Sue Ko Lee

Sue Ko Lee was a Chinese American labor activist and labor organizer based in California.[1] She is known as a leader of International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) in California and a participant of a strike against National Dollar Stores garment factory in 1938, which was the beginning of Chinese women fighting for higher wages and better working conditions in the Chinatown garment industry.[1][2]

Early life

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sue Ko Lee grew up in Watsonville, California as the oldest of 10 children.[1] She married Lee Jew Hing, a Chinese migrant who also worked at National Dollar Stores, and they had two children, Mervyn and Stanley.[1] On May 15, 1996, Sue Ko died at the age of 86 in El Cerrito, California.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sue Ko Lee (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ^ "Sue Ko Lee". National Union of Healthcare Workers. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
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