Box 12
Container
Contains 21 Results:
Photograph of interior of Chungking Restaurant, Jensen Dr and Caplin St., Houston, TX, circa 1940s
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents
Chungking Restaurant was owned by Jim Wing, who was one of the first Chinese in Houston, arriving circa 1895. The Jim Wing family was part of the Joe family, and Jim Wing helped many Joe family members move to Houston and Texas. Wing owned many restaurants in downtown Houston, 1930s-1940s.
Dates:
2003 - 2021
Albert Gee clippings and ephemera related to his restaurant businesses, including the Poly-Asian Club.
File — Box: 12, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents
Also includes commemorative plate inscribed "Tuesday, October 16, 1962, Epicurean Evening, Your Host, Houston Restaurant Association" and is believed to be the plate presented to Albert Gee, who in 1961 was the first the first Asian-American president of the Houston Restaurant Association (HRA). Donated by Dr. Anne Chao, to whom the plate was presented in 2021 by the HRA.
Dates:
2003 - 2021
Rudolfo Hulen Fernandex, first known Asian graduate from Rice, 1917 - newsclippings
File — Box: 12, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
2003 - 2021
Japanese farmers, photographs courtesy of Japanese American Citizens League, 1900 - 1930
File — Box: 12, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
1900 - 1930
Momentum Midstream energy brochure, Frank Tsuru
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
2003 - 2021
Robert Gee article
File — Box: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
2003 - 2021
Eternal Ghandi Museum Houston, news article 2022
File — Box: 12, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
2003 - 2021
John (Chong) Henry Eng documents regarding WWII service
File — Box: 12, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
2003 - 2021
Panis, Francisco: WWII United States Army Forces in the Far East
File — Box: 12, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
2003 - 2021
Forbidden City images, 28 black and white images
File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with the following Asian Americans native to Houston: Edward Chen, Esther Quan, Gene L. Lee, Lewis Yee, Jane Gee, George Gee, Viola Chan, Wea Lee, Eugenie Chen, and Hannah Chow. The interviewees include a former rocket scientist and high school chemistry teacher, a founding member of the Chinese American...
Dates:
2003 - 2021