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...

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...

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...

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Includes chapter history (folder 11), miscellaneous activism (folder 12), services provided by JACL (folder 13), miscellaneous administrative records (folder 14), miscellaneous events (folder 15), Abbie Salyers Grub's paper (folder 16), 65th anniversary presentation (folder 17), Texas state board of education (folder 18), tpm (folder 19), responses (folder 20), pictures (folder 21), Japan fest 2008 (folder 22), and Gala 2009 (folder 23).

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Includes newsclipping on C. Y. Chu being first Chinese grocer in Houston.

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...

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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.

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...

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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.

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...