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Angel Island (Calif.)

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Oral History Interview with Lung Pop Chin, January 4, 1988

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Identifier: 2021.022.006
Abstract In this brief interview, conducted just before MOCA hosted its PS 23 reunion event, MOCA talks to PS 23 alumnus Lung Pop Chin, who was born in China and immigrated to the United States in 1914 when he was 9 years old. Pop briefly recounts his detention on Angel Island, being allowed into the country and traveling across America to finally settle in New York City. He remembers experiencing discrimination, racism, and bigotry directed towards Chinese in Chinatown. He also recalls his...
Dates: January 4, 1988