Wu, Dennis
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content: Allison, David Kite
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content: Velasquez, Steve
label: Collection Interviewer
content: Yeingst, William
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection / Born-Digital Interviews / Audio Interviews
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content: 732.64 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 01:12:35, audio/wav)
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content: 2015-11-18
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content: Item NMAH-AC1365-BDA0026
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Audio
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content: Oral history interview with Dennis Wu, co-founder of WuHoover & Co. Originally from the Philippines of Chinese ancestry, Wu recounts his parents' backgrounds in China, the Philippines and the United States; growing up in Manila during World War II; immigrating to California amidst racial segregation and discrimination; attending the University of California, Berkeley; speaking Cantonese, Tagalog and English; becoming a CPA and working at Deloitte; joining community organizations; celebrating Chinese and American holidays; building a family with his wife; and working at Recology.