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Laundries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014.030
Dates: 1930-2010 (bulk 1977-1993)

Oral History Interview with Stanley Toy, 2000-11-13

 Item
Identifier: 2015.008.009
Abstract Stanley Toy talks about immigrating to United States alone when he was 14 or 15 as a paper son. Toy first began work in a laundry and went on to farm-work before getting an article published in a Chinese American newspaper. Later on he learned to dance and was able to begin performing in his 20s. After getting drafted in the 1940s, Toy continued to dance and eventually was balancing several jobs including performing. He speaks briefly about his relationship with family and how his...
Dates: 2000-11-13