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Suzanne + Howard | Pain & Promise | American Experience | PBS

Audio produced by StoryCorps Studios in partnership with GBH Boston.

In this recording, community activist and former Boston schoolteacher and principal Suzanne Lee joins former Chinatown student Howard Wong in recounting the organization of Chinatown mothers dedicated to protecting their children during their transfer to schools in the North End and Charlestown. They also discuss the importance of community in achieving integration.

Audio recorded on May 15, 2023 at GBH in Boston.

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