The Chinese in Sonoma: Freddie Wing and Mr. Lum Mu Fong
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Audio File 1: H. K. Wong meets again with Fred Wing (Taw Wing-Fon Yee or Tow Wing Fon, 1908-1993) and discuss the Chinese in Sonoma in the mid-late 1800s, the disappearance of the community, and how Thomas J. Geary from Santa Rosa was involved with the Chinese Exclusion Act. Also interviews Mr. Lum Mu Fong, a retired fruit rancher (discussion in Cantonese Chinese) and talk about the types of fruits he cultivated, how hard farming work was. Audio File 2: Continuation of interview with Mr. Fong; wives' conversations heard in the background; Mrs. Fong talks about tractor driving and life on the farm.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical |
|---|---|
| Form | audiocassette |
| Extent | 1 audio cassette |
| Place | Sonoma (Calif.) |
| Date created | April 13, 1982 |
| 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 | Wing, Fred (Taw Wing Fon Yee) | |
| Interviewee | Fong, Lum Mu |
Subjects
| Subject | Geary, Thomas J., 1854-1929 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Chinese Americans |
| Subject | Chinese Americans > History |
| Subject | Chinese American families |
| Subject | California > History, Local |
| Subject | Fruit-culture > California |
| Genre | Oral histories |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries in 2019. |
|---|---|
| Previous title | Sonoma - Lum |
| Source ID | M2021_b01_031 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/yw684pz1395 |
| 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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