Tham Choo Contractor of Assam
My grandfather, Tham Choo was all of 16 years old when he left his home in Phing Chow village in Naam Hoi District in China and arrived...
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Jennifer Liang
- Sep 18, 2020
- 11 min
Ah Leen's Story - Part 1
Ah Leen’s Story Part 1 My father comes to India My name is Ah Leen and I was born in Sui Thang village of Canton in China. An...
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Jennifer Liang
- Sep 18, 2020
- 7 min
Ah Leen's Story - Part 2
in 1948, Ah Leen and her family leave behind rural life and reach cheenapada in Calcutta. They encounter a Chinatown in its full glory.
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Jennifer Liang
- Sep 17, 2020
- 11 min
Ah Leen's Story - Part 3
4 years after landing up in Tiretti Bazaar cheena pada in full bloom in the 1950s, Ah Leen marries a scholar carpenter. This is his story
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- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
A portrait of Su Lan by Rafeeq Elias
Su Lan ran a store in Kolkatta's Chinatown for years.
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