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Oral History Interview with Yvonne and Mike Thompson, 2015-12-02

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Identifier: 2016.037.020
Abstract Yvonne and Mike Thompson are restaurant owners who started their small business in Pounding Mill, Virginia. Their restaurant, Cuz’s, surprised their small coal mining neighborhood with Southern American and Chinese American fusion food. Yvonne was born in Hong Kong and moved to Missouri for college. During school, she worked at her uncle’s Chinese American restaurant in the south. She learned many recipes and techniques for him. When Yvonne and Mike met, they decided to fuse their recipes...
Dates: 2015-12-02

The Family Journey of San Yan Wong & Rosanna Wong, 2021-10-18

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Identifier: 2021.026.001
Abstract 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 Savio Tung, 2015-09-23

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Identifier: 2015.048.012
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Investment banker Savio Tung talks about his family life in China and their journey to the US. He talks about his father restaurant in Hong Kong, which went bankrupt and led to him crossing paths with American businessman Cornelius Vander Starr. He talks about how Starr was able to help his family in the US and provide valuable advice and guidance to him growing up. In the US, after going to school he gets a job working for Chase Manhattan bank and has a long time career in banking.

Dates: 2015-09-23

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