Interview with Young Louis, Part 3 / San Luis Obispo Ceremony Honoring Young and Stella Louis
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Audio File 1: Louis family history. Young Louis (Wong Young Louis) interviewed and discusses his father Ah Louis' (Wong On) herbalist store in Chinatown, involvement with Southern Pacific Railway and dangerous tunnel work for Chinese workers, and how the Chinese cemetary in San Luis Obispo is now the Chumash Mobile Home Park. Audio File 2: H. K. Wong comments on the April 1, 1979 ceremony honoring the Louises by San Luis Obispo; recordings of various citations in honor of the Louises; additional commentary by Young Louis about the family's gardens, his interest in creating parade floats, stage backgrounds and lighting, window displays, and restaurant business. Recording cuts-off at end.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical |
|---|---|
| Form | audiocassette |
| Extent | 1 audio cassette |
| Place | San Luis Obispo (Calif.) |
| Date created | March 27, 1979 - 1979-04-02 |
| Digital origin | reformatted digital |
| Recording type | Analog |
| Recording medium | Magnetic |
| Playback speed | 1 7/8 ips |
| Track configuration | Half track |
| Playback configuration | Mono |
| Equalization | IEC Type I |
Creators/Contributors
| Former owner | Wong, H. K. (Henry Kwock), 1907- | |
|---|---|---|
| Interviewer | Wong, H. K. (Henry Kwock), 1907- | |
| Interviewee | Louis, Young, 1893-1988 | |
| Associated name | Louis, Stella Chandler |
Subjects
| Subject | Southern Pacific Railroad Company |
|---|---|
| Subject | Ah Louis |
| Subject | Chinese Americans |
| Subject | Chinese Americans > History |
| Subject | California > History, Local |
| Subject | Railroads > California > History |
| Subject | Chinese American families |
| Genre | Oral histories |
| Genre | Sound recordings |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries in 2019. |
|---|---|
| Note | Continuation of interviews from: M2021_b01_010. Audio File 2 here incomplete, but same as M2021_b01_013, Audio File 2. |
| Previous title | Young Louis #3 Continue 1 + 2 San Luis Obispo "A" |
| Source ID | M2021_b01_011 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vm917ks2902 |
| Location | M2021 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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- Use and reproduction
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Collection
H. K. Wong oral history collection, circa 1966-1990
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