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Full-Text Articles in Asian American Studies
Wong Family: Violet Chan (Middle), Jacob Lethbridge
Wong Family: Violet Chan (Middle), Jacob Lethbridge
Chinese American Stories
There was hardly a time growing up when Violet Chan did not have responsibilities. As a child in China, she had a major role in obtaining food for her family and caring for her mother. Later, as a teenager, she had primary responsibility for taking care of her baby brothers. Despite the duties asked of her, Violet had an underlying passion for an education and she fixed her sights on that goal…
Wong Family: Sandra Won (Middle), Oksana Ivashchenko
Wong Family: Sandra Won (Middle), Oksana Ivashchenko
Chinese American Stories
Growing up in a close-knit Chinese family, Sandra Won had a happy upbringing with parents who didn’t impose adult roles on her. They made sure that she had time to be a child, to play and to experience a wide variety of activities. Her entrance into adulthood was gradual and, in her mind, was marked by a variety of ordinary events in her life…