Raymond Frag, also recorded as Raymond Chaing, was born about 1921 and appears briefly in the historical record through the 1940 U.S. Federal Census. At the time of the census, Raymond was living in North Elba, Essex County, New York, at 33 Franklin Avenue, where he was listed as a patient.
The census identified his race as white with “Chinese” noted in brackets, reflecting the inconsistent racial classifications often applied to individuals of Asian descent in historical records. Raymond was single and approximately nineteen years old when the census was taken.
Beyond this single census entry, little additional information has been found regarding Raymond Frag or Raymond Chaing. Though the historical record is limited, his presence in the census provides a small but important glimpse into the experiences of Chinese individuals living in the North Country during the early twentieth century.