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9/11 Chinatown Documentation Project

 Collection
Identifier: 2014.036

Scope and Contents

9/11 Chinatown Documentation Project includes oral history interviews of people who lived or worked in the Lower East Side during the events on September 11th, 2001. The individuals whose stories were collected are of diverse immigrant, educational, age and socio-economic backgrounds. The interviewees reflect on the tragedy and discuss how their lives and the lives of others in the community were affected by it. The interviews help to paint a portrait of how the New York Chinatown we know today was shaped by the events of that morning.

Dates

  • Creation: 2003-2004

Language of Materials

Most oral history interviews were conducted in English with Chinese and English transcripts available.

Extent

3.12 Gigabytes

Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository

Contact:
70 Mulberry Street,2nd floor
New York NY 10013 USA