The everyday lives of Chinese residents in the State of Jefferson in the late 19th century is not well known. But Mabel Roach Dunlop's remembrance of Mrs. Wah Chung's life in Ashland gives some clues. Mrs. Wah Chung had come from China as a bride. Her bound feet were a sign of a high social class. In Ashland, she had servants to cook and clean, and her husband carried her whenever they went out. She used a sewing machine, but her crippled feet meant a servant had to operate the [...]
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