My grandmother was quite the rabble-rouser in her day, and I thought it would be nice to include a bit of her life story here especially, since my cousin recently found an article about her on the National Park Service website.
Tye Leung Schulze
SIGNIFICANCE: First Chinese voter; community activist
PLACE OF BIRTH: San Francisco, California
DATE OF BIRTH: August 24, 1887
Tye Leung was a civil rights and community activist born in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1887.
I won’t copy the entire article here, but here is a link to read more. And please do – it’s very interesting! Even if it’s not YOUR grandma!
https://www.nps.gov/people/tye-leung-schulze.htm
BONUS!
Someone wrote a graphic novel about my grandma and another woman – check this out!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wingart/sets/72157667515443868/