The author's life in California's Central Valley as a member of one of the few Chinese families there, and her experiences working in the Oy Quong laundry and living life as a first-generation Chinese. The authors personally presented this book to NCHS in 1998.
Collection
Books
Acquisition
Accession
1999.8
Source or Donor
Greenlee, Mrs. Carolyn Wing
Acquisition Method
Gift
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Chinese, Chinese laborers, Chinese laundries, First-generation Chinese, Merced, Oy Quong Laundry, Merced