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Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Ng, 2001-04-24
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Identifier: 2015.008.003
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Elizabeth Ng talks about growing up in Depression Era New York City living in a big family and participating in the neighborhood church. She speaks about her brothers going to war and her parents’ relationship and histories. Growing up she went to Washington Irving high School and then Hunter College. She also reflects upon her sister dancing in the World’s Fair in Queens. After college with a degree in teaching she became a teacher in New York City. She discusses her relationships with the...
Dates:
2001-04-24
The Family Journey of Gee Fung and Yep Pyu Chin, 2014
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Identifier: 2014.035.001
The Family Journey of The Lui Family, 2016-08
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Identifier: 2016.033.004
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In this interview with MOCA, four siblings from the Lui Family sit down to discuss their childhood in early 20th century Chinatown. Sisters, Effie and Fannie, begin with a description of their family members and their life in a tenement apartment. They also explain the root of their Christian faith and the role of ministers as community social workers. The sisters then examine the tensions between the Chinese and Italians in the neighborhood and the development of their Chinese American...
Dates:
2016-08
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