Margaret "Margie" Lew's Oral History, part 2
Title
Margaret "Margie" Lew's Oral History, part 2
Margaret "Margie" Lew's Oral History, part 2
Margaret "Margie" Lew's Oral History, part 2
Margaret "Margie" Lew's Oral History, part 2
Subject
Chinatowns
Chinese American families
Chinese American women
Chinese Americans--California--Los Angeles
Chinese Americans--Employment
Chinese Americans--Ethnic identity
Chinese Americans--Social conditions
Chinese Americans--Social life and customs
Chinese Americans--Societies, etc.
World War II
Oral History--California--Los Angeles
Asian Americans--California--Politics and government
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
Chinese Americans--Social life and customs
Oral History--California--Los Angeles;Asian Americans--California--Politics and government;World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area;Chinese Americans--Social life and customs
Oral History--California--Los Angeles;Asian Americans--California--Politics and government;World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area;Chinese Americans--Social life and customs
Description
Margaret "Margie" Doris Lew begins her second interview by explaining how she began making jewelry, editing the Los Angeles City Employees Asian American Association newsletter, and collecting stamps through her employment at Los Angeles City Hall. Lew recalls writing letters to her future husband while he was on sea duty in World War II, as well as living in the Chinatown YWCA and working at Pacific Greyhound in wartime San Francisco. She describes raising her children in Los Angeles, building their L-shaped house in Hillside Village, and her favorite family trips to national parks and reflects upon her Chinese American identity and early encounters with racism. Lew shares about editing newsletters and the Gum Saan Journal for the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, writing letters to a Chinese American veteran of the Vietnam War, and tutoring students at the Chinatown Branch Library. Lew mentions her passion for parades, crafts, and crime shows, and concludes her interview by expressing pride in her big family and “up” attitude.
Margaret "Margie" Doris Lew begins her second interview explaining how she began making jewelry, editing the Los Angeles City Employees Asian American Association newsletter, and collecting stamps through her employment at Los Angeles City Hall. Lew recalls writing letters to her future husband while he was on sea duty in World War II, as well as living in the Chinatown YWCA and working at Pacific Greyhound in wartime San Francisco. She describes raising her children in Los Angeles, building their L-shaped house in Hillside Village, and her favorite family trips to national parks, and reflects upon her Chinese American identity and early encounters with racism. Lew shares about editing newsletters and the Gum Saan Journal for the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, writing letters to a Chinese American veteran of the Vietnam War, and tutoring students at the Chinatown Branch Library. Lew mentions her passion for parades, crafts, and crime shows, and concludes her interview expressing pride in her big family and “up” attitude.
Margaret "Margie" Doris Lew begins her second interview explaining how she began making jewelry, editing the Los Angeles City Employees Asian American Association newsletter, and collecting stamps through her employment at Los Angeles City Hall. Lew recalls writing letters to her future husband while he was on sea duty in World War II, as well as living in the Chinatown YWCA and working at Pacific Greyhound in wartime San Francisco. She describes raising her children in Los Angeles, building their L-shaped house in Hillside Village, and her favorite family trips to national parks, and reflects upon her Chinese American identity and early encounters with racism. Lew shares about editing newsletters and the Gum Saan Journal for the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, writing letters to a Chinese American veteran of the Vietnam War, and tutoring students at the Chinatown Branch Library. Lew mentions her passion for parades, crafts, and crime shows, and concludes her interview expressing pride in her big family and “up” attitude.
Margaret "Margie" Doris Lew begins her second interview explaining how she began making jewelry, editing the Los Angeles City Employees Asian American Association newsletter, and collecting stamps through her employment at Los Angeles City Hall. Lew recalls writing letters to her future husband while he was on sea duty in World War II, as well as living in the Chinatown YWCA and working at Pacific Greyhound in wartime San Francisco. She describes raising her children in Los Angeles, building their L-shaped house in Hillside Village, and her favorite family trips to national parks, and reflects upon her Chinese American identity and early encounters with racism. Lew shares about editing newsletters and the Gum Saan Journal for the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, writing letters to a Chinese American veteran of the Vietnam War, and tutoring students at the Chinatown Branch Library. Lew mentions her passion for parades, crafts, and crime shows, and concludes her interview expressing pride in her big family and “up” attitude.
Creator
Phun, Juily
Roman, David
Lew, Margaret
Source
Asian American Pacific Islander Oral History Project
Publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Date
2017-04-15
2017-04-15
2017-04-15
2017-04-15
Contributor
Jeong, Sae Hee "Keshy"
Rights
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Format
mp3
Language
eng
Type
Sound
Identifier
Lew_Margaret_02.mp3
Coverage
Los Angeles (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Interviewer
Juily Phun
David Roman
Juily Phun
David Roman
Juily Phun
David Roman
Interviewee
Lew, Margaret
Margaret Lew
Margaret Lew
Margaret Lew
Location
Alhambra (Calif.)
Duration
01:52:54
PT1H52M55S
PT1H52M55S
PT1H52M55S
OHMS Object
https://web.calstatela.edu/library/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Interview109586.xml
Citation
Phun, Juily
, Roman, David, and Lew, Margaret, “Margaret "Margie" Lew's Oral History, part 2,” California State University - Los Angeles, accessed December 10, 2025, https://calstatela-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/826.

