Wallace Lee interview, 2019-06-16
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Wallace Lee describes his and his parents journey from Hong Kong to Washington, D.C., where he grew up. Lee recalls meeting people at the Lee Family Association, helping his family's laundry business, attending Catholic school, moving to the suburbs, and playing sports with other Chinatown kids. He concludes by describing the decline of D.C.'s Chinatown, his desire to preserve the area, and businesses closing down.
Dates
- Creation: 2019-06-16
Creator
- Lee, Wallace, 1949- (Person)
- Yee, Stephenie (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Wallace Lee was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to the United States with his parents at three months old. He grew up at 2423 Pennsylvania Avenue above the laundry that his father owned, had two younger sisters, and went to Stevens Elementary School as a child. He attended Catholic schools before graduating from Gonzaga College High School in 1967. He graduated from the University of Maryland College Park in 1972 with a degree in Marketing before working as a Teleservices Representative at the IBM Corporation. As of this interview, Lee lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.13 Terabytes
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository