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Bertha Wong aka Chu Yee – Case Study by Elena Wong Viscovich, Ed.D.

August 12, 2025Immigration law, slavery, trafficking,, supervised parole, compassionate advocacy,, U.S. Immigration Service920 Sacramento Street, Bertha Wong, Canton, China, Chu Yee, Donaldina Cameron, Dr. Viscovich, Elena Wong Viscovich Ed.D, Fremont High School, Janet Chang, kindergarten teacher, Los Gatos, Ming Quong Homes, Miss Grace Fulton, Miss Mills, Mrs. Hayward, National Archives at San Bruno, National Archives at San Francisco, Oakland Tooker Memorial Home, Presbyterian Mission Home, S.S. President Hoover, San Francisco, San Francisco Chinese Presbyterian Mission Home, San Jose State Teachers College, Tin How, Union Normal School Canton, YosemiteTrish Hackett Nicola

In January 2023, Elena Wong Viscovich, Ed.D., sent an update and clarification on the post for Donaldina Cameron and the Ming Quong Home.

Applicant Chu (Jew) Yee, 1914

Dr. Viscovich recently completed an in-depth case study on the complicated story of Bertha Wong (Chu Yee), a Chinese orphan paroled into the custody of Donaldina Cameron at the Presbyterian Mission Home in San Francisco in 1914.

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