Chan Lo-Yi being interviewed in his New York City home (Photo Credit: Herb Goodheart)
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Upper West Side Seniors
July 10 2019
In this interview, Lo-Yi describes his life during World War II, including growing up in Hawai’i.
He recounts his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the ensuing fear that rose in
Hawai’i, and his father’s attempts to move his family to the mainland U.S. He also speaks about living in New Hampshire and how the war manifested itself there.
He recounts his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the ensuing fear that rose in
Hawai’i, and his father’s attempts to move his family to the mainland U.S. He also speaks about living in New Hampshire and how the war manifested itself there.
Digital
37m 27s
Lo-Yi Chan, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.
Interview was recorded by Karen Goodheart and Herb Goodheart; Millie Chan (wife) through Upper West Side Seniors for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.
New York, New York, United States, NA [40.71427,-74.00597] [id:5128581]Guangzhou, Guangzhou Shi, Guangdong, China, AS [23.11667,113.25] [id:1809858]Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, NA [21.45543,-157.96138] [id:5856194]Town of Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, NA [43.71556,-72.19131] [id:5087183]
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
oral histories (literary works)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
oral histories (literary works)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States