Effie Bailie Chew Alien File

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Effie Bailie Chew Alien File

The A-File for the daughter of Ng Poon Chew.

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SNAC Resource ID: 11614947

National Archives at San Francisco

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Ng, Poon Chew, 1866-1931

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Ng Poon Chew (March 14, 1866 – March 13, 1931) was an author, publisher, and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. Born in the Toisan district of Guangdong province in Southern China, Ng moved to California in 1881, where he first worked as a domestic servant on a ranch. He became a student of U.S. culture, studying English, adopting Western dress, and converting to Christianity. He joined the semina...