Abstract This combined interview includes conversations with Alice Young, Joseph Eng Young, Tom Wong, and Helen Wong. The topics covered include their immigration story coming to the United States from China, family life, their education, and careers. Joseph and Tom provide insights into the Chinese restaurant industry in New York Chinatown during the 1920s and 30s. Helen describes the types of discrimination she and her family faced as Chinese living and working in the United States. Alice shares...

Abstract

David Chin, a retired laundry worker, arrived in the United States in 1926 as the son of a US citizen. From gambling dens to laundromats, David describes working and living in New York City for most of his time in the United States. Other topics covered include his experiences during wartime (WW2) and housing discrimination during the postwar period. In the 1950s, David became involved with various Chinese laundry worker associations directly or indirectly.