Abstract In his youth, Donald Seeto played basketball on the Chinatown teams sponsored by the Chinese Athletic Club (CAC) (after 1946, the Chinese Community Club). Seeto was a member of the Midgets Basketball Team representing Chinatown’s Fifth Precinct, which won the Police Athletic League (PAL) New York City Basketball Championship undefeated for an impressive 25 straight games in 1945. In this oral history, Seeto shares memories of playing and later coaching CCC basketball during the 1940s. He...

Abstract Herbert Leung speaks about his childhood growing up in a Chinese American family in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City. He speaks about his elementary school and teen years regarding what he liked to do (watch movies and play sports) and how participating in sports gave him a chance to travel around the country. He also reflects upon the generational differences between him and his parents as well as him and his own children. He is asked of his sister’s performances at the China...

Abstract Jenny Ye is a college student at Harvard University and spent her childhood in Chinatown. In this oral history Ye focuses on her childhood and experiences attending public schools in the New York City Chinatown area. She recounts spending time with her family and her cousins and growing up in Chinatown. Ye attended PS 124 and shares her autograph book as she recounts fond memories during elementary school. She also discusses her time in middle and high school with her involvement in CCAV and...