Public Lecture by John Eng-Wong October 25, 2007, 7:30 pm Rhode Island Historical Society, Aldrich House, 110 Benevolent St., Providence Brown University Visiting Scholar John Eng-Wong first met Doris Fong thirty years ago and soon realized that she was a key figure in the history of Rhode Island's Chinese community. Later in life, Doris discovered that she was adopted as a child and that her birth name was Leah Woo. Doris is one of a rapidly diminishing number of survivors from the time when there really was a "Chinatown" in Providence. Eng-Wong has been working to record Fong's recollections as a way to begin preserving the story of Chinese Americans in Rhode Island. Join us in viewing the resulting slide show that uses Doris' life as a way of understanding the circumstances of a mostly understudied group in Rhode Island.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Stories of Doris, Leah and Grace - RI Chinese American Chronicles
The Stories of Doris, Leah and Grace - RI Chinese American Chronicles
Public Lecture by John Eng-Wong October 25, 2007, 7:30 pm Rhode Island Historical Society, Aldrich House, 110 Benevolent St., Providence Brown University Visiting Scholar John Eng-Wong first met Doris Fong thirty years ago and soon realized that she was a key figure in the history of Rhode Island's Chinese community. Later in life, Doris discovered that she was adopted as a child and that her birth name was Leah Woo. Doris is one of a rapidly diminishing number of survivors from the time when there really was a "Chinatown" in Providence. Eng-Wong has been working to record Fong's recollections as a way to begin preserving the story of Chinese Americans in Rhode Island. Join us in viewing the resulting slide show that uses Doris' life as a way of understanding the circumstances of a mostly understudied group in Rhode Island.
Public Lecture by John Eng-Wong October 25, 2007, 7:30 pm Rhode Island Historical Society, Aldrich House, 110 Benevolent St., Providence Brown University Visiting Scholar John Eng-Wong first met Doris Fong thirty years ago and soon realized that she was a key figure in the history of Rhode Island's Chinese community. Later in life, Doris discovered that she was adopted as a child and that her birth name was Leah Woo. Doris is one of a rapidly diminishing number of survivors from the time when there really was a "Chinatown" in Providence. Eng-Wong has been working to record Fong's recollections as a way to begin preserving the story of Chinese Americans in Rhode Island. Join us in viewing the resulting slide show that uses Doris' life as a way of understanding the circumstances of a mostly understudied group in Rhode Island.
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