Asian Americans in Grand Junction: Mesa County Historical Society Program

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In a Mesa County Historical Society program about Asian Americans in Grand Junction, Colorado, Judy Prosser-Armstrong speaks about the history of Japanese Americans in the Grand Valley. Shigeko Van Dine explains the art of Japanese dollmaking. George Woolsey Jr. gives a talk about the history of the Far East Restaurant, where the program took place, and about owner Ray Quan, the Chinese immigrant whose family founded the restaurant. This recording is provided by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.

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Title: Asian Americans in Grand Junction: Mesa County Historical Society Program
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Subject: Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Immigrants -- West (U.S.), Asian Americans, Dollmaking, Restaurants -- Colorado, Chinese restaurants, China -- History, Cooking, Chinese, Business enterprises -- Colorado -- Biography, Grand Junction (Colo.) -- History, Japanese Americans -- Force removal and internment, 1942-1945
Description: In a Mesa County Historical Society program about Asian Americans in Grand Junction, Colorado, Judy Prosser-Armstrong speaks about the history of Japanese Americans in the Grand Valley. Shigeko Van Dine explains the art of Japanese dollmaking. George Woolsey Jr. gives a talk about the history of the Far East Restaurant, where the program took place, and about owner Ray Quan, the Chinese immigrant whose family founded the restaurant. This recording is provided by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Date: January 31, 1984-, October 16, 2024
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (51:02) digitized from source material (Interview 728: Audiocassette 1); +1 transcript.
Identifier: mesa:2117, : OH 728 Woolsey, George A. Jr.OH 728 Van Dine, Shigeko M.OH 728 Prosser-Armstrong, Judy Ann
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Language: English
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Asian Americans in Grand Junction: Mesa County Historical Society Program

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