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The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
A photograph of a newly-arrived Chinese “refugee” family at Los Angeles Airport, June 12, 1962.

A photograph of a newly-arrived Chinese “refugee” family at Los Angeles Airport, June 12, 1962.

The original photograph description reads: “Members of the Chang family. They are the first Chinese refugee family under the newly-raised immigration quota for refugees from China that arrived to Los Angeles from Hong Kong. The Changs were being sponsored by her mother Mrs. Anna Wong, who has resided in the nation's capital for the past 15 years. From left, rear: Chang Sun Ying, 14; the father Chang, 36, holding 2 year old Chang Shang Ying; the mother Chang Kan Tai, 34, holding 1 year old Chang Lun Ying. Front row: Chang Tse Ying, 9; Chang Li Ying,12; Chang Tse Say, 7; and Chang We Ying, 4. Mr. Chang had been a typist with the U.S. Army Advisory Group in Nanking during WWII, where he gained his hopes for a life of freedom and opportunity at that time. The Chang family will continue on to Washington D.C.”

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“First Chinese refugee family arrives,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/9c6b210af94af2e69a6cc3a75ef5aa5d.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library via California Digital Library.

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Item 9 of 15 in the Primary Source Set The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

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An illustration of a Chinese family in China, ca. 1905.
A photograph of a seated Chinese woman who has undergone foot binding, ca. 1925.
A pair of women’s embroidered Chinese foot-binding shoes displayed at the 1904 World’s Fair.
A drawing depicting folk warriors in Chinese culture.
A photograph of an actor in Chinese theater portraying a woman warrior character with a weapon, 1920s.
A photograph of actors performing a Chinese theater scene in which a woman warrior in a wintry setting comes upon a woman, 1920s.
A photograph of the actor Ch'i-hsing-teng as a woman warrior holding a whip, 1920s.
A photograph of a newly-arrived Chinese “refugee” family at Los Angeles Airport, June 12, 1962.
A photograph of a group of Chinese Americans holding signs that say "Please help Chinese refugees" in English and Chinese.
A photograph of the Lee family preparing to leave Hong Kong to fly to the US, ca. 1968.
A photograph of the Lee family enjoying their Thanksgiving dinner, ca. 1970.
A poster by the Committee for True Representation of China for a protest rally in San Jose, California, 1974.
A poster announcing a celebration of International Women’s Year, 1975.
A photograph of President Nixon meeting with the chairman of the Communist Party in China, Mao Zedong, February 29, 1972.

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