Tye Leung Schulze: Translator for justice: a comics biography
- Annotation:
- “Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a presidential election in 1912 (after California passed legislation allowing women in the state to do so). She was also the first government civil servant working as interpreter at Angel Island immigration station in the early 20th century.”
- Creator:
- Illustrator - Dawn K. Wing
- Publication Information:
- Water Pig Press, Minneapolis, MN, 2021
- Color or Black & White:
- Genre:
- Biography
- Bibliography Available:
- Yes
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- California--Angel Island
- Women translators
- Chinese American Women
- Geographic Setting:
- California--San Francisco--Chinatown
- Date Range:
- 1887 - 2019
- Tags:
- Tye Leung Schulze, Chinese Exclusion Act, Angel Island Immigration Station, miscegenation, Chinese American Women, Women Translators, Chinatown
- Notes:
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