Oral History Archive

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Anthony Wang

Resident of senior housing in Coney Island was born in Shanghai and survived the Cultural Revolution

Lu Zhao

Calligrapher recounts his artistic journey from China's Guangdong Province to Brooklyn's Bensonhurst

Tim Law

Bilingual educator and founder of Chinese American Social Services Center in Bensonhurst

Juanhua Zhao

Tai chi teacher at Coney Island's Seaside Innovative Senior Center shares her life story

Boan Lin (Master Lin)

Tai chi master who was born in China shares memories of practicing and teaching his art in Brooklyn

Mr. Luong

Coney Island homeowner recalls fleeing Vietnam with his family in 1981 and settling in New York City

Ansen Tang

Director of United Chinese Association of Brooklyn in Bensonhurt, Dyker Heights, and Sheepshead Bay

Linda Zhang

Coney Island homeowner for 19 years enjoys organic gardening and walking on the boardwalk

Xin Song

Artist who used traditional Chinese paper cutting to create public art in Bay Parkway subway station

Yanglun Hsiao

A filmmaker and film editor from Taiwan living in Brighton Beach

Yi Xin Tong

Living in Gravesend, artist from China's Mount Lushan feels closest to home at Coney Island Creek

Kai Fung

Homeowner in Coney Island's West End for almost 30 years and first member of his family to settle here