Overview of the Paula Gillett collection

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Title: Paula Gillett collection
Date (inclusive): 1982-1986
Collection Number: 87012
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Autobiographical essays by immigrant and refugee children in California public schools, relating to their lives in their native countries, their journeys to the United States, and their experiences in adjusting to life in the United States and to American schools. Many of the children came from East Asia and Southeast Asia.
source: Gillett, Paula
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Paula Gillett collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

Autobiographical essays by immigrant and refugee children in California public schools, relating to their lives in their native countries, their journeys to the United States, and their experiences in adjusting to life in the United States and to American schools. Many of the children came from East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Asian Americans
Refugees
United States -- Emigration and immigration
Education -- California
Children of immigrants
Gillett, Paula

 

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