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Yee, Tet Ming : Activist, Entrepreneur by Lia Dun Year of Arrival 1932 |
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After arriving at Angel Island on September 6, 1932, Yee Tet Ming (the true son of a Chinese merchant) was almost deported back to China for fraudulent entry when certain answers that he gave during the immigration interrogation did not match those of his father and brother. As a result, he had to spend six months locked up on Angel Island while his attorney appealed his case to the higher authorities. The experience would mark him forever. After he was admitted into the country, he devoted much of his life to fighting racial discrimination, labor organizing, and helping to build a stronger China. His work served to better the lives of Chinese Americans both during his time and for future generations. |
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Yee, Robertson Fon : Video Interview with Robertson Fon Yee by AIISF Year of Arrival 1921 |
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In the summer of 1997 and 1998, several former detainees returned to Angel Island where they were interviewed in the detention barracks. Here's an interview with Robertson Fon Yee. |
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Yee, Helen : My Immigrant Story by Helen Yee Year of Arrival 1940 |
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I was born in San Francisco at St. Luke Hospital on June 26, 1923. When I was 4 months old, my parents took me to Detroit, Michigan to enable themselves to open a laundry there. Due to the fast progression of the Ford and the General Motors Corp. business had expanded. Thus, the laundry business was a good thriving business. My parents heard of it through word of mouth. However mom had bad health problems. Medical bills used up the earnings. My dad’s mother, Grandma Yee, who lives in a remote village in China, sent word for my dad to return to China to remarry, after my mother died at age 32. I was the oldest at 12 years old. There were six of us. The youngest was one year old, not yet two. We arrived in China on January 1936. I became ill, then bedridden for two years, during the latter part of my four-year stay in China. |
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Yee, Chan Teung : Good Memories of My Dad, Chan Teung Yee by Helen W. Yee Year of Arrival 1928 |
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Admitted as a student in 1928, Mr. Yee spent most of his life as a laundryman in San Francisco. His daughter Helen shares her fond memories of his cooking prowess and gentle nature. |
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Yep, Ernest : Ernie's Story by As remembered by his children, Marilyn, Rosalyn, Raymond, & Helen on March 12, 2012 Year of Arrival 1926 |
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Young, Wing : Video Interview with Wing Young by AIISF Year of Arrival 1928 |
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In the summer of 1997 and 1998, several former detainees returned to Angel Island where they were interviewed in the detention barracks. Here's an interview with Wing Young. |
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