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Interview with Jane Wilson

Wilson, Lucia Jane

Jane Wilson came to Minnesota in the early 1940s. She taught English to Chinese immigrants at the Westminster Presbyterian Church for about twenty years starting in mid-1940s as a function of the Chinese Sunday School program. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Chinese…

Interview with Sheila Chin Morris

Morris, Sheila Chin

Chinese Americans -- Minnesota.

Sheila Chin Morris was born and educated in Minnesota. She is a graphic designer. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Childhood - impressions of mother and father - reaction to learning about father's past - education and career.

Interview with Harry Chin

Gee, Chin Hong

Chinese Americans -- Minnesota.

Harry Chin was born in China in the early 1920s. He immigrated to Minnesota in 1940 as a paper son. During the war he worked as a riveter, and then he worked at a variety of Chinese owned businesses, primarily restaurants. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: His family…