Marguerite Gee Royse was born in 1944 in Houston, Texas as the youngest in a family of 12 children. As one of the early Chinese families in Houston, her father opened up multiple grocery stores in Houston, serving mainly the Black population during the time of segregation. Marguerite discusses her experiences and the conditions growing up in Houston as a Chinese American and sheds light on her occupational path as a teacher, a journalist, PR manager, and a career woman.
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