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Identifier
YoungBill_2008_CRP
Description
The Interview starts with what Mr. Young knows about his family coming over from China where he is not fairly lucid of his early memories then jumps around to different points, such as his time working in the Salinas Drive-in market to when he was in the military, then back to Salinas, back to the military and then back to Salinas, each time going to a different period in time. His stories about World War Two are just as lucid as his stories of Korea and he recalls family history of his grandfather being a merchant, that his grandmother was his grandfather's second wife, and that she lived with them briefly just as clearly. Near the end we go over some picture boards he made highlighting the military services of his family as well as the campaign he waged to reduce the sentences of some Marines who killed some Vietnamese laborers with a pamphlet he made called "An Act of Kindness". After the bulk of the interview is over, the interviewer thanks him for his service, which is playfully denied as "Bullshit" showing the spunk and energy of the 84-year-old.
Interview Date
11-2-2008
Interviewer
Kris Kritscher
Geographic Coverage
Salinas (Calif.)
Subjects
Chinatown (Salinas, Calif.); Chinese American families; Chinese American grocers; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
Type
Sound
Genre
Oral histories
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Language
eng
Digital Collection
Chinatown Renewal Project
Repository
Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay
Disclaimer
These oral histories express the personal views, memories, and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy or views of California State University, Monterey Bay.
Recommended Citation
Young, Bill and California State University, Monterey Bay, "Interview with Bill Young" (2008). Chinatown Renewal Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/ohcma_chinatown/3
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