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Seon Gin Quinnie Tan collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996.063
Scope and Contents

This collection consists entirely of paper documents, including a copy of Tan's proposal for the Chinatown program; a postcard for a photography exhibition; some handwritten notes about a 9 1/2 year old girl; an Asian Americans United fact sheet from 1993 or 1994; and a 1996 newsletter from the Coalition for Asian-American Children and Families.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1990s

Sin Jang Leung collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015.039
Scope and Contents

This collection consists entirely of paper documents, the majority of which is correspondence from 1980-1986. Most of the correspondence is with the Social Secutiry Administration, Medicare, the Chinatown Health Clinic, and Hamilton Madison House, a community center with services for senior citizens. In addition, there are some newspaper clippings (in Chinese) for Chinese medicine, a postcard (in Chinese), and a few empty envelopes.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1980-1986

Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy Oral History Project

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Identifier: 2016.037
Abstract

The oral history interviews in this collection are a central part of the Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America exhibition that runs from October 6, 2016 to March 27, 2017. The exhibition weaves together a grand, complex story of Chinese food in America through interviews of home cooks; pioneering chefs such as Martin Yan, Ken Hom and Cecilia Chiang; and new restauranteurs like Peter and Lisa Chang, Jason Wang, Vivian Ku, and Danny Bowien.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2015-07-05 - 2016-05-30

Sunset Park Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: 1994.007
Abstract

Between 1993 and 1994 the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) collaborated with the Brooklyn Historical Society to conduct 29 interviews in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin with residents of Brooklyn's Sunset Park. The interviews focused on what was then a new presence of Chinese and Asian immigrants concentrated along Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn's newly formed Chinatown.

Dates: 1993 - 1994

Wah Kiu Wet Wash Co. collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004.091
Scope and Contents The collection mostly contains administrative and business records of Wah Kiu Wet Wash Co., such as bills, insurance documents, laundry tickets, ledgers, operating licenses, and payroll records. In addition, there are photographs of the salvaging day of one of the laundromats and a few objects, including a clip, stapler, and various pins. Most of the documents are from the 1970s-1990s, but some of the ledgers date back to 1949. Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1949-2001

Waves of Identity Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: 2021.022
Abstract This collection is ongoing and serves as the museum's catchall for oral histories that don't fit into specific projects. The interviews in this collection range from 1980 to the present. The subject matter varies from Chinatown residents recounting their childhood in the neighborhood, to others telling the circumstances that led to their immigration to the US. The interviewees span across a multitude of cultural, and economic backgrounds ranging from garment and restaurant workers to...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1980 - 2022

Way Gar Wong collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008.022
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials related to Way Gar Wong's career as a Chinese opera performer. The majority of the collection includes opera costumes and accessories, such as hats, belts, and shoes, but there are also hair and makeup materials, such as wigs and wig pieces; a few stage props, like swords and fans; two framed photographs and a few print blocks; and some paper documents, including a flyer for a performance and an opera script. Only one item is dated, a receipt, which is...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1920s-1980s

"Who Killed Vincent Chin?" collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992.005
Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection consist of donations from Renee Tajima-Peña, which include transcripts of interviews and trials; court documents; clippings from newspapers, journals, and magazines; research and production notes; and video cassettes of footage used in the documentary film. Donations from the film department at New York University include film reels of different versions of the documentary, audio recordings, and related invoices.

Dates: 1980s

William Yukon Chang collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000.020
Scope and Contents The collection mostly contains materials related to the Chinese-American Times, including original copies of the newspaper itself, photographs used in various issues, and print blocks of three photographs used for publication. In addition, the collection includes ads and cartoons from the paper; correspondence between William Yukon Chang, the editor and founder of the paper, and customers; article rough drafts; newspaper clippings, regarding Chinese-Americans, from other journals; and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-2000s

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