Digital Library of Georgia: Oral histories of Chinese-Americans now available

The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability of the Augusta Chinese-American Oral History Project. The collection, which belongs to the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, contains 26 oral history interviews of individuals who either immigrated to Augusta from China and/or grew up in Augusta during the early- to mid-20th century. It is available thanks in part to the Digital Library of Georgia’s 2018 Competitive Digitization grant program, a funding opportunity intended to broaden partner participation for statewide historic digitization projects.

The interviews were gathered in 2011 and 2012 by members of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Augusta, with the public library serving as a partner institution. The original intent of the project was to create an archive of stories and personal family histories of a select group of individuals, mostly elders within the Augusta Chinese-American community to preserve for future generations, particularly for the younger members of the community. By making the oral histories accessible online, younger generations are more likely to seek out information regarding their heritage.

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