0279001-029-001-001

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Record Identifier: 0279001-029-001-001

Record Creation Date: 2021-07-06

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Title: Oral history interview with Richard Chin

Creator Name: Boston (Mass.). Office of the Mayor

Type of Resource: oral histories (literary works)

Date Created: circa 1975/1976

Language: english

Conditions Governing Reproduction: In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted

LCSH Subject Heading: South End (Boston, Mass.)

LCSH Subject Heading: Chinese Americans

LCSH Subject Heading: Chinatown (Boston, Mass.)

LCSH Subject Heading: Urban renewal

LCSH Subject Heading: Boston Public Schools

LCSH Subject Heading: Americanization

City: tgn:7013445

Neighborhood: tgn:4012577

Collection name and number: Boston 200 records (0279.001)

Box and folder location: Box 29, Folder 1

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Other descriptive data: Oral history with Richard Chin. Chin describes his family’s move from Chinatown to the South End after the construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike in 1955-57. He notes that many Chinese South End residents commuted to Chinatown regularly to access community, socialization, and work opportunities. He also describes the racial diversity of the South End and its public schools, in comparison to the all-Chinese language Quincy School which many young Chinatown residents attended. Finally, Chin discusses assimilation and generational differences within the Chinese American community. Other topics mentioned include Dover Street, the Combat Zone, South Boston, Shawmut Avenue, Castle Square, Broadway, Hudson Street, Tyler Street, the Abraham Lincoln School, and the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center. Note: Interview subject is referred to as both “Richard Chin” and “Julius Eng.”

Processing Information: Transcript includes editorial note by a third party at the beginning.

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