00840.xml SARAH R. MASON: An Inventory of Her Research Papers on Chinese in Minnesota at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid by Shelby Edwards and Dave PetersonFebruary 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Mason, Sarah R. (Sarah Refo) Research papers on Chinese in Minnesota. 1879-1999 (bulk 1978-1995). Materials in English. Research papers on Chinese, Hmong, and other Asians in Minnesota of Sarah R. Mason, an independent scholar who taught American history in Minnesota and at Zhung Shan University in south China, where she spent her childhood. 3.0 cubic feet (3 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Mason spent her childhood in China. She taught American history in Minnesota and at Zhung Shan University in China. Her publications include "Family Structure and Acculturation in the Chinese Community in Minnesota " in Asian and Pacific American Experiences: Women's Perspectives (1982), and "Social Christianity, American Feminism and Chinese Prostitutes: The History of the Presbyterian Mission Home, San Francisco, 1874-1935" in Women and Chinese Patriarchy: Submission, Servitude, and Escape (1994).

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Asian Americans -- Minnesota. Chinese Americans -- Minnesota. Hmong Americans -- Minnesota. Vietnamese Americans -- Minnesota. Document Types: Oral histories. Photographs. Sound recordings. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Mason, Sarah R. Research papers on Chinese in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,147

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007298161

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 123.F.6.9B Asians in Minnesota, 1954-1988. 17 folders. Cambodians in Minnesota, 1981-1988. 4 folders. Chinese in Minnesota, 1879-1995. 71 folders. Ethnic studies, general, 1979-1980. 2 folders. Filipinos in Minnesota, undated and 1947, 1977-1983. 5 folders. 123.F.6.10F Hmong in Minnesota: Hmong organizations, 1980-1990. 16 folders. Miscellaneous files, undated and 1980-1999. 19 folders. Reports, surveys and conferences, 1980-1988. 11 folders. 2 volumes. Sarah Mason research files: 1981-1984. 14 folders and 1 volume. 123.F.7.1B Undated and 1983-1995. 14 folders. Photographs, 1980-1988. 2 folders. Indians in Minnesota, 1980. Japanese in Minnesota, undated and 1979-1980. 5 folders. Koreans in Minnesota, 1979-1980. 2 folders. Refugees and resettlement, 1980-1986. 3 folders. Southeast Asians in Minnesota, 1979-1995. 12 folders. Taiwanese in Minnesota, 1977. Vietnamese in Minnesota, undated and 1977-1984. 5 folders. Oral histories: 1978-1991. 18 sound cassettes.

Interviews with Hmong community members, Hmong and Cambodian students, as well as recordings made at Hmong community special events.

1980-1991. 15 sound cassettes.

Interviews with Chinese and Hmong-Minnesotans, a Cambodian celebration, and miscellaneous interviews.