1 10 12 https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/598ffc50d47e364728338bb425dfb0b7.pdf 7f002ad789c73e3f0cae37f2e4d96e61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Affidavit of Jung L. Yee Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource This form was submitted to the INS on behalf of "George" Yuke Kee Lee as part of his application to create a record of admission. It was filled out by Jung L. Yee, a client of Lee’s who writes that he has been getting his hair cut by Lee “since 1947 in his shop.” Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jung L. Yee Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 7, 1957 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain "George" Yuke Kee Lee barber Chinatown San Francisco https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/6c7b67ddae85d5bc25024319e6c4ab1a.pdf cf531872294ae9f2f0c52f6162b9e3af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Affidavit of Chong Goo Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource This letter was submitted to the INS on behalf of "George" Yuke Kee Lee as part of his application to create a record of admission. It was written by Chong Goo, a former employer and an old friend of Lee’s uncle, Lee Yun Cheong. Mr. Goo’s letter is the longest affidavit in Lee’s A-file. This is both because Goo and Lee had known each other since Lee’s arrival in 1922 and so there is more to say, and because it is more personal and less formulaic than the other affidavits. Mr. Goo includes many details about Lee’s early days in California. For instance, he mentions that he was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Sacramento and that he sponsored Lee’s baptism in 1924. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chong Goo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 18, 1957 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain barber Chinese immigration church employment George Yuke Kee Lee https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/e2129e1c8f3ef2c499e7b2dcc1174542.pdf 76e438a47e2c3535a439549f34221a1f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Affidavit of Alfred Lee Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource This letter was submitted to the INS on behalf of "George" Yuke Kee Lee as part of his application to create a record of admission. It was written by Alfred Lee, owner of the Mee Hing Barbershop in Sacramento, CA. The letter is brief and serves only to confirm George Yuke Kee Lee’s residence in Sacramento and his “good moral character.” Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred Lee Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 29, 1957 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain "George" Yuke Kee Lee barber employment Sacramento https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/b3d55d57a27b12db5db7416977aad81f.pdf 13420c3fe4ddb6c15166f9c03e33969f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Form N-105 (page 4) for "George" Yuke Kee Lee Subject The topic of the resource Application to Create Record of Admission for Permanent Residence Description An account of the resource This is the last page of Form N-105: Application to Create Record of Admission For Permanent Residence. As Lee had entered the U.S. before 1924 when records of admission became mandatory at immigration checkpoints, he had to first retroactively create a record of admission before he could apply for naturalization. This page of the form contains Lee’s signature (dated 10/28/1957) and the signature of the INS officer who oversaw his paperwork, C.C. Schave (dated 11/7/1957). In addition to the signatures, the bottom of this page also contains a detailed paragraph of instructions for how to complete this form. Most importantly, it stipulates that the applicant “must submit documentary evidence” proving that they have both “resided in the United States continuously since prior to July 1, 1924” and have been “a person of good moral character for the past 5 years.” Helpfully, the instructions also list possible documents including “bank books,” “school records,” and affidavits from “credible witnesses, preferably citizens of the United States.” Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7 November 1957 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee, C.C. Schave (examining officer) "George" Yuke Kee Lee Chinese immigration San Francisco https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/853d86778f9a4f52beee8f0880c4a7f6.pdf cbd3ca7002771c50705bdaa89f340f9f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Affidavit of Hue Wah Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource This letter was submitted to the INS on behalf of "George" Yuke Kee Lee as part of his application to create a record of admission. It was written by Hue Wah, owner of the Tong Wo Hing Barber Shop at 155 Waverly Place in San Francisco. According to the letter, Wah and Lee worked together at this shop from April 1945 to January 1946 when Lee was transferred to the Tong Hing Barber Shop at 824 Clay St. Lee eventually transferred back to the Tong Wo Hing Shop in 1953. When the letter was written in 1957, Lee was still working there and had worked his way up to becoming Wah's partner in the business. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hue Wah Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 30, 1957 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) "George" Yuke Kee Lee barber Chinatown employment San Francisco https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/1549810eb1853657fe251921bde47dab.pdf b47ada67f3c58d3c70bf488af9339c25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Affidavit of Lee Dart Chang Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource This letter was submitted to the INS for "George" Yuke Kee Lee's application to create a record of admission. It was written by Lee Dart Chang, barber shop owner and Lee's employer. Acordding to the letter, Hang and Lee were partners in the Tong Hing Barber shop in San Fransico from 1946 to 1953. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lee Dart Chang Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 30, 1957 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) “George” Yuke Kee Lee California Chinatown employment San Francisco https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/6e9a2f9429ece102c07270b532cc540e.pdf c75439bae4453e0385ccdd85ff6de1ed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource City of Sacramento Department of Police Letter Subject The topic of the resource "George Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource This letter from the Sacramento Police Department was produced by request for a criminal background check. It is revealed Lee received a vagrancy charge in 1957 while residing in Stockton. Lee was issued a 60 days suspended sentence on the condition he leave the City. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource City of Sacramento Department of Police Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 4, 1957 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain A-file California correspondence Sacramento San Francisco https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/f653487420040e53e45e818a9b00d419.pdf 7520052f5b2d97c2b80a45633705636b https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/9be356bc10ae79266efe7e9d40d21fad.pdf 741383a18e32248be0846af0dc5b3b3a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital 360 degree photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinatown Barber Shops Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee, San Francisco Chinatown Description An account of the resource Included in “George” Yuke Kee Lee’s A-file are detailed records of his past employment including the addresses of his workplaces and letters from past employers attesting to his moral character. From 1945 to 1957, Lee worked for two different but related barber shops in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Tong Wo Hing Barber Shop (155 Waverly Place) and Tong Hing Barber Shop (824 Clay Street). Since Lee was living at 651 Clay Street at this time, he was within walking distance of both shops. This short distance as well as the glowing letter from Hue Wah, manager of the Tong Wo Hing Barber Shop, which describes Lee as “a person of high integrity and good moral character” demonstrate the sorts of community relationships that can be gleaned from the A-files. Today, neither the Tong Wo Hing or Tong Hing barber shops exist, but both locations are still in operation as Chinese-owned barber shops in San Francisco’s Chinatown. This item contains two images showing these addresses as they exist today. Image 1 shows 155 Waverly Place, now Li Ly's Hair Salon, and image 2 shows 824 Clay St., now Ming's Hair Studio. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Google Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Google Maps Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Type The nature or genre of the resource Screenshot of Google Maps streetview Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Google Maps (streetview) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Fair Use "George" Yuke Kee Lee barber California Chinatown San Francisco https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/246d184663eab26204bbb687d1a4309b.pdf 1f192c244bca1dff4d94c97af63cb03e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper certificates, later photocopied Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Church Membership and Barber's License for "George" Yuke Kee Lee Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource As part of the naturalization process, proof of entry into the United States was required. Since this was not regularized until July 1924, those who had entered the country before then had to submit an application to create a record of admission. In order to acquire this record of admission, a person had to include documentation that attested not only to their continued residence in the U.S. since before 1924, but also that they were a person of “good moral character.” To this end, “George” Yuke Kee Lee submitted as part of his application for a record of admission a record from the First Baptist Church of Sacramento in May of 1924 and his current 1957-1958 barber’s license. The first establishes both his presence in California since before the regularization of arrival records and his moral character according to prevailing American norms. In the same way, his barber’s license attests to his ability to hold down employment in a skilled trade and re-apply for his license annually. For INS officials, these documents, together with the affidavits from his friends and employers, would paint the picture of a good, hard-working, almost-American man. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Church membership certificate issued in 1924 Barber's license issued in August 1957 Photocopy made for A-file in 1957 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource First Baptist Church of Sacramento California Board of Barber Examiners Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photocopy of original documents Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain "George" Yuke Kee Lee A-file barber California church employment Sacramento https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/a-files/files/original/586c058da70ebcb1b34b960dfa11a5fb.jpg 16f30a51b1aba9b42509bcfb57609a27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee Description An account of the resource Sources and materials pertaining to "George" Yuke Kee Lee and his A-file. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Map Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Excerpt of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Subject The topic of the resource "George" Yuke Kee Lee's Home Description An account of the resource According to the A-files, "George" Yuke Kee Lee first moved to 651 Clay Street in San Francisco, California in 1945, and resided there whilst submitting his application for naturalized citizenship. The map illuminates the dense, bustling community where Lee lived right in the heart of Chinatown, with laundromats, restaurants, garment shops, etc. San Francisco's Chinatown is well known as the oldest and largest Chinatown in the United States. Lee would have relocated to San Francisco just two years after Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act, which granted Chinese aliens naturalization rights and reified Chinatown's role as a pivotal site for Chinese American community and political activity. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Sanborn Map Company, 1913 - 1950 Vol.1 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950 Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sanborn Map Company "George" Yuke Kee Lee California Chinatown map residence San Francisco