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Oral history interview with Ben Woo

Carbon copy of Philippine Dialect Document Four Onion skin carbon copied pages typed entitled "Language and Dialects of the Philippine Islands ( A bibliography)" the second to fourth pages are a bibliography. On the first page the section on the left…

Bibliography Japanese American and Japanese Canadian Evacuation and Resettlement: A Bibliography by Tetsuden Kashima, UW. Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest: A bibliography prepared by the staff of the Tacoma Public Library from Materials…

Blog post outlining the installation of bilingual street signs in Little Saigon

Paper measures 5 1/2 x 6 3/4." At the top is a heading for Wing C. Luke Attorney At Law with his address and phone number. Below are typed the name and address of Peter D. Woo and the date "2-10-56." Below this is a double line across the paper and…

Translation of a Chinese bill: Your patronage is welcome N.O. 106.107 March and April's rent charge all together you owe 20 yuan. Agent Hu Jun Zhi Xiao Du gong Suo To Mr Eng He Gong Yi enterpraise Ltd. Seattle April 10th 1931 On the top of the bill…

Translation of Chinese bill: On the top it is printed as: Our company has some rooms to rent. They all are upstairs if the tenant want to change your room or expire your contract. Please contact with our office (Guang De Hao) and register it. If not…

Chinese bill translated as: Your patronage is welcome June 5th buy things 27.90 yuan candy 2 boxes 0.65 yuan June 28th buy things 3.20 yuan August 3rd 3 jars of wine Jia Pi Trademark 10.50 yuan another small one 0.25 yuan August 27th 4 jars of wine…

Chinese bill translated as: Your patronage is welcome. To settle the account in the previous term Balance +566.44 yuan (you save 566.44 yuan) March 5th save 100 yuan April 3rd save 100 yuan May 2nd save 100 yuan June 5th save 100 yuan July 2nd save…

Chinese statement translated as: Continued from the proceeding balance you saved 910.56 yuan. Debit side September 7th 1923 save 200 yuan October 25th save 1000 yuan Total: 1200 yuan Credit side July 14th 1923 draw 97.78 yuan to buy Ginseng September…