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Connie Young Yu Interview – Chinese Railroad Workers in North America

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Interviewee: Connie Young Yu (Great-granddaughter of Lee Wong Sang) Interviewer: Barre Fong Date: March 29, 2013 Location: Los Altos Hills, California Length of the Interview: 30 minutes, 22 seconds Transcript: 00:00 OPENING 00:10 Yu: I’m Connie Young-Yu. I was born in LA [Los Angeles], California to John and Mary Young, who are American-born. I lived in a house in Whittier when my father was overseas for World War II; he was in China, Burma, India theater of operations . My earliest memories are of my mother reading his letters from China. He was a captain in the ordinance. He was a liaison officer, and I was very very aware of the war as a- just a toddler. 00:53 Yu: Sister, Janey, three years older. She helped take care of me. 01:00 Yu: My grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Yun-Sun Guang of San Jose, pioneer family, lived with us, so I had- I felt very surrounded by family and history and, you know, people talking about their work and their immigration. Synopsis: Connie Young-Yu introduces h

← Main Interviews Page Connie Young Yu Great-granddaughter of Lee Wong Sang Interviewee: Connie Young Yu (Great-granddaughter of Lee Wong Sang) Interviewer: Barre Fong Date: March 29, 2013 Location: Los Altos Hills, California Length of the Interview: 30 minutes, 22 seconds Introduction / Memories of Immediate Family Transcript: 00:00 OPENING 00:10 Yu: I’m Connie Young-Yu. I was born in LA [Los Angeles], California to John and Mary Young, who are American-born. I lived in a house in Whittier when my father was overseas for World War II; he was in China, Burma, India theater of operations

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