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Title
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Marcus Lee interview on Atiyeh
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Description
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An interview of Marcus Lee on the topic of Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on March 27, 2015. Lee was a member of a prominent Chinese-American family in Portland and was involved in community organizations; his father also knew Atiyeh personally. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
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The interview includes discussion of: contrasting the experiences of the Lee and Atiyeh families, as part of the Chinese and Syrian immigrant communities in Portland, respectively; the Lee family's businesses in Portland in the 1940s-2000; Atiyeh and Lee's father's mutual interests in antique guns and the NRA; Atiyeh's attendance at Chinese-American community events; Lee family history in the post-World War II era; Atiyeh's service on the advisory board of Lone Fir Cemetery, where many Chinese-American Portlanders are buried; other mutual interests between the Lee's and Atiyeh's, including their love for history.
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This recording is accompanied by a transcript.
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Identifier
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PUA_MS161_042
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Date Created
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Mar 27, 2015
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Creator
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Lee, Marcus
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Extent
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1 audio file (42 min.)
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Date
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2015
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Contributor
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Moore, James
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Format
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MP3
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Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
