Finding Aid to the Him Mark Lai research files, additions, 1834-2009 (bulk 1970-2008) Collection number: AAS ARC 2010/1 Ethnic Studies Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Funding for processing this collection was provided by Mrs. Laura Lai. Date Completed: June 2014 Finding Aid Written By: Dongyi (Helen) Qi, Haochen (Daniel) Shan, Shuyu (Clarissa) Lu, and Janice Otani. © 2014 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. COLLECTION SUMMARY Collection Title: Him Mark Lai research files, additions, 1834-2009 (bulk 1970-2008) Collection Number: AAS ARC 2010/1 Creator: Lai, H. Mark Extent: 95 Cartons, 33 Boxes, 7 Oversize Folders; (131.22 linear feet) Repository: Ethnic Studies Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-2360 Phone: (510) 643-1234 Fax: (510) 643-8433 Email: [email protected] Abstract: The research files are a continuation of (AAS ARC 2000/80) Him Mark Lai’s collected sources, along with his own writings and professional activity materials that relate to the history, communities, and organizations of Chinese Americans and Chinese overseas. The collection is divided into four series: Research Files, including general subjects, people, and organizations; Writings, including books, articles and indexes; Professional activities, primarily including teaching lectures, Chinese Community Hour program tapes, In Search of Roots program materials, consultation projects, interviews with Chinese Americans, conference and community events; Personal, including memorial tributes; correspondence, photographs, and slides of family and friends. The collection consists of manuscripts, papers, drafts, indexes, correspondence, organization records, reports, legal documents, yearbooks, announcements, articles, newspaper samples, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, slides, maps, and audio tapes. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English and Chinese. Physical Location Many of the Ethnic Studies collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the curator, Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-2360. 1 Preferred Citation Him Mark Lai research files, additions, 1834-2009 (bulk 1970-2008), AAS ARC 2010/1, Ethnic Studies Library University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available There are no alternate forms of this collection. Related Collection(s) Him Mark Lai research files, 1778 [on-going] (bulk 1970-1995), AAS ARC 2000/80 Material Cataloged Separately Printed materials have been transferred to the book and serials collections of the Ethnic Studies Library. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Chinese Americans – California – History. Chinese – Foreign countries. Chinese – United States Chinese Americans – Biography. Chinese – Biography. Chinese Americans – social life and customs. Ethnology – China. Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) China – Politics and government. China – Emigration and immigration. Chinese Americans – Societies, etc. Genealogy. Clippings. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Acquisition Information The Him Mark Lai research files, additions were given to the Ethnic Studies Library by Laura Lai on May 27, 2010. Accruals No additions are expected. System of Arrangement Arranged to the folder level. Processing Information Processed by Dongyi (Helen) Qi, Haochen (Daniel) Shan, Shuyu (Clarissa) Lu, and Janice Otani. 2 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Him Mark Lai was born in San Francisco, California on November 1, 1925. Although professionally trained as a mechanical engineer graduate of University of California, Berkeley, he is internationally known as a community activist and historian and highly respected by academic peers who referred to him as the “Dean of Chinese American History.” Early on, Lai joined the Chinese American Democratic Youth League, or Mun Ching, where he met and married Laura Jung. He participated and was a community leader in many organizations, including the Chinese Historical Society of America and the Chinese Culture Foundation. He taught Asian American Studies courses at San Francisco State University, coordinated the In Search of Roots program with Albert Cheng, served as editor of Chinese America: History & Perspectives, participated in numerous conferences relating to Chinese Americans and Chinese overseas, and served as advisor/consultant on projects and publications. Lai was also a prolific writer whose works include Chinese Newspapers in North America, , 1854- 1975 (1977), co-authored with Karl Lo; Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910- 1940 (1980), with Judy Yung and Genny Lim; A History Reclaimed: An Annotated Bibliography of Chinese Language Materials on the Chinese of America (1986); From Overseas Chinese to Chinese American: History of Development of Chinese American Society during the Twentieth Century (1992, written in Chinese); and Becoming Chinese American: A History of Communities and Institutions (2004). SCOPE AND CONTENT OF COLLECTION The research files are a continuation of (AAS ARC 2000/80) Him Mark Lai’s collected sources, along with his own writings and professional activity materials that relate to the history, communities, and organizations of Chinese Americans and Chinese overseas. The collection is divided into four series: Research Files, including general subjects, people, and organizations; Writings, including books, articles and indexes; Professional activities, primarily including teaching lectures, Chinese Community Hour program tapes, In Search of Roots program materials, consultation projects, interviews with Chinese Americans, conference and participation in community events; Personal, including memorial tributes; correspondence, photographs, and slides of family and friends. The collection consists of manuscripts, papers, drafts, indexes, correspondence, organization records, reports, legal documents, yearbooks, announcements, articles, newspaper samples, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, slides, maps, and audio tapes. SERIES DESCRIPTION SERIES I: RESEARCH FILES, 1834-2009 Cartons 1-46; Boxes 1-23, 30-33; Oversize folders 1-7. Arranged into three subseries: Subjects, People, Organizations. Subjects arranged alphabetically, People arranged by Chinese Americans, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Other countries; then alphabetically by surname. Organizations arranged by Alumni, Business, Community, Cultural, Family Clan, Foundation, History and Museum, Locality, Political, Professional, Religion, Student, Taiwan, Women, Youth, General; then alphabetically within each type. Contains Him Mark Lai’s extensive compilation of research files relating to Chinese Americans and Chinese overseas, including subjects such as Angel Island Immigration Station; Census; China’s geographical regions, history, politics; Chinatowns and Chinese communities; Chinese overseas communities; Chinese schools; Genealogy; Immigration; Newspapers; and Political parties. The People subseries, includes occupations/avocations, and mainly contain short biographies or newspaper clipping articles about the person. There are some more extensive papers and materials relating to specific people such as Wea Hwa Lee 3 (journalist), Shaoqiu Weng (journalist), Shangying Wu (politician), Yongying Xu (politician), Jin Ba (writer), Deng Xiaoping (politician), Youwei Kang (politician, educatior), Sun Yat-sen (revolutionary), Chuang Xie (political activist), Ziyang Zhao (politician), and Edgar Parks Snow (journalist). Organizations of particular note are: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) (Chinese Six Companies), Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA), Hawaii Chinese History Center, Chee Kung Tong, Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA), Jup Sing Tong, Kong Chow Benevolent Association, Sam Yup Benevolent Association, Yeong Wo Benevolent Association, Association for Asian American Studies, and Chinese American Democratic Youth League. Consists of correspondence, papers, indexes, legal documents, reports, organization information, meeting minutes, school books, year books, announcements, articles, sample newspapers, newspaper clippings, publications, photocopies, notes, photographs, slides, maps, and audio tapes. Subject list: Acculturation and assimilation Discrimination Legal cases Actors Economy Libraries Adoptions Education Literature Agriculture Elderly Macau Angel Island Immigration Station Ethnic identity Martial arts Anthropology Ethnic Studies Mass media Archaeology Falun gong Mexican