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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Old China Hands Oral History Project Collection
Creator:
California State University, Northridge. University
Library
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.OCHOH
Physical Description:
94.6 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): 1996-2019
Abstract: The Old China Hands Oral History
Project Collection consists of oral histories of "Old China Hands," foreigners who lived and
worked in China before or shortly after the Communist takeover of the country in 1949. The
experiences of Old China Hands are particulary valuable to historians studying modern
Chinese history and world history, as well as those interested in intercultural
communications.
Language of Material:
English, Chinese,
German, Russian.
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
The
Old China Hands Oral History Project Collection consists
of nearly 200 audio interviews with "Old China Hands," foreigners who lived and worked in
China before or shortly after the Communist takeover of China in 1949. Interview topics
include daily life in China, impressions of local culture and business, and experiences
related to World War II such as the Japanese occupation and internment of Allied country
citizens residing in China. Transcripts are available for all interviews.
Many of the interviews were recorded at Old China Hands reunions, beginning with the 1996
reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The collection is divided into seven series arranged chronologically,
Las Vegas, Nevada Reunion, (1996),
Northridge,
California
(2002),
Independent Interviews (2004-2019),
Portland, Oregon Reunion
(2006),
Fremont, California (2011),
Shanghai,
China
(2012), and
China Marines (2014). Interviews are
arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the narrator for all series.
Series I,
Las Vegas, Nevada Reunion contains oral histories
conducted at the Las Vegas Old China Hands Reunion by a team led by Sue Fawn Chung,
professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Series II,
Northridge, California contains interviews conducted
in 2002 at Northridge.
Series III,
Independent Interviews contains interviews
unconnected with a particular event.
Series IV,
Portland, Oregon Reunion contains interviews
conducted by the Old China Hands Archives at the Portland Old China Hands Reunion.
Series V,
Fremont, California
contains oral history interviews conducted by the Old China Hands Archives
primarily at the Macau Cultural Center in Fremont, California. The bulk of these interviews
are with descendents of Portuguese emigrants.
Series VI,
Shanghai, China contains oral history interviews
conducted by the Old China Hands Archives during a trip to Shanghai.
Series VII,
China Marines Reunion contains oral histories
recorded at the China Marines Reunion in Charleston, South Carolina by the Old China Hands
Archives.
Series I: Las Vegas, Nevada Reunion, 1996
Series II: Northridge, California, 2002
Series III: Independent Interviews, 2004-2019
Series IV: Portland, Oregon Reunion, 2006
Series V: Fremont, California, 2011
Series VI: Shanghai, China, 2012
Series VII: China Marines Reunion, 2014
Interviews and transcripts in this collection are available electronically as a part of the
Digital Collection
Old China Hands Oral History Project.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiovisual materials