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Interview with Kathleen Wong Lau
Interviewer: Heaven Razon; Katherine Colvin
Date of Interview: 5-5-2021
Kathleen Wong was raised in Oakland, California to a mother who worked as a mechanic and a father who worked as a butcher. After initially dropping out of obtaining an undergraduate degree in the sciences at UC Davis, she decided to go into equity work in community programs in San Francisco. Eventually she went back to college and obtained her PhD. She now works as a Chief Diversity Officer at San Jose State University. She identifies as Chinese American and a woman of color. She is also a partner and a mother. She believes that the Auntie Sewing Squad saved her soul at a time of social unrest and personal loss during COVID-19.
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Interview with Grace Yoo
Interviewer: Kat Patrice; Jaspreet Klair
Date of Interview: 4-29-2021
Dr. Grace Yoo is a Korean American who was raised in southern California and currently teaches in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University. She has two sons that helped her with the mask-making process during the summer. She also encourages her students to be advocates and get involved with each other and the community.
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Interview with Lilit Yoo
Interviewer: Mallory Garcia; Edna Ruiz
Date of Interview: 11-18-2020
Lilit Yoo is a Korean-Canadian woman who recently became a U.S. citizen. She first came to the U.S. as a graduate student to study at the Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University. Her ceremony to become a U.S. citizen was actually done during the time of the pandemic, which meant it was different than what is traditionally done. The Auntie Sewing Squad was the first nation-wide organization that Lilit Yoo has ever joined.
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