Description
The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and the UCLA Asian Studies Center initiated the
Southern California Chinese American Oral History Project in September 1978. The project collected oral histories from 165 Chinese residents who discussed their lives in Los Angeles
up to 1945. The collection consists of 400 hours of taped interviews, over 1700 pages of summaries and indices, an appendix
with the user's guide sample sheets, and descriptions of the cumulative index. Also includes interview transcripts. The transcripts
are in Chinese, mainly Cantonese dialects, with English translations.
Background
The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and the UCLA Asian Studies Center initiated the
Southern
California Chinese American
Oral
History
Project in September 1978; the project collected oral histories from 165 Chinese residents who discussed their lives in Los Angeles
up to 1945; most of the interviewees were over 60 years of age and were either native-born Americans or immigrant residents
in Los Angeles before 1940; selected interviews were conducted in other Southern California communities to provide a comparative
perspective to the Los Angeles experience.
Extent
3.5 linear feet
(7 boxes and 45 oversize shoeboxes)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance through our electronic paging system using the request button located on this page.