Angel Island Oral History Project

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1 No online items Angel Island Oral History Project Debra Roussopoulos The University Library Special Collections and Archives University Library University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California, URL: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 1

2 Angel Island Oral History Project Collection number: MS 283 The University Library Special Collections and Archives University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Processed by: Debra Roussopoulos & M. Carey Date Completed: 2010 Encoded by: M. Carey 2010 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Angel Island Oral History Project Dates: Collection number: MS 283 Collector: California. Department of Parks and Recreation Collection Size: 1 document box Repository: University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. Special Collections and Archives Santa Cruz, California Abstract: Collection includes photocopies of transcripts or summaries of 62 oral histories from Chinese immigrants detained at Angel Island Detention Station between 1910 and Physical location: Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: EnglishChinese Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives. Preferred Citation Angel Island Oral History Project. MS 283. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Acquisition Information The original collection was deposited with the California Department of Parks and Recreation. A second set was deposited at the Asian American Studies Library, UC Berkeley. Gift of Judy Yung, ca Administrative History The Angel Island Oral History Project, sponsored by the Asian American Studies Department of the University of California Department of Parks and Recreation in to record the immigration experiences of former Chinese detainees of the Angel Island Immigration Station. Robert Orlins, State Archaeologist of the Resource Protection Division, initiated the project on behalf of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Associate Professor Ling-chi Wang and Associate Specialist Him Mark Lai of the Asian American Studies Department served as co-directors of the project. Judy Yung, Ph.D. graduate student in Ethnic Studies, was hired to interview, translate, transcribe, and photograph Chinese immigrants who were detained at the Angel Island Immigration Station anytime between 1910 and Chronology The project was completed in August of Interviews were held between Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 2

3 Scope and Content of Collection This collection includes copies of transcripts or summaries of 62 oral histories with Chinese immigrants detained at Angel Island Immigration Station between 1910 and Includes 12 female and 40 male detainees, along with 3 inspectors, 2 interpreters, and a kitchen helper, minister's son, YMCA director, son of the matron's assistant, and the wife of a maintenance man. Also includes a brief summary and proposal of the project, with a list of interviewees and interview questions. Arrangement The file folders are arranged first by female interviewees and then by male interviewees. Then the folders are arranged by year of arrival in the United States and then alphabetically within year of arrival. The age of the interviewee upon arrival and length of stay is also recorded on each folder. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)--History Immigrants--History Chinese Americans--Interviews Immigrants--Interviews Chinese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--california--san Francisco--History Oral histories box-folder 1:1 Angel Island Oral History Project 1990 box-folder 1:2 Mrs. Chin 12/18/ in 1913; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:3 Mrs. Chan 10/4/ in 1916; held for 1 month box-folder 1:4 Mrs. Wong 8/15/ in 1922; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:5 Mrs. Fong ca in 1922; held for 1 week box-folder 1:6 Law Shee Low 10/20/ in 1922; held for 10 days box-folder 1:7 Mrs. Jew 11/1/ in 1927; held for 2 months box-folder 1:8 Mrs. Chong 8/15/ in 1926; held for 4 months Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 3

4 box-folder 1:9 Mrs. Leong 8/16/ in 1928; held for 3 months box-folder 1:10 Mrs. Wong 4/17/ in 1929; held for 6 weeks box-folder 1:11 Mrs. Lim 9/12/ in 1938; held for 5 days box-folder 1:12 Mrs. Chan 12/14/ in 1939; held for 20 months box-folder 1:13 Mrs. Woo 6/19/ in 1940; held for 3 days box-folder 1:14 Mr. Dea ca in 1913; held for 3 weeks box-folder 1:14 Mr. Chew ca in 1919; held for 3 months box-folder 1:14 Mr. Jow ca in 1918; held for 3 months box-folder 1:14 Mr. Lee ca in 1933; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:15 Mr. Quan 8/29/ in 1913; held for 3.5 months box-folder 1:16 Mr. Wong 7/16/ in 1913; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:17 Mr. Gin 6/30/ in 1915; held for 3 months box-folder 1:18 Mr. Chan 10/4/ in 1916; held for 1 month Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 4

5 box-folder 1:19 Mr. Low 10/27/ in 1919; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:20 Mr. S. Low 1/15/ in 1919; held for 1 month box-folder 1:21 Mr. Chew 12/13/ in 1920; held for 28 days box-folder 1:22 Mr. Yip 8/29/ in 1921; held for 1 year box-folder 1:23 Mr. S. Tong 1/18/ in 1921; held for 2 months box-folder 1:24 Mr. Tom 11/17/ in 1921; held for 2 months box-folder 1:24 Mr. Chan 11/17/ in 1924; held for 2 weeks? box-folder 1:25 Chew Family ca , 1929 box-folder 1:26 Mr. Chan 6/6/ in 1924; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:27 Mr. Chin 2/12/ in 1924; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:28 Mr. Poon 8/17/ in 1927; held for 2 months box-folder 1:29 Mr. Lai 6/30/ in 1929; held for 6 months box-folder 1:30 Mr. Lew 8/17/ in 1929; held for 40 days Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 5

6 box-folder 1:31 Mr. Tsang 9/5/ in 1929; held for 1 month box-folder 1:32 Kim Yin Gin 5/31/ in 1931; held for 4 months box-folder 1:33 Mr. Ng 1/4/ in 1931; held for 3 weeks box-folder 1:34 Mr. Tong 8/15/ in 1932; held for 6 months box-folder 1:35 Mr. G. Lee 10/1/ in 1932; held for 3 weeks box-folder 1:36 Mr. Wong n.d. 12 in 1933; held for 1 month box-folder 1:37 Koon T. Lau 6/10/ in 1934; held for 10 days box-folder 1:38 Mr. Lee 2/12/ in 1934; held for 3 weeks box-folder 1:39 Mr. Chow 7/22/ in 1936; held for 2 weeks box-folder 1:40 Gerald Won 6/18/ in 1936; held for 3 months box-folder 1:41 Mr. Leung 12/28/ in 1936; held for 4 months box-folder 1:42 Mr. Mock 4/9/ in 1937; held for 10 months box-folder 1:43 Mr. Dea ca in 1939; held for 3 months Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 6

7 box-folder 1:44 Mr. Dea 3/24/ in 1939; held for 1 month box-folder 1:45 Douglas Wong 7/12/ in 1939; held for 1 month box-folder 1:45 Martin OwYoung 7/12/ in 1938; held for 3 weeks box-folder 1:45 Dennis OwYoung 7/12/ in 1938; held for 3 weeks box-folder 1:46 Mr. Lowe ca in 1939; held for 2 months box-folder 1:47 Mr. Wong 4/11/ in 193_; held for 3 months box-folder 1:48 Immigration Inspector #1 ca box-folder 1:49 Immigration Inspector #2 ca box-folder 1:50 Immigration Inspector #3 [ca ] box-folder 1:51 Immigration Interpreter #1 5/8/ box-folder 1:51 Immigration Interpreter #2 5/8/ box-folder 1:51 Thomas Wu ca Minister's son box-folder 1:52 Henry Tom ca YMCA Director Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 7

8 box-folder 1:52 Fred Schulze ca Son of Tye Leung, Assistant to Matrons box-folder 1:53 Wife of a maintenance man 10/4/ Angel Island Oral History Project MS 283 8