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Oral History Interview with Biying Ni, 2015-12-04
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Identifier: 2016.037.016
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Ni Biying talks about her experiences growing up in China and her experience with food over the years as she survives the Japanese invasion from an early age and moves to the US to find work during her adulthood. She imparts interesting knowledge about the regional cuisine from Fujian, China (Fujianese food) and gives insight into the types of food eaten from her rural roots in China. She describes food eaten during times of poverty as well as the difficulties she experiences while trying to...
Dates:
2015-12-04
Oral History Interview with Cecilia Birge, August 16, 2020
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Identifier: 2020.020.003
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Recently appointed the Acting Assistant Principal of the Princeton High School, Cecilia Birge has also had extensive experience working in local politics, once serving as the mayor of Montgomery township, After emigrating from Beijing, China many years ago, Cecilia currently sees herself as being a Chinese-American as well as a proud democrat. Cecilia has long stay connected with the Chinese communities, citing that she could not have won her former mayorship with just the Chinese support,...
Dates:
August 16, 2020
Oral History Interview with Doniyar Sobitov, 2016-03-29
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Identifier: 2016.037.017
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Doniyar Sobitov was raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and moved to Brooklyn, NY. He opened his Halal, Uzbek, Asian fusion restaurant called Café Kashkar. The restaurant is run by his family. Sobitov worked as a cook in China and learned techniques to bring back to his own restaurant. He is considering attending culinary school in China for the future. Café Kashkar’s food is based on the region Kashgar, which is located in China. He explains the importance of food to him and is family as a way...
Dates:
2016-03-29
Oral History Interview with George and Ruth Wong, 2000-06-15
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Identifier: 2015.008.004
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In this interview, husband and wife, George and Ruth Wong, talk about how they were both performers at the China Doll Night Club. George Wong describes how he was born in China and trained in acrobatics there. When he was 9, he was in an acrobatic troupe that toured Europe. Ruth Wong was born in the United States but was sent back to China with her mother and siblings to get an education during the Depression Era. She talks about growing up in a neighborhood where she was picked on for being...
Dates:
2000-06-15
Oral History Interview with Jeff Gao, 2015-11-14
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Identifier: 2016.037.010
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Jeff Gao was born in 1976 in Shandong, China. He grew up during the end of the cultural revolution and thus did not have an abundant amount of food to eat or experience. He was fond of hand pulled noodles and eventually followed a chef for two weeks to learn the dish. He learned the importance of broth. This inspired him to study in Beijing, where he had the opportunity to try food from all over the world. His perspective on food changed from its survival purposes to its role as a social...
Dates:
2015-11-14
Oral History Interview with Juliann Wang, August 11, 2020
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Identifier: 2020.020.023
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Juliann Wang sits down with MOCA to discuss her experience as a Chinese artist during the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about her experience participating in the online art show “Slaysian” as well as her hopes and goals for her art, before explaining how the pandemic has impacted her world and her view of art’s role in one’s daily life. She then goes on to discuss the impact of COVID on US-China relations and the rise of AAPI racism. She also elaborates on her personal journey from Anhui to...
Dates:
August 11, 2020
Oral History Interview with Lana Cheung, 2008-02-25
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Identifier: 2008.040.026
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Lana Cheung emigrated with her husband from Hong Kong to the United States in 1987. Shortly after her arrival to New York, she remembers being initially surprised by the differences between Chinatown and Hong Kong, particularly in the contrasting architecture and combined residential and commercial areas. Cheung considers Chinatown a safe harbor for Chinese immigrants, where they had a sense of security and could speak their native language.
Cheung was employed by a Jewish import...
Dates:
2008-02-25
Oral History Interview with Nancy Chen, 2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30
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Identifier: 2016.037.003
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Nancy Chen, brought up in Taiwan and an immigrant to the US since 1996, speaks about the role of cooking and Chinese food in her life. She details the way Chinese food and her own journey in home cooking has played a constant role in her life as an immigrant in America while commenting on the changes Chinese food has undergone in America during her time here. Her narration contains plenty of anecdotes about her experiences with food both during her childhood and adulthood while she expresses...
Dates:
2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30
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