 2014.036.007
Abstract
Jeannie Lee Jackson is a Chinese American and native New Yorker. She recounts the origins of her seemingly unusual surname for her ethnicity. She recalls her childhood in Brooklyn, growing up as the only Chinese person in her school, working in the family's laundry business, and the role Manhattan's Chinatown played in her life. As a former member of the Ging Hawk Club, she remembers the social activities she engaged in and how it led to her serendipitous meeting of her husband. Jeannie...
Dates:
2004-07-13
Oral History Interview with Joanne Kwong, October 16th, 2020
Item
Identifier: 2020.020.020
Dates:
October 16th, 2020
Oral History Interview with Michael Tong, 2016-03-11
Item
Identifier: 2016.037.022
Abstract
Michael Tong describes his path from his birth of Anhui to becoming one of the most successful restauranteurs in New York City with two four-star restaurants. Moving first to Shanghai and Hong Kong before settling in the US, Mr. Tong studied civil engineering but chose to work in a NYC restaurant after graduation. From there, he opened up two restaurants, Shun Lee Palace and Shun Lee West, where he developed his love for different Chinese cuisines and helped bring Sichuan and Hunanese food...
Dates:
2016-03-11
Oral History Interview with Pamela and Tom Lee, 2013-05-25
Item
Identifier: 2013.022.008
Abstract
In this oral history husband and wife Tom and Pamela Lee share their experiences living and working in New York Chinatown. Tom and Pamela discuss their childhoods and how they came to live in New York. They both reflect on working at the butcher shop owned by his family. Tom also discusses the farm his father operated along with the tasks his mother completed at their family business. The couple also contemplates how Chinatown has changed over many decades and the cultural differences each...
Dates:
2013-05-25
Oral History Interview with Po Yee Ung, 1993-08-17
Item
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 William Chiu, 2004-03-30
File
Identifier: 2014.036.017
Abstract
William Chiu, born in 1952, begins this interview recalling his childhood growing up, learning and working in Hong Kong. He talks about his father’s work as a chef and his father’s fateful opportunity to immigrate with his family to the United States. He describes his education and reasoning for desiring to go to the United States. William recounts his first job working as a waiter in training before beginning to work with his father in the restaurant business. He also describes the working...
Dates:
2004-03-30
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