Chinese American Women Oral History Project

collection

Collection of oral histories that center around life in China, emigration and settlement in the United States, family life, education, work, ethnic identity, assimilation and acculturation, and continuing ties to China. Primarily consists of audiotapes. The Chinese Historical Society of New England also has copies of this collection that are not processed or digitized.

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Collection Type
Archival Collection
Digitization Status
Partially Digitized
Access Restriction Status
Partly Restricted Access
Access Policy Notes
This collection is mostly open for research, but some folders are restricted and sensitive material may be screened by the archivist.
Project Status
The records have been mostly digitized and are available on Harvard Library's archives portal. The material is also available to consult in person at Harvard.
Project Start Year
1991
Project End Year
2010
Materials Start Year
1991
Materials End Year
2019
Official Website
https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/13265/digital_only
Described At Url
https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/13265
Material Types General
Moving Images
Sound Recordings
Material Types Specific
Interviews
Transcripts
Vhs
Subject
Workers Rights
Bilingual Education
Immigrants Rights
Womens History
Language
Chinese
English
Creator
Chinese Historical Society of New England
Caroline Chang
Maintainer
Radcliffe Institute Harvard University