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Interview with Joyce Wong, 1998-01-17

 Item
Identifier: 2015.007.007

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

  • Creation: 1998-01-17

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

.046 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Joyce Wong discusses her Chinese and Puerto Rican heritage and being raised by a Chinese father and a Puerto Rican mother in Washington Heights, NY. She speaks in depth about her ethnic identity and how it played in relation to her growing up in a mostly Latino neighborhood. She also talks about marrying her husband and how their cultural values clashes. Note that the interview ends abruptly.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository

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