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Oral History Interview with Lana Cheung, 2008-02-25
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Identifier: 2008.040.026
Abstract
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 Larry Long, 2000-06-16
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Identifier: 2015.008.007
Abstract
In this interview, Larry Long describes growing up in Australia and how he began tap dancing. With a lot of natural talent he quickly got jobs to dance and was able to join a touring performance. However, his dance career was interrupted when he was drafted for the Australian army. After his term he then came to United States, got a job, returned to Australia to get a visa and then came back to the United States. After working some on the West Coast, Long then traveled to New York, performed...
Dates:
2000-06-16
Oral History Interview with Laura Gao, July 31, 2020
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Identifier: 2020.020.001
Dates:
July 31, 2020
Oral History Interview with Mak Shui Ka, 1993-11-13
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Identifier: 1994.007.015
Abstract
In this interview, Mak Shui Ka discusses her life history in Communist China; upbringing, schools, her family, and persecution, as well as her successes as a conscripted cadet. Mrs. Ka describes her life in America, which brought her first experiences with poverty and grave anti-Chinese discrimination. She describes an extensive anti-Chinese pogrom waged by the Italian members of the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. In response, Ka helped organize a community protest event and delivered...
Dates:
1993-11-13
Oral History Interview with Mannar Wong, 2008-04-20
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Identifier: 2008.040.016
Abstract
In her interview, Mannar Wong describes the changes she has seen in Chinatown spanning the past forty years. Emigrating with her mother and father from Hong Kong in the early seventies, Wong was raised in Chinatown and moved to Brooklyn with her parents in the eighties when she was a pre-adolescent. In the nineties, she later returned to the neighborhood she now refers to as “Chinatown Little Italy.” Wongs parents initially disapproved of her decision to move back into Chinatown, a place...
Dates:
2008-04-20
Oral History Interview with Marcella Dear, May 24, 2013
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Identifier: 2013.022.006
Abstract
Marcella Dear, a longtime friend of MOCA and a generous donor of over 900 objects, joins us to discuss her exciting life and her memories of Chinatown. Marcella goes into depth about many of the objects she donated, and discusses not only their significance as sentimental objects but also how these objects were used in their original setting, at the Rice Bowl restaurant on Mott Street. Marcella’s father founded the Rice Bowl, and she discusses her childhood growing up in and around the...
Dates:
May 24, 2013
Oral History Interview with Margaret Chin, 2008-03-21
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Identifier: 2008.040.017
Abstract
Margaret Chin, Deputy Executive Director of Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE),
shares her experiences immigrating to the United States with her family in 1963 and growing up
on Mulberry Street, and later Mott Street, both of which were inhabited by predominantly
Chinese and Italian populations. Her memories of Chinatown reveal that it was a much smaller
community then, which eventually expanded and became more vocal about Asian American
rights. As a young adult, Chin became increasingly...
Dates:
2008-03-21
Oral History Interview with Mary Studzinski, 2017-05-18
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Identifier: 2018.034.008
Abstract
This oral history focuses on Mary Studzinski, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) in York County, Pennsylvania. Mary discusses the history and role of PIRC in serving immigrants in detention, which began in response to the Golden Venture. The organization’s operations include educating immigrants about their legal options and guiding them through the asylum application process. She also discusses how circumstances have changed for immigrants under...
Dates:
2017-05-18
Oral History Interview with May Ling, 2004-01-30
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Identifier: 2014.036.021
Abstract
In this interview, May Ling discusses her life as a Chinese immigrant in Brooklyn, New York. Ling talks about her personal life, family, job, 9/11, Chinatown, New York City, and cultural barriers that she faced when coming to America. She talks about her Chinese and American identity as well as her occupation as a teacher.
Dates:
2004-01-30
Oral History Interview with Michael Tong, 2016-03-11
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Identifier: 2016.037.022
Abstract
Michael Tong describes his path from his birth of Anhui to becoming one of the most successful restauranteurs in New York City with two four-star restaurants. Moving first to Shanghai and Hong Kong before settling in the US, Mr. Tong studied civil engineering but chose to work in a NYC restaurant after graduation. From there, he opened up two restaurants, Shun Lee Palace and Shun Lee West, where he developed his love for different Chinese cuisines and helped bring Sichuan and Hunanese food...
Dates:
2016-03-11
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