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Conference honorees: Chinese America's grand historians *.

Publication: Chinese America: History and Perspectives
Publication Date: 01-JAN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Conference honorees: Chinese America's grand historians *.(Biography)

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PHILIP P. CHOY

Born in San Francisco Chinatown on December 17, 1926, Philip P. Choy grew up in a family of five children. His father, a paper son, was part owner of a meat market on the north end of Grant Avenue; his mother, American-born though having grown up in China, worked in a sewing factory.

After attending San Francisco public schools and Nam Kue Chinese School, Choy enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II. While in basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi, Choy witnessed segregation in its extremity, which was to motivate his activities in later years. Upon his return, Choy attended the University of California at Berkeley on the GI Bill. Graduating with a degree in architecture, he would continue to work in residential and commercial design for fifty years.

As president of the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) during the Civil Rights era, Choy sensed a growing interest and demand for Chinese American...

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