Nuey and Tommy Chung Oral History
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Title
Nuey and Tommy Chung Oral History
Description
Jimmy's Oriental Gardens owner Tommy Chung and his mother Nuey Chung, are interviewed by local photographer Walter C. Douglas during a busy day at the restaurant.
Clip 1: Tommy Chung explains why the Chung family switched their last name from Yee to Chung
Clip 2: Tommy discusses his grandfather’s job as a chef for the Arlington as well as his suspicion of Western medicine.
Clip 3: Nuey, as Tommy translates for her, reveals what she thought of Santa Barbara when she first arrived.
Clip 4: Tommy describes the bar that his father owned on State St. before he opened Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, which sold chili beans for fifteen cents.
Clip 5: Nuey and Tommy recount how Nuey’s dislike of the fog as well as the urgings of Mr. Whittaker prompted Jimmy to move his restaurant from the beach to Canon Perdido St.
Clip 1: Tommy Chung explains why the Chung family switched their last name from Yee to Chung
Clip 2: Tommy discusses his grandfather’s job as a chef for the Arlington as well as his suspicion of Western medicine.
Clip 3: Nuey, as Tommy translates for her, reveals what she thought of Santa Barbara when she first arrived.
Clip 4: Tommy describes the bar that his father owned on State St. before he opened Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, which sold chili beans for fifteen cents.
Clip 5: Nuey and Tommy recount how Nuey’s dislike of the fog as well as the urgings of Mr. Whittaker prompted Jimmy to move his restaurant from the beach to Canon Perdido St.
Date
September 18, 1996
Rights
SBTHP
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Walter C. Douglas
Interviewee
Nuey Chung and Tommy Chung
Location
Jimmy's Oriental Gardens
Duration
1 hr, 10 min
Files
Collection
Citation
“Nuey and Tommy Chung Oral History,” Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation: Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://sbthpcollections.libraryhost.com/items/show/304.