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Oral History Interview with Reverend Fook Wong, 1993-04-15
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Identifier: 1994.007.027
Abstract
In this interview Reverend Fook "Samuel" Wong discusses his life as an evangelical Baptist preacher in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. He talks about the innermost lives of the immigrant Chinese community he works with daily, detailing their "stages of immigration," as they assimilate to American culture. He details the domestic and financial challenges faced by overworked immigrants. Wong speaks on other issues, including corrupted youth, Chinese gang-related activities, the...
Dates:
1993-04-15
Oral History Interview with Roger Brue McHayle, 2008
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Identifier: 2008.041.007
Abstract
Roger Brue McHayle’s bold, iconic tags cemented his street reputation as original and fearless in 1990s New York’s blossoming graffiti movement. Brooklyn born and bred, McHayle, upon graduation from The Cooper Union, founded the pioneering, urban clothing line, PNB Nation, with his multicultural street crew. Today, McHayle resides in Portland with his family and is an executive at Nike.McHayle, of mixed Chinese and Jamaican roots, grew up in Brooklyn, New York in a predominantly...
Dates:
2008
Oral History Interview with Selina Chan, 2003-12-15
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Identifier: 2014.036.012
Abstract
Selina Chan is a nurse working at St. Vincent Hospital's Chinatown Clinic. She discusses her work in the clinic taking care of the Chinatown population, covering topics such as low-income patient care and how, as a Catholic charity, they often try to cover the majority of the costs for patients without insurance. Salina also describes the demographics of the immigrant population living in Chinatown who come for care at the clinic and notes a gradual shift from Cantonese speakers to majority...
Dates:
2003-12-15
Oral History Interview with Yan Chen, 1993-04-23
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Identifier: 1994.007.007
Abstract
In this interview, Yan Chen talks about her life in Mainland China where she was born and grew up; the family home, farm, her family, extended family, and many farm animals. Chen recalls how, at age ten, she and her family came to the United States through the help of extended family. She remembers that her parents were hoping to make a lot of money in America without having to work too hard. The interview mainly consists of Chen discussing her relationship to the two areas where she...
Dates:
1993-04-23
Oral History Interview with Yee Hoen, 1993-08-15
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Identifier: 1994.007.013
Abstract
In this interview, Yee "Curie" Hoen describes her life as a single, female Chinese immigrant living alone in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. Leung recounts the process of getting a job as a disk jockey at a Chinese radio station and her promotion to supervisor of the Programming Department. She discusses neighborhood ethnic relations and crime (including being mugged). Hoen tells of her leisure activities; singing karaoke and opera, attending Sunset Park traditional Chinese...
Dates:
1993-08-15
Oral History Interview with Yu Jenny Wang, September 24, 2020
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Identifier: 2020.020.024
Dates:
September 24, 2020
Oral History Interview with Yu Rong Zhu, 1993-04-23
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Identifier: 1994.007.029
Abstract
In this interview, Yu Rong Zhu discusses his first sixty years of life, in which he witnessed the Japanese Invasion, the Chinese Civil War, and the Cultural Revolution. He reflects on the decision to move to America, his first two years in San Francisco, and his subsequent move to Brooklyn Chinatown (or the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn). Zhu compares the lifestyle, living conditions, and apartment rental situation in the Chinatown communities of Brooklyn and Manhattan. He considers...
Dates:
1993-04-23
Oral History Interview with Yun Xing Huang, 2023
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Identifier: 2013.022.010
Abstract
Yun Xing Huang was interviewed by MOCA to talk about his immigration and living experiences in New York City’s Chinatown. As a professional singer, Huang owned a nightclub in Fujian before coming to the US during the prevalent immigration wave in China. He worked as a food delivery person before opening a floral shop on his own, singing songs for wedding parties, and acting in films. He praised the brave spirit of Fujianese people but touched upon the geographical discrimination between...
Dates:
2023
Oral History Interview with Yvette Lee, 2015-07-01 - 2016-12-21
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Identifier: 2016.037.013
Abstract
This oral history focuses on Yvette Lee, a Chinese American home cook who was born and raised in Pauoa Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii. The daughter of two immigrants from Hong Kong, Yvette Lee learned to cook from watching her parents in the kitchen. A pescatarian, Lee derived inspiration for her homey, eclectic cooking style from the vegan dishes her mother made when she was a child, as well as from Hawaii’s rich cultural diversity. In this oral history, Lee discusses food as a means of...
Dates:
2015-07-01 - 2016-12-21
Program from Production of The Perfect Match, July 1970
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Identifier: 2017.003.035
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series includes five DVDs, one folder containing photographs, posters, and lobby cards of The Last Emperor, and actor autographs.
Dates:
July 1970
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