Title
Asia in Lawrence Exhibit Eh Say/ Soe Family
Title (generic)
Photograph
Apart of a series of photos from the Asia in Lawrence Exhibit from 1996, curated by Janet H. Howell, and photographed by Loel A. Poor, this image shows Jean Eh Say sitting and posing for a picture for the exhibit. Jean Eh Say is an immigrant originally from Burma (Myanmar), before her and her family would move to a refugee camp in Thailand, before finally moving to Lawrence. Jean Eh Say says in a description under the photo, " I went to a private beauty school, and I worked with a very famous actress in my country. And because of the actress, people saw the title and then they know my name." Jean Eh say would work with special needs children in the refugee camp in Thailand. In Lawrence she would work at the Asian food center.
Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Rights
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