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Lisa Eng, 1940 - 1956
Sub-Series
Identifier: 2019.031
Scope and Contents
351 photographs digitized in 600dpi. The photographs depict pictures of the donor's family.
Dates:
1940 - 1956
Oral History Interview with Huan Reng Chin, 1997-04
Item
Identifier: 1994.007.008
Abstract
In this interview, Huan Reng "Benson" Chin discusses his involvement in the Sino-Japanese war; conducting espionage for the Chinese Communist Party. He recalls his military education in Marxism/ Leninism and fighting in World War II. Chin speaks of the Chinese Cultural Revolution; including detention in labor camps, mass starvation, and numerous civilian suicides. Chin evaluates life after his 1984 immigration to New York City; Chinatowns of the boroughs, Sunset Park street crime, and...
Dates:
1997-04
The Family Journey of The Lui Family, 2016-08
Item
Identifier: 2016.033.004
Abstract
In this interview with MOCA, four siblings from the Lui Family sit down to discuss their childhood in early 20th century Chinatown. Sisters, Effie and Fannie, begin with a description of their family members and their life in a tenement apartment. They also explain the root of their Christian faith and the role of ministers as community social workers. The sisters then examine the tensions between the Chinese and Italians in the neighborhood and the development of their Chinese American...
Dates:
2016-08
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