Kathy Haaga and Emerald "Emmi" Dunn
Recorded
February 4, 2024
Archived
February 4, 2024
34:04 minutes
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Description
Kathy Haaga (73) interviews her friend Emerald "Emmi" Dunn [no age given] on their work documenting the history of Chinese-Americans in the Mid-South region.Subject Log / Time Code
Kathy Haaga introduces herself and Emerald "Emmi" Dunn.
Emmi talks about their family's immigration story to the United States. Emmi explains the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Emmi talks about their grandfather's journey from Seattle, WA to Arkansas. Emmi talks about the paternal side of their family.
Emmi talks about their parents and how they met. Emmi talks bout speaking English and studying Chinese growing up.
Emmi talks about their schooling and arriving in Memphis, TN.
Emmi talks about the Chinese community in Memphis and where Chinese people fit within the Black/White binary of the racially segregated South.
Emmi talks about pursuing higher education and where they worked after college. Emmi speaks about meeting their husband.
Emmi talks about returning to Memphis and their interests in Chinese-Americans in the Mid-South.
Emmi talks about the beginnings and extent of their research in the Chinese community in the Mid-South.
Emmi emphasizes the importance of education about and awareness of Chinese history in Memphis, and their efforts in the community to do so. Emmi talks about current projects that they are working on.
Participants
- Kathy Haaga
- Emerald "Emmi" Dunn