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The Monroe County History Center is featuring an exhibit on Violeta McKee, a Filipino immigrant.

McKee survived the World War II Japanese occupation of the Philippines before moving to the U.S. alone in 1962.

The exhibit, "Violeta: An Immigration Story," was created using personal documents organized by her daughter.

Personal diaries and letters are some of the most valuable things someone can give the Monroe County History Center , said Hunter Lynch, the center's assistant curator.

The center received a rare gift recently: a call from a dedicated — and highly organized — daughter Michelle McKee. With input from family, McKee has documented the life of her mother, Violeta McKee, who immigrated — alone — to the U.S. from the Philippine

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