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AAPI Washtenaw Oral History Project - Cynthia Yao

Photo of a Chinese American woman with gray hair and glassesCynthia Yao was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where her parents settled after immigrating from China. In 1959, she moved to Boston to attend Emmanuel College. She met Edward York-Peng Yao who was at Harvard finishing his PhD in Physics.

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Learning Comes Alive At The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

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Ann Arbor News, March 6, 1984
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The Touching Starts Soon At Hands-On Museum

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Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1982
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Community Rallies To Aid The Hands-On Museum

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Ann Arbor News, July 27, 1980
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Donald Joh Spins Hand-Crank Generator at Hands-On Museum Expo, July 1980
Curtis Berjeski Tries Out Bicycle Seat Gyro at Hands-On Museum Expo, July 1980
Children Interact With Light Table Exhibit at Hands-On Museum Expo, July 1980
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Display At U-M Features 'Hands-On' Exhibits

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Ann Arbor News, May 21, 1980
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Cynthia Yao Watches as Children Try Out Exhibit at Hands-On Museum Expo, May 1980
Lee Bollinger and Mark Yao Try Out Exhibit at Hands-On Museum Expo, May 1980
Photographer Robert Chase Explores Mirror Exhibit During Hands-On Museum Expo, May 1980
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High-Energy Force

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Ann Arbor News, March 5, 1989
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Cynthia Yao Demonstrates an Exhibit at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, March 1989
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