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Oral History Interview with Joseph Chu, 2004-04-24

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Identifier: 2014.036.008
Abstract Joseph Wah Chu is a Chinese immigrant from Toishan County, Guangdong Province, China born in 1933. He grew up in Guangzhou and Hong Kong before eventually moving to the United States in 1965. In the United States, he worked in different cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City as a waiter and office worker. Joseph would eventually settle in New York City’s Chinatown, citing better job opportunities and existing friendships in NYC. In 1978, Joseph started working at the New...
Dates: 2004-04-24

Oral History Interview with Karen Hsin, 2004-01-27

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Identifier: 2014.036.010
Abstract Karen Hsin, born in 1982, was a college student living in Chinatown with her mother, a unionized garment worker at the time of the September 11th attacks. In the interview, Karen begins by describing her family and childhood experiences living with just her mother in Chinatown after her parents divorced in 1984. She reminisces about her school life and trips back to Hong Kong as an American Born Chinese and shares her thoughts about her cultural identity and her relationship with her mother....
Dates: 2004-01-27

Oral History Interview with Martin Yan, 2015-12-11

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Identifier: 2016.037.029
Abstract Martin Yan, the legendary chef of the hit show Yan Can Cook, joins MOCA to discuss his inspiring and heartwarming story. After immigrating to California in his teens, Yan started teaching at U.C. Davis to earn enough money to attend college himself. After college, he left the U.S. and moved to Canada, where he became a Canadian citizen. A serendipitous cancellation by another chef on a popular Canadian TV station led the camera crew to reach out to Yan, who had fed and entertained them many...
Dates: 2015-12-11

Oral History Interview with Mirian Yau Oyola, 2003-10-17

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Identifier: 2014.036.011
Abstract In this interview, Mirian Yau Oyola recounts her family’s migration from Guangdong, China to Panama and reminisces about her childhood growing up on a ranch and in a large Asian community in Panama. She chronicles her family’s eventual move to New York City, familial dynamics within a mixed family, the difficulties of cultural assimilation into American life with a Chinese stepmother, and the stark contrasts between life in Panama and America. Growing up in Brooklyn, she recalls how her...
Dates: 2003-10-17

Oral History Interview with Ning-Yuan Li and Anonymous, 1993-07-02

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Identifier: 1994.007.021
Abstract In this interview, J.L. (Anonymous) and Ning-Yuan Li provide viewpoints on their different lives that led them to America. Li, fine art painter, describes his early education and sensibilities as an artist and recalls the Chinese Cultural Revolution impact on fine art in China. J.L., from Taiwan, relates his life story; the era of the "Anti-Japan War," his career as a soldier, and time spent in Paraguay running a small wrist-watch business. Joined by J.T. (Anonymous, also a narrator of her...
Dates: 1993-07-02

Oral History Interview with Peter and Lisa Chang, 2015-07-05

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Identifier: 2016.037.002
Abstract Peter Chang is a chef and restauranteur who owns and operates a series of restaurants in the D.C. area, including Peter Chang Café, Peter Chang’s China Café, Q by Peter Chang, and the most recent Mama Chang. In the interview, Mr. Chang speaks about his incredible journey from his childhood in rural Hubei, his time in culinary school, his success as a chef in China, how he came to America, and how he survived then thrived in America, eventually garnering media attention in the US from...
Dates: 2015-07-05

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