Friends and Family

While tracing the life of one person through period of time over ten years, there are several people whose names come up again and again in correspondence. These people are listed here, as well as the dates and other information available on them. This allows for a bit more context on the life and times of Wah Lee and the people he was close too.

The People

Alice-August 1944

Bernice Haw-May 1943

Blossom Lee-May, June, July, September and November 1944

Broak-May 1944

Chan R Arn-November 1943

Cena Young (Crpl) -January 1943

Cern Young-June 1944

Charles McElligott-January, February, April, October and November 1944

Chinese Center-February 1944

Chinese Central High School (CCHS)-October 1944

Chinese Nationalist Daily-Undated from the 1944 box

Choi Lam-Undated

Choi Yuk Ling-September 1954

Clifford Ng-February 1944

Dee Morgan-May and October 1944

Don N. Yee-June 1944

Donald K. Hall-May, June, October and November 1943, July and October 1944

Donald K. Lau-May 1943

Doung Yuen Hin- February 1943

Dziu-March 1943

Edward P. Matos-January 1946

Edna Wong-April 1943

Edwin Arms-November 1943

Elise and Helen-May and September 1943

Elise Tom-August 1943

Elks Charity Carnival-September 1944

Ella Lee-September 1944

Employment Agency-November 1943

E. Y. S. Loh-April 6, 1943

F.W. Crawford-May and November 1944

Get Hung Choy-June and September 1955

Git Hang-March 1943

Hang Hou-March 16 1943

Hao-April1943

Harmon Wong Woo-May, April, November and December 1943

Harold G. McNeese-September 1944

Harrie Chong-October 1943

Harris Chong-April 1943

Howard Louis/Louis Howard-May, June, July, August and November1943

Howard W. Louie-Undated, May 1943

Isabelle Tom-July 1943

International Ginseng Company Inc-No Date

Jack T. Wong-April 1943

James Chin-May 1943

James Chow- December 1943 and July1944

Janson K. Leong-July 1944Jennie (Mark)-July 1944

Joy Kim-April and June 1943

Julie Tom-April 1943

Juk Sin-June 1943

Jyn Tsoeng-March 1943

Kuong A. Lee-May, October and November 1943

Lee Yen-November 1944

Lee Yuen-April, June, September, October and November 1943, February 1944

Li Guang-April 1943

Lily-April, August, December, February, July, June, March, May, November, September 1955

Lorres Wong-May 1943

Lloyd Clark-August 1944

M. Chinn-September, October and December 1943

M. Lau-July 1943

M. S. Fong-December 1943

Mabel Lee- May and June 1943, July 1944

Marguerite (MA, Marg.) Calder-April, June, September, October, November and December 1943, January, February, March and July 1944

Marshal R. Herriman-January 1944

Mary Chong-April and May 1943, January, August and December 1944

Mary Choy-June and November 1944

May Tong-July and December 1943

Mildred Wong-April, May, June, July, August, September and December 1943

Mrs. Lloyd Clark-June, August and December 1944

Ngi Quen Music and Drama Association-April and December 1943

Norman Lee-December 1944

Park Lee-September, November and December 1943

Paack Wang-March 1943

Pearl Tom-June and November 1943, January 1944

Philip Jue-June 1944

Pinkie-January 1944

Phoebe-May, June, July, September, October and November 1944

Phoebe Wong-January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and December 1945, January 1946

Quong Yuen Hing-October 1943, January and July 1944

Qwong Daat-March 1943

R. C. Yee-September and October 1943

Richard Chin-June 1943

Robert Chow-May 1943, August and September 1944

Robert F Wong-September, April, May, June, July, August, October, September and November 1943 Roland Chin-June, August, September, October and December 1943, December 1955

Roland Tongpos-November 1943

Rosalind Chin-April, May and July 1943

Rose Chong April 1945

Ruby Tom-January, March, April, May, June, July and August 1943, February 1944

S. Chin-July 1945S.K. Wong-July 1944 and May 1945

Sallie Tom-October 1943, November 1945

Soo J Wong (Crpl)-February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 1943, January, February and July 1944

Sue-June and July 1944

Susan-July 1945

Suzette-February 1944

Suzette Chin-January, May and October 1945

T. C. Chin-March 1942

Tay Lee-April 1943

The Chinese Times-March, April and May 1943

Thomas H. Lee-November 1943

The Chins-Undated

Torres K. Wong-October 1943

Toy Kim-August and September 1943, January and February 1944, July, October and November 1945

Toy Chew-March and August 1944

W. Leong-July and August 1944

William Poy-June 1943

Wing Mock-May 1943

Yu Chan-May 1943

Yu King-February 1944

Letters Addressed to Toy Kim are also part of the collection. These date from October and November 1943; January, February, May, June, July, October, November and December 1944; January, March, April, June, August, September, October, and December 1945,

The Collection also contains three letters to Kwong Yuen Hing from January 1955 and December 1954, as well as several to Quong Yuen Hing with unknown dates and a letter to Phyllis, also with an unknown date. There were also three letters to Quong Yuen Iding from Choi Lam, dated to May and December 1954 and another from T. H. Cai to G.H. Thoy in February 1956.

Several other letters by Wah Lee were also part of the collection, including a letter to a Mr. Taylor enclosed in an envelope addressed to Ms. A.F. Sandon in the 1944-1945 Box. The 1944-1945 Box contains a card addressed "To Lily," there are also letters to Leonard Poy, the Quock Wai International Ginseng Company and a change of address letter to Wah's father.

This project is a work in process, run mainly by volunteers. If you recognize any of these names and would like to share any insights or stories, please contact the Asian American Comparative Collection's Volunteer Curator Priscilla Wegars at pwegars@uidaho.edu

The below list shows who was writing to Wah Lee and lists where letters from them can be found.

The above clipping was enclosed in a letter from Lily in 1955, showing a variety of rings. One section of the handwritten text tells us that Lily has chosen her favorite ring, the other is her asking her finacewhich ring he prefers.