why and how a retired psychology professor became an historian of chinese in america
DESCRIPTION
Presentation at Chinese American Heritage Societies Conference, Seattle, WA, April 20, 2013. (I converted he Original Prezi slide file to Powerpoint so that slides could be synched with an audio file of the actual talk)TRANSCRIPT
Father Takes A Break
Mom’s Rare Breaks
Entire Block Replaced
Sam Lee “Parking Lot”?
Mom’s Angel Island Morality Quiz
When Madame Chiang Came Back to Macon
I just wanted to be a baseball star
Chop Chop, my only Chinese role model
Macon’s Farewell to Us
No Laundries in China
My g-g-fathers’ 19 laundries
Iowa’s Isolated Laundrymen
Anti-Chinese Feelings
Laundry As A ‘Prison’
Mocking the Laundryman
Mississippi Chinese
Chinese Grocery Families
Worked and Lived in Stores
Segregated Schools
A Fading Way of Life
Tribute to Chinese Mission School
Chinese Food Not Always Popular
Fears of Chinese Food
Family-run cafes were simple
Chop Suey Turned the Tide
All family members worked
In a mom and pop café kitchen
The closing of a family cafe
Closed!
Goal: Reach New Audiences
My ‘Chinese’ Name is not Jung
My Prophetic Name