Title:
Henry Woon photographs and scrapbooks, 1950-2000
Creator/Contributor:
Woon, Henry, 1926-, creator
Abstract:
The Henry Woon collection contains photographs and scrapbooks documenting Asian Americans and other people of color in the
San Francisco Bay Area from the 1950s to the early 2000s. The scrapbooks, which span the 1950s to the mid-1970s, contain newspaper
clippings, organizational materials, and other documents relating to the photographs. The collection also contains color photographs
of local ethnic organizations and community leaders.
Date:
1950 (issued)
Subject:
Asian Americans
Asian Americans -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Asian Americans -- Pictorial works
Chinese Americans -- Pictorial works
Asian Americans -- Societies etc
Asian Americans -- Political Activity -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Asian Americans -- Social life and customs
Chinatown (Oakland, Calif.) -- History -- Pictorial works
Oakland (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations
Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. Inquiries regarding this collection should be directed to Wei Chi Poon, curator.
Henry Woon was born on November 23, 1926 in Oakland's Chinatown. After graduating from Oakland Technical High School, he joined
the Army during World War II. During the Korean War, he re-entered the military as an Army Chinese interpreter. In 1956, Woon
graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, having majored in Political Science with a minor in Art. For ten
years, he worked for the government as a management analyst in the Programs and Management Division of the Comptrollers and
another ten years for President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Program. From the 1950s through the early 2000s, Woon was
an avid freelance photographer and photojournalist for East West and Asian Week newspapers. He was also a community activist
and a playwright.
In English.
Finding aid in progress.
Physical Description:
50 cartons, 133 boxes, 8 oversize boxes (97.1 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
AAS ARC 2004/1
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. Inquiries regarding this collection should be directed to Wei Chi Poon, curator.