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www.archives.gov/nhprc/annotation/march-2003/him-mark-lai-collection.html
The Him Mark Lai Collection: Reclaiming a History of the Chinese in America
The story of the Him Mark Lai Collection Processing Project is that of a dedicated historian who made his living as an engineer. It is also the story of a friendship. The son of garment workers, Him Mark Lai was born in San Francisco in 1925. He received a degree in engineering at the University of California at Berkeley in 1947 and worked as a mechanical engineer at Bechtel Corporation for 31 years.
The Him Mark Lai Collection: Reclaiming a History of the Chinese in America
The story of the Him Mark Lai Collection Processing Project is that of a dedicated historian who made his living as an engineer. It is also the story of a friendship. The son of garment workers, Him Mark Lai was born in San Francisco in 1925. He received a degree in engineering at the University of California at Berkeley in 1947 and worked as a mechanical engineer at Bechtel Corporation for 31 years.