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Angel Island history
Former Angel
Island detainees
Beck H. Gee
Helen Wong Hom
Lester Tom Lee
Henry S. H. Gee
Traveling photo exhibition
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About Lydia Lum
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Exhibiting photographer -- "Angel Island: Immigrant Journeys of Chinese-
Americans" -- documentary about immigrant detainees (1998 - present)
Journalist -- Staff writer for Texas newspapers -- Houston Chronicle, Fort
Worth Star-Telegram, Austin American-Statesman, Beaumont Enterprise
Freelance magazine journalism/photojournalism
EDUCATION
Photojournalism classes, University of Houston (Spring & Fall 1995)
University of Texas -- bachelor's degree in journalism (August 1990)
EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS OF "ANGEL ISLAND" SERIES
Annual Governor's Exhibition, Texas Photographic Society group photo show
(November 1998)
National summit, Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute (October
1998)
National convention, Organization of Chinese-Americans (July 1998)
Beaumont Art League group photo show (June - July 1998)
Houston Public Library (May 1998)
ONLINE PHOTO ESSAYS
"Angel Island" series (1998 - present)
Hong Kong: Across the generations (1998 - present)
Travelog of China (1995 - present)
PHOTOGRAPHY AND JOURNALISM AWARDS
Fourth place for Houston Center for Photography annual fellowship, for "Angel Island" series (November 1998)
Second place for Best of Show at Beaumont Art League group photo show, for
"Angel Island" series (June 1998)
Second place for Outstanding U.S. Journalist of the Year, Organization for
Chinese Americans (1997)
Writing awards from Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (1995) and Dallas
Press Club (1993)
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