Interview with Frances Bu, 1998-01-21
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 33 audiocassette tapes of oral histories conducted from 1997-1998 and 2003. Most of the interviews are compiled on two cassettes, although not all. All of the interviews have been digitized.
Dates
- 1998-01-21
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, belong to the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA). Interview can only be reproduced with permission from the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA).
Extent
0.13 Gigabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Frances Bu, a woman of Cuban-Chinese descent, talks about life in Cuba as a child with a Chinese father and Cuban Mother. She talks about how her father came to reside in Cuba and how he won the love of her mother. Fidel Castro came into power when she was in her teens and the family decided to leave Cuba for the United States. Her father elected to stay behind. Once in the US she experiences an emphasis in a person's race, a phenomenon she claims was never an issue in Cuba, where they were simply Cuban. She goes further to look through an old picture album with the interviewer and talk about the photographs.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository