1994.007.002 Oral History Interview with Anonymous 1993/07/01

 

In this interview, the narrator relates her life story with a backdrop of generations of her family history. She describes Vietnam, living in Saigon, the Vietcong takeover, the process of her family fleeing, and immigrating to America as a refugee. The narrator discusses her entrepreneurial pursuits by evaluating each business that she started along with each demise. She looks at the real estate business in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn; providing general rent information and identifying the future prospects for the area and its Chinese American residents. Interview in Mandarin conducted by Gregory Ruf.

0:08 - 介绍家庭成员,去越南前的家庭状况 Family members introduced and their condition before they went to Vietnam

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12:40 - 在越南的生活 Introduction to her life story in Vietnam

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34:30 - 如何离开越南前往美国 How they left Vietnam and came to United States

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43:29 - 刚到美国的生活(英语,租房) Her life when she and her children had just arrived in U.S. (language skill, renting)

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48:15 - 在纽约的工作和生意:开成衣厂,礼品店 (在她的地产生意之前) Her job and business in New York: garment factory and gift shop (before real estate business)

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54:50 - 在纽约的地产生意和她孩子在纽约的工作和学习 Her real estate business and her children's jobs and study in New York

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61:03 - 在布鲁克林八大道附近的中国社区和八大道附近的房地产情况 Chinese community around 8th Ave in Brooklyn and condition of real estate around area

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