Tang Hon Cheung 鄧漢章 papers, 1940s-1980s

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Summary

Creators:
Cheung, Tang Hon, 1892-1977
Abstract:
Tang Hon Cheung 鄧漢章, 1892-1977, was born in Hulong Dalou Cun, Taishan, near Kaiping, Guangdong, China. The collection comprises photographs, correspondence, family papers, and various historical materials associated with Tang's family, the Chinese American community in Arizona, and the Nationalist Chinese Air Force "Thunder Tigers" team in Arizona.
Extent:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box (1.16 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Chinese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Tang Hon Cheung 鄧漢章 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises photographs, correspondence, family papers, and various historical materials associated with Tang's family, the Chinese American community in Arizona, and the Nationalist Chinese Air Force "Thunder Tigers" team in Arizona.

Biographical / historical:

Tang Hon Cheung 鄧漢章, 1892-1977, was born in Hulong Dalou Cun, Taishan, near Kaiping, Guangdong, China. He immigrated to the United States in 1924, initially leaving his first wife and two children in China. Tang settled in Phoenix, Arizona, where he joined a small community of Chinese immigrants, many of whom were also from Taishan. There, he established a grocery business. Following the death of his first wife, Tang temporarily returned to China and married his second wife, Soo Hoo Shee (司徒玉美, also known as Mae Tang). In the early 1940s, Tang and Soo Hoo supported Chinese Nationalist pilots, popularly known as the "Thunder Tigers", who trained at Luke and Williams Airfields near Phoenix and Tucson during World War II. In 1953, Tang and his family relocated to San Francisco, California, where they became active volunteers in the Chinese American community. Tang was naturalized as a United States citizen in 1973. He passed away in 1977, and Soo Hoo passed away in 1968.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2024.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Tang Hon Cheung 鄧漢章 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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