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A Life of Struggle, The Bitter Sadness
from Getting Together (circa 1972): Chinese-American Workers: Past & Present
Chinese in this country have had to work in laundries for a long time. When our forefathers came over here looking for gold, and some were made to work on the railroads in the West, they found that there weren't too many jobs or occupations open for Chinese people. So our forefathers were made to take jobs as servants, such as restaurant workers, house boys, and laundry workers. Many Chinese today are still working at these jobs. My father for instance is a laundry worker. For over fifty years now he has been in this country, working in his laundry. He has to work twelve hours each day in his shop and the way business is now, we make just enough money to support the family. The store is old and we have to pay high rent for it. I guess that many landlords take advantage of old people who still own these laundries because of the fact that they do not speak English. Like I remember the time when my father's store was evicted and my father couldn't do much. So he was out of work for a whole year. And that's the same thing they are trying to do in the Chinatown area near our office but the people have set up a We Won't Move campaign which we support. And they're going to win because we are not going to let the oppressive Telephone Company fuck us over again!
Section 2: Present Workers Conditions
Things I Saw and Heard Working in A Restaurant
Interview - Account of An Injured Chinese Restaurant Worker
Restaurant Workers Unite
Working in a Packing House
The Best or the Worst
Story of an "illegal" Immigrant Worker
Section 3: Women Workers
Women in Chinatown
New York Schools
Interview with a Garment Worker
A Credit to Your Race
Interview with an Ex-Secretary
Interview with a Garment Worker
Section 4: Chinese Youth
