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{SPEAKER name="Esther Chow"}
Projects and programs so I got to know some of the people.
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I think that sometime--um--China town is very political and I don't want to get--too much into it.
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I only want to know what's, what's going on and remain being objective
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in my way of uh documenting the history of the community
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and--and um doing research on the subject matter,
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so, so I think that, that I could got very close to them and to friend with them and that in my conscious decision of not doing it.

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{SPEAKER name="Samir Meghelli,Ph.D."}
And was there a certain turning point when you consciously began documenting the history, um, was I mean, it wasn't immediately when you arrived in Washington-- [[crosstalk]]

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{SPEAKER name="Esther Chow (Interviewee)"}
No, yeah--

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{SPEAKER name="Samir Meghelli, Ph.D. (Interviewer)"}
There was a specific moment when you decided that--

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{SPEAKER name="Esther Chow (Interviewee)"}
I think this is this project.

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{SPEAKER name="Samir Meghelli, Ph.D. (Interviewer)"}
You would start, that project. And how did you get connected or involved with that particular project, do you remember?

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{SPEAKER name="Esther Chow (Interviewee)"}
I didn't really remember how I met Wendy Lim.
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Um, it just, I think we met each other because we were member of OCAW, um
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and I was very active um in the organization.
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At one point they wanted me to be the President, which I turned down several times and--because I have a job,
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real-life and then I have my family to take care of. I--I couldn't, I work 200% of time, and so--

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