William Soo Hoo Oral History

William Soo Hoo Oral History

OH_SOO HOO_WILLIAM_1982

Bill Soo Hoo describes life for the Chinese American community in early Oxnard. He discusses his culture, beliefs, friends, neighbors, and the types of discriminations faced, including housing discrimination. He continues by discussing changes he saw during his life. He briefly touches on his political career. Bill Soo Hoo was the first Chinese American mayor of a California city, and the first Oxnard mayor to have been born in Oxnard.

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Museum of Ventura County

1982-10-27

mp3

Chinese Americans--Social conditions

Mayors--California--Oxnard

Politicians

Discrimination in housing

California

Ventura County (Calif.)

Oxnard (Calif.)

Museum of Ventura County

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English

01:28:40

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A transcript of this oral history is available as a .pdf in the Research Library's book and serials catalog, viewable here.

Johnston, Mary

Clymer, Hazel

Soo Hoo, William

Soo Hoo, Lee

Oxnard (Calif.)