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Oral History Interview with Anonymous, 1993-07-01
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Identifier: 1994.007.002
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In this interview, the narrator relates her life story with a backdrop of generations of her family history. She describes Vietnam, living in Saigon, the Vietcong takeover, the process of her family fleeing, and immigrating to America as a refugee. The narrator discusses her entrepreneurial pursuits by evaluating each business that she started along with each demise. She looks at the real estate business in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn; providing general rent information and...
Dates:
1993-07-01
Oral History Interview with Anonymous, 1993-07-01
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Identifier: 1994.007.003
Abstract
In this interview, the narrator provides an overview of her life; both before and after immigrating to New York City from Hong Kong. She discusses her childhood and private schooling in Kowloon, her decision to move to America with her husband and her trip to New York City in the 1960s. The narrator recounts the evolution of her career; from typist, to bridal gown seamstress, to art gallery owner. She offers her thoughts on parenting and practical home economics and provides an overview of...
Dates:
1993-07-01
Oral History Interview with Bert Feinberg, 2008-12-21
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Identifier: 2008.040.006
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Bert Feinberg, native to Brooklyn and long-term resident of New York, describes his experiences in Chinatown and the block often referred to as the Daily Forward block, colloquially named after the Yiddish Daily Forward newspaper. There, Feinberg was employed at a family-owned catering and restaurant business called the Garden Cafeteria. During his time at the Cafeteria between 1949 and 1974, he saw significant demographic changes in the neighborhood. Feinberg initially estimates that the...
Dates:
2008-12-21
Oral History Interview with Betty Sze, 2007-10-25
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Identifier: 2008.040.008
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Betty Sze discusses her vague memory of spending her early childhood playing outside of the Grand Machinery Exchange building, which was located on Centre Street. Her father owned a produce wholesale supply company, while her mother worked in factories. In her interview, she describes gentrification in terms of rent-prices consistently rising, developers becoming more aggressive in planning building projects, and entire neighborhoods such as Little Italy, being taken over by Chinese...
Dates:
2007-10-25
Oral History Interview with Billy and Duyen Chang, March 4, 2021
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Identifier: 2020.020.034
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Billy and Duyen Chang are originally immigrants from Hong Kong and Vietnam respectively who grew up in the U.S. and now live in the D.C. Metro area. They both faced challenges while assimilating to American life and culture, most notably in learning English, but they were both able to fully adjust to life in the U.S. after their initial transition periods. When their families immigrated to the U.S. (Duyen’s family moved to the suburbs of Chicago, while Billy’s originally moved to Miami) they...
Dates:
March 4, 2021
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
Oral History Interview with Eric Lee, August 4, 2021
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Identifier: 2021.025.006
Abstract
Capturing daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American Photojournalist Eric Lee roamed the streets of Washington D.C and New York recording his experience through street photography. Selected shots from the project have been put together for his photo series “a distanced memory” which explores his feelings of despair, isolation, loneliness and hope. In this interview, he discusses graduating from Corcoran College of the Arts and Design during the pandemic and his thesis exploring...
Dates:
August 4, 2021
Oral History Interview with Frank Liu, 2013-03-29
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Identifier: 2013.022.003
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Frank Liu, former Director of Technology at MOCA, sits down with Tomie Arai to conduct an oral history recounting his experience growing up in Chinatown during the ‘90s and early 2000s. Liu discusses his family’s history and their experience immigrating to the U.S. from Fuzhou, Fujian when he was seventeen years old, in 1998. He discusses how his uncle was able to sponsor his family to come to the U.S. and how his family moved to Chinatown initially upon their arrival. He discusses how even...
Dates:
2013-03-29
Oral History Interview with Grace Young, 2016-03-11
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Identifier: 2016.037.032
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Grace Young is celebrated and award winning Chinese America chef and cookbook author. Born and raised in San Francisco, California with her brother and Cantonese parents, Young’s love of Cantonese cuisine began early in her childhood. She fondly recalls her mother’s home cooked meals made with authentic Chinese ingredients and cooking techniques. Young’s introduction to non-Chinese food came through Julia Child’s television show, which inspired Young to apprentice under French cooking...
Dates:
2016-03-11
Oral History Interview with Guo Wa Chan, 1993-06-29
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Identifier: 1994.007.005
Abstract
In this interview, Guo Wa "Grace" Chan discusses her immigration and life in New York City. She focuses on her experiences as a businesswoman, detailing the launch of her video rental store. She mentions her husband ventures in the restaurant industry. Chan describes the entrepreneurial competition in Brooklyn Chinatown and real estate prices, commercial as well as residential. An educationally-focused mother, Chan evaluates the educational decisions she has made and the quality of local...
Dates:
1993-06-29
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