THE MATRIARCH OF CHINATOWN Ou Shee Eng

What'sHerName by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Apr 27, 202659:32Society & Culture

For 61 years, Ou Shee Eng's tiny apartment in Seattle's Chinatown was the heart of a community of women. Possessing the rare ability to read and write Chinese, Ou Shee was the reader and scribe of everyone's letters. Wha...

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