Interviewee | TAMPRATEEP, Numchai (b. 1955) |
Interview ID # | OH 1705 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Thai-borne immigrant to Denton, Texas, and restaurateur. Childhood and education in rural Suphan Buri and urban Ranong and Bangkok, Thailand; decision to immigrate to U.S.; enrollment at North Texas Junior College in Gainesville, Texas; first impressions of U.S. and Texas; transfer to UNT to study biology; decision to open the restaurant/grocery store that evolved into Mr. Chopsticks; efforts to keep in touch with family in Thailand. |
Interviewer(s) | Nicholas Foreman |
Physical Description | 31 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |