Showing Collections: 51 - 60 of 63
Samuel S. Fung collection
Collection
Identifier: 1985.001-2011.053
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials gathered by Samuel S. Fung that focus on the Chinese-American boy scouting experience and self-publishing practices for amateur authors. There are various periodicals, photographs, maps, book mock-ups, illustrations, certificates, Boy Scout memorabilia, Boy Scout records, newspaper and magazine clippings, brochures, font samples, composition notebooks, journals, coupons, general correspondence, receipts, and other items produced between the 1910s to the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1927 - 1984
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
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
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
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
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy Oral History Project
Collection
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
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
Sun Sing Theatre collection
Collection
Identifier: 1993.007-2014.006
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of paper documents, printed materials, publicity materials, objects, and photographs. The paper documents include administrative and financial information about the theater, such as film inventories, time schedules, bills, account ledgers, and payroll records. Printed material, of which there is very little, includes books and journals, most likely personal copies of Sun Sing Theatre employees. Publicity materials consist mostly of film posters and lobby cards (or...
Dates:
1982-1993
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
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
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
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
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
Walter Wah Hom collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011.085
Scope and Contents
The collection mostly contains business records of Walter Wah Hom. There are various receipts from different proprietors, including Scoy Shirt Pressing and Quon Hing Company, a restaurant and laundry supplier. In addition, there are many bank and insurance documents, plus commercial vehicle and auto licenses and renewals. Most of the documents are from the 1950s. There is also a box of cigars labelled “Robt. Burns Cigarillos.” Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1940s-1960s
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
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
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
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
Found in:
Museum of Chinese in America
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) 24
- Chinese Americans. 10
- Chinese American families 8
- Chinese American businesspeople--New York (State)--New York--History. 7
- Immigration 7
- Chinese Americans--History. 6
- Community organization. 5
- Associations, institutions, etc.--New York (State)--New York. 4
- Chinese American artists 4
- Operas, Chinese 4
- Chinese American business enterprises 3
- Chinese American newspapers 3
- Family history 3
- Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. 3
- Asian American Theater 2
- Asian American periodicals 2
- Asian Americans in mass media. 2
- Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation 2
- Books--History. 2
- Business 2
- COVID-19 (Disease) 2
- Chinese Americans--Ethnic identity 2
- Chinese Americans--Medical care--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York. 2
- Chinese Americans--Social conditions 2
- Chinese american art 2
- Chinese restaurants 2
- Civil Rights 2
- Ethnicity--Health aspects. 2
- Immigration & society 2
- Laundry industry 2
- Music--Performance 2
- Musical instruments--China 2
- Opera companies 2
- Opera--Costume 2
- Oral history. 2
- Personal protective equipment 2
- Photography 2
- Alcoholism. 1
- Architecture--China--History--20th century. 1
- Artist & art 1
- Autobiographies. 1
- Boy Scouts of America. 1
- Boy Scouts--China--History. 1
- Boy Scouts. 1
- Canada 1
- Chin, Vincent, -1982 1
- China 1
- Chinese American authors 1
- Chinese American businesspeople 1
- Chinese American engineers 1
- Chinese American entertainers 1
- Chinese American motion picture actors and actresses 1
- Chinese American painting 1
- Chinese American veterans 1
- Chinese American women 1
- Chinese Americans--Biography. 1
- Chinese Americans--Civil rights. 1
- Chinese Americans--Drama 1
- Chinese Americans--History--Exhibitions. 1
- Chinese architecture series 1
- Chinese film posters 1
- Chinese--Latin America. 1
- Church 1
- Civil rights. 1
- Clubs 1
- Comic books 1
- Cookbooks 1
- Dating (Social Customs) 1
- Discrimination 1
- Documentary films 1
- Faith 1
- Genealogy--Societies, etc. 1
- Hall, Bruce Edward. Tea that burns : 1
- Hate crimes 1
- Incarceration. 1
- Language and languages 1
- Laundries 1
- Leisure 1
- Marriage 1
- Motion picture industry--China 1
- Musical instruments 1
- Noodles--China 1
- Photojournalists 1
- Playwrights 1
- Postage stamps 1
- Public schools--New York (State)--New York. 1
- Quarantine 1
- Racism--United States. 1
- Racism. 1
- Science fiction 1
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 1
- Social workers. 1
- Stage props 1
- Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States 1
- Theatrical makeup 1
- Theatrical wigs 1
- Volunteering 1
- Women--Societies and clubs. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 ∧ less
- Language
- English 49
- Chinese 14
∨ more