Herlinda Wong Chew and Children - 1930's
Herlinda Wong Chew and Children - 1930's
Herlinda Wong Chew and children - Herlinda Wong Chew is to the far right of the image. Herlinda Wong Chew was born in Guadalajara to Chinese parents. At the time of the Mexican Revolution she was living in Juarez and was among the youngsters who sold candy and cookies to the rebel soldiers at their camp near the smelter. After her marriage she and her husband moved to El Paso and became business partners and owners of the New China Grocery Company. Fluent in four languages, English, Spanish, French and Chinese, she worked continually for mutual understanding between the Mexican, Chinese, and American peoples. In addition to her business dealings and raising eight children, she was a student of international affairs, learned immigration law, and served as honorary Chinese consul in El Paso.
Report this entry
More from the same community-collection
H. E. Featherstone on Horseback circa 1915
This is H.E. Featherstone, possibly on Sandy, the horse he rode ...
All Female Airborne Operations - El, Paso, Texas
Spc. Lauran Venzor, C Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, ...
Oregon's first female tank mechanic
Spc. Samantha Brumley, a tank mechanic with F Company, 145th ...
A visit with the ostrich at Cattlemen's Restaurant 2015
Dining at Cattlemen's is great. Not only are the steaks ...
Harrier Jet, vertical take off landing
Originally developed by the British Air Force later adopted by ...
