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Mrs. Lum Sue – lost her American citizenship

Lum Sue Form 432 1926

Mrs. Lum Sue (Wong Fong How), photo on Form 432, 1926, Chinese Exclusion Act case files, RG 85, National Archives-Seattle, Mrs. Lum Sue file, Portland, Box 68, Case 5010/411.

letter regarding Mrs. Lum Sue
Mrs. Lum Sue (Wong Fong How), “Letter from U.S. Department of Labor to Commissioner of Immigration, Seattle,” 1926, CEA files, RG 85, NARA-Seattle, Mrs. Lum Sue file, Portland, Box 68, Case 5010/411.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mrs. Lum Sue (Wong Fong How) of Astoria, Oregon was born in Redland, California about 1898. When she married Lum Sue, a Chinese native, on 27 April 1914 in Los Angeles, she lost her American citizenship. In 1926 they were living in Astoria, Oregon with their three children, Anna, 11 years; Flora, 10 years; and John, 8 years. The children were all born in Astoria. Lum Sue was manager of the Lum Quing grocery store.