Oral History

Mr. Kew Dock Yip 1990, 116 pages

Documenting the life and career of Kew Dock Yip (b. 1906), the first Asian lawyer in Canada. Interview topics include: family history; Columbia University; University of British Columbia; Osgoode Hall Law School; articling; early practice; Chinese Exclusion Act; acting career; community work. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes three audio cassette recordings from a series of two interviews and a transcript with index (118 p.).

Date Started: 22/05/1990

Status: Open

Interviewer: Christine J.N. Kates

Number of pages: 116

Read more about: Asian-Canadian Lawyers & Judges

Archive Details

Archive Link: https://aims.archives.gov.on.ca/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/DESCRIPTION_WEB/WEB_DESC_DET?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%2065171

Archive Code: C 81-1-0-94

Title: Interviews with Kew Dock Yip

Date: May 1990 - June 1990

Description: Textual records, Sound recordings

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (includes 3 audio cassettes (ca. 180 minutes))

Restrictions: None

Container Info: (Textual records located in container B436738; sound recordings located in container B436529)