The Chinese-Americans in Astoria, Oregon: Interviews with Photographer Arthur Leonard Chan and Kee Brown Wong (Wong Bing Yao)
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Chinese-Americans in Oregon. H. K. Wong interviews: commercial photographer Arthur Leonard "Art" Chan (1926 - 2012); Kee Brown Wong (Wong Kee Brown or Wong Bing Yao, born 1892) talks about all-Chinese crews working in the canneries around Astoria, Portland and Seattle. Interviews in English and Cantonese Chinese (recording runs very fast).
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical |
|---|---|
| Form | audiocassette |
| Extent | 1 audio cassette |
| Place | Astoria (Or.) |
| Date created | May 23, 1971 |
| 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 |
| Reformatting note | Side A is blank. |
Creators/Contributors
| Former owner | Wong, H. K. (Henry Kwock), 1907- | |
|---|---|---|
| Interviewer | Wong, H. K. (Henry Kwock), 1907- | |
| Interviewee | Chan, Arthur Leonard | |
| Interviewee | Wong, Kee Brown (Bing Yao) |
Subjects
| Subject | Chinese Americans |
|---|---|
| Subject | Chinese Americans > History |
| Subject | Cannery workers |
| Subject | Oregon > History |
| Subject | Photographers |
| Genre | Oral histories |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries in 2019. |
|---|---|
| Previous title | Kee Brown, Astoria |
| Source ID | M2021_b01_028 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/ww883sx6254 |
| Location | M2021 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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Collection
H. K. Wong oral history collection, circa 1966-1990
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