March 2021 Meeting - Who is Shee 氏? U.S. History and Chinese American Women

Who is Shee 氏?
​U.S. History and Chinese American Women
Presented by Marisa Louie Lee and Zachary Wilske

​In observance of Women's History Month, the Chinese Family History Group of Southern California presented, "Who is Shee 氏 ?"

Zack Wilske discussed the history of US immigration laws and its impact on Chinese American women focusing on marriage and citizenship regarding the derivation of nationality, expatriation, marriage, and repatriation. Marisa Louie Lee will joined the conversation sharing her great grandmother, Ng Shee's story who was born in Fresno, California in 1887 and how these laws directly affected her family.

​Our Presenters

​Marisa Louie Lee - 雷妙玲  is a freelance archival researcher who first encountered historical archives while discovering her own family's roots in the United States. She has worked for the National Archives at San Francisco  and the Chinese Historical Society of America. Marisa occasionally presents workshops and talks on archival research for family history and is a proud alumna of the “Friends of Roots” program. She and her family live in San Francisco.

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Zack Wilske is the Senior Historian for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. His research interests include the history of the Immigration & Naturalization Service, the development of federal immigration and nationality policies, and the uses of INS records for historians and genealogists. Zack speaks regularly at genealogy and academic meetings. He has published articles on researching with INS records, and has served as President of the Society for History in Federal Government.

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PDF Handout from Zach Wilske for "Who is Shee?" Webinar
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