Papers of San Francisco based Chinese American immigration attorney Kenneth Y. Fung.

Kenneth Y. Fung (1899-1952) was born Yee Kwai Fung, in San Francisco, California, in September 1899. Fung was an immigration attorney based in San Francisco. He was president of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance from 1947 to 1949. In 1928, he testified before Congress, about H. R. 6974, and the unequal treatment of Chinese American spouses under the American immigration system. Fung was a friend and colleague of You Chung (Y. C.) Hong, an immigration attorney in Los Angeles, California. Fung married Chan Yuen Ying (approximately 1902-1987), in China, in June 1922; they had five children: Robert (born 1923), Sherman (born 1925), Wellington (1927-1928), Herbert (born 1929), and Phyllis (born 1930). Kenneth Y. Fung died in September 1952 in San Francisco.

12.73 Linear Feet (15 boxes)

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