Skeete-Laessig, Yoland
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Yoland Skeete-Laessig Collection
Digital Record
Identifier: MG Nwk Skeete-Laessig
Dates:
Majority of material found in Bulk undated
Yoland Skeete-Laessig Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Skeete-Laessig
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various materials resulting from Yoland Skeete-Laessig’s work on the book “When Newark Had a Chinatown: My Personal Journey”, as well as her fight to save the historical area of Chinatown from being redeveloped as an arena. There is also some material from her career as one of the founders of the art gallery Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts Cente.
Dates:
1960-2017, photocopies of earlier material and artifacts from earlier period; Majority of material found within 2000 - 2008