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Cultural identity

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History Interview with Jeff Gammage, 2008

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Identifier: 2008.041.004
Abstract Jeff Gammage is a writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the author of China Ghosts: My Daughter’s Journey to America, My Passage to Fatherhood. He and his wife Christine are the adoptive parents of two Chinese girls, Jin Yu and Zhao Gu. “We wanted them to keep their names as a reminder of their heritage and their homeland,” he says.Jeff initially didn't envision becoming a father, but his wife Christine wanted children. They decided on adoption from China because at the end of...
Dates: 2008

Oral History Interview with Roger Brue McHayle, 2008

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Identifier: 2008.041.007
Abstract Roger Brue McHayle’s bold, iconic tags cemented his street reputation as original and fearless in 1990s New York’s blossoming graffiti movement. Brooklyn born and bred, McHayle, upon graduation from The Cooper Union, founded the pioneering, urban clothing line, PNB Nation, with his multicultural street crew. Today, McHayle resides in Portland with his family and is an executive at Nike.McHayle, of mixed Chinese and Jamaican roots, grew up in Brooklyn, New York in a predominantly...
Dates: 2008