Emigration and immigration;Cultural assimilation;Americanization;Family;Parents;Children;Community college students;Work;Education;Language;Guangdong Sheng (China);Laundry
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1981.001.001 Oral History Interview with Andy Eng January 13, 1981

In this interview, Andy Eng talks about his upbringing in China, his family, and how he immigrated to the United States. Eng was born in mainland China and both of his parents immigrated to the United States before him. Eng talks about living with his extended family and how he had to join gangs in Hong Kong in order to survive. Eng’s immigration to the United States was easier than expected because his father was already a citizen at that point. Eng talks about his experience in Brooklyn, the culture shock of coming to America, his education, and work experience starting in high school. Lastly, he discusses his laundry business in the 1960s as well as his children raised in America.