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Kaleena Kam Interview: Migrating with their Belongings

Date: 1984-2017 Material: Ipad mini; voice record pro app Dimension: In point: 00:18:44; Out point: 00:19:25
Creator: Kam, Kaleena Contributor: Huang, Yingwen Identifier: aql:23326 valet-20170706-133828

Description: Date Recorded: June 21, 2017; Location Recorded: Manhattan; Kaleena migrated to New York with her family in 1984 from Hong Kong. Her family tried to bring as much as they could to America. Because they knew they were starting a new life and don’t know what to expect in a new country, they brought a lot of clothes and other things with them to America. Even though there were things left behind, her older brother who was the last to migrate took care of the rest.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:24864

Creator : Kam, Kaleena

Contributor : Huang, Yingwen

Date : 1984-2017

Summary/Description : Date Recorded: June 21, 2017; Location Recorded: Manhattan; Kaleena migrated to New York with her family in 1984 from Hong Kong. Her family tried to bring as much as they could to America. Because they knew they were starting a new life and don’t know what to expect in a new country, they brought a lot of clothes and other things with them to America. Even though there were things left behind, her older brother who was the last to migrate took care of the rest.

Subject : Emigration and immigration

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Coverage : Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral History

Format : Ipad mini; voice record pro app; In point: 00:18:44; Out point: 00:19:25

Identifier : aql:23326 valet-20170706-133828

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