Chinese American

Abstract Travis Jeffres conducted this remote interview on February 22, 2023, with Katheryn and Edmond Fong as part of the Documenting Chinese History in Greater Boise through Oral History project. Katheryn and Edmond Fong, children of Harry Fong, offer their memories of Boise’s Chinese population, Boise’s Chinatown, and growing up in Boise as Chinese Americans. Their father, Harry Fong, arrived in Boise from China in 1911 and quickly became an indispensable figure in the community. He worked as an...

Abstract Travis Jeffres conducted this remote interview on March 7th, 2023, with William Ah Fong as part of the Documenting Chinese History in Greater Boise through Oral History project. William Ah Fong, the great-grandson of C.K. Ah Fong a Chinese herbal specialist, offers his memories of Boise’s Chinese population, Boise’s Chinatown, and growing up in Boise as a Chinese American person. Fong discusses his family history, including his great-grandfather’s immigration from China, the evolution of his...