Pioneers from the East (Wong Family) (2015)

Director/Producer/Editor | 2015 | Documentary Short | 14 mins

KLRU’s oral history series “Austin Revealed: Pioneers from the East” profiles three of the earliest Chinese American families to settle in Central Texas.

The Wong Family episode recounts the family history of Dr. Mitchel Wong: from his grandfather’s entry into Texas as a member of the “Pershing Chinese,” to his personal odyssey from grocery boy to ophthalmologist.

Watch:

Lung Family – 11 minutes
Sing Family – 13 minutes
Wong Family – 14 minutes