Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Crystal Shors discusses growing up in a Chinese American family in Helena, Montana. She describes how her grandfather emigrated from China around the turn of the 20ieth century and worked as a janitor at the Union Bank. Shors recalls her father’s views on being an American and cultural assimilation, as well as his ownership of the OK Café and the Yat Sun Chinese Restaurant in Helena. Shors also discusses her own research into Chinese culture, experience, and population in Helena, including information on the Mullan Tunnel.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
7-21-1998
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 436-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (15pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:38:32 minutes
Local Filename
OH_436_008.mp3; OH_436_008.pdf
Citation
Shors, Crystal, "Crystal Wong Shors Interview, July 21, 1998" (1998). From Far East to Old West Oral History Project. 7.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/fareast_oldwest_oralhistory/7