Wine Country Roots: The History of the Chinese in Napa

Oral History

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

"Wine Country Roots": The History of the Chinese in Napa

Entry/Object ID

2008.97.209

Scope and Content

KVON Wine Country Documentary by news anchor Natalie Leong, recorded 1998. Contents include: 1. The Gold Rush 2. Trans-continental Railroad 3. Local railroads 4. Wine making 5. Chinatowns 6. Religion 7. Anti-Chinese Movement 8. The Exclusion Act 9. Chan Wah Jack 10. The Legacy Access: This cassette has been digitized and audio file is available by request.

Collection

Oral History

Acquisition

Accession

2008.97

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Recording, Audio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Recording

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Immigrants, Railroads, Racism, Wine industry

Search Terms

Lai Hing Company, Beringer Winery

Oral History Details

Interviewee

Natalie Leong, News Anchor

Interview Date

1998

Length of Interview

33 minutes

Primary Language

English

Recording Media

Cassette Recording

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jack, Chan Wah, Chan, Shuck

Create Date

June 20, 2021

Update Date

July 3, 2026