Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Liping Zhu describes the experiences of Chinese immigrants in the American West in the last 19th and early 20th centuries. He describes the employment open to Chinese immigrants, including mining and railroad construction, the reasons for their high mortality rates, and cultural exchanges. Zhu discusses Chinese funerals, the fall of the Ching Dynasty, Chinese food, fireworks, and the tight-knit community of the Chinese immigrants in the West.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
7-22-1998
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
From Far East to Old West Oral History Project, OH 436
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 436-012
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (18pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:03:29 minutes
Local Filename
OH_436_012.mp3; OH_436_012.pdf
Citation
Zhu, Liping, "Liping Zhu Interview, July 22, 1998" (1998). From Far East to Old West Oral History Project. 11.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/fareast_oldwest_oralhistory/11