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Gold Country's Last Chinatown: Marysville, California

By: Lawrence Tom & Brian Tom, Chinese American Museum of Northern California

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Gold Country's Last Chinatown: Marysville, California

By: Lawrence Tom & Brian Tom, Chinese American Museum of Northern California

Marysville's Chinatown is the last remaining of thirty such communities built in California's Gold Country during the gold rush. Home to one of the oldest operating Taoist temples in California, this region's rich history includes a visit from Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China. For more than 150 years, the Chinese in Marysville have celebrated the Bok Kai Festival, and it's now the only place in America where people can experience the firing of the bombs and the mad dash to catch one of the good luck rings. Join authors Lawrence Tom and Brian Tom as they share the stories of the resolute Marysville Chinese and their pioneer forebears.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467143235

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9781467143233

Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

By: Lawrence Tom,Brian Tom,Chinese American Museum of Northern California

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Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

By: Lawrence Tom,Brian Tom,Chinese American Museum of Northern California

Chinese pioneers in the Sacramento River Delta were the vital factor in reclaiming land and made significant contributions to California's agricultural industry from farming to canning. Since the 1860s, Chinese were already settled in the delta and created Chinatowns in and between the two towns of Freeport in the north and Rio Vista in the south. One of the towns, Locke, was unique in that it was built by the Chinese and was inhabited almost exclusively by the Chinese during the first half of the 1900s. The town of Locke represents the last remaining legacy of the Chinese pioneers who settled in the delta.

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0738596701

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9780738596709

Marysville's Chinatown

By: Brian Tom,Lawrence Tom

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Marysville's Chinatown

By: Brian Tom,Lawrence Tom

Marysville's Chinatown was once one of the most important Chinatowns in America. The early Chinese settlers called Marysville Sanfow, or "the third city," meaning the third city by river to the goldfields. Two of the first four Chinese American judges in California were from Marysville as was the first Chinese American elected to the San Francisco Board of Education. The Marysville Chinatown was among the first Chinatowns built in California's Gold Country and is the only one to survive to this day. Because of this, it is possible to view the full panorama of Chinese-American history through the viewpoint of this one Chinatown.

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0738559768

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9780738559766

Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

By: Lawrence Tom,Brian Tom,Chinese American Museum of Northern California

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Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

By: Lawrence Tom,Brian Tom,Chinese American Museum of Northern California

Chinese pioneers in the Sacramento River Delta were the vital factor in reclaiming land and made significant contributions to Californias agricultural industry from farming to canning. Since the 1860s, Chinese were already settled in the delta and created Chinatowns in and between the two towns of Freeport in the north and Rio Vista in the south. One of the towns, Locke, was unique in that it was built by the Chinese and was inhabited almost exclusively by the Chinese during the first half of the 1900s. The town of Locke represents the last remaining legacy of the Chinese pioneers who settled in the delta.

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1439643156

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9781439643150

Chinatown and China City in Los Angeles

By: Jenny Cho,Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

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Chinatown and China City in Los Angeles

By: Jenny Cho,Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

By 1900, the Chinese population of Los Angeles City and County had grown to over 3,000 residents who were primarily situated around an enclave called Old Chinatown. When Old Chinatown was razed to build Union Station, Chinese business owners led by Peter SooHoo Sr. purchased land a few blocks north of downtown to build New Chinatown. Both New Chinatown and another enclave called China City opened in 1938, but China City ultimately closed down after a series of fires.

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0738581658

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9780738581651

The Rocky Road to Liberty

A Documented History of Chinese Immigration and Exclusion

By: Chinese American Society

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The Rocky Road to Liberty

A Documented History of Chinese Immigration and Exclusion

By: Chinese American Society

This book is a collection of historical documents related to immigration of the Chinese to the United States. Special efforts were made to collect documents related to the Chinese Exclusion Act and its impact on the Chinese American society in the United Sates. This book details the Chinese American political struggles and social conditions in California and America. The painful history of misoneism, racism, and inequality are well documented. It all began during California's infancy, the 1850s Gold Rush, which Chinese natives referred to as Gam Saan (Cantonese, for Gold Mountain). These prevailing attitudes expressed misunderstanding and fear towards the Chinese community. And though these prejudices were acknowledged through the rescission of racist laws, an apology was never issued until 2009.

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Javvin Technologies Inc.

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1602670285

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9781602670280

Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley

By: Lillian Gong-Guy,Gerrye Wong

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Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley

By: Lillian Gong-Guy,Gerrye Wong

The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and the ability to persevere, but the struggles they faced were unique. From 1866 to 1931, five distinct Chinatowns existed in San Jose, each one devastated by mysterious fires or stifled by unjust laws. Early Chinese in the region labored relentlessly, building railroads and levees and toiling as laundrymen, grocers, cooks, servants, field hands, and factory workers. In the 20th century, new industries replaced agriculture, and an influx of Chinese invigorated the valley with innovative ideas, helping it emerge as a leader in technology.

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0738547778

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Gold Country's Last Chinatown: Marysville, California

Gold Country's Last Chinatown: Marysville, California

Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

Marysville's Chinatown

Marysville's Chinatown

Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

Chinatown and China City in Los Angeles

Chinatown and China City in Los Angeles

The Rocky Road to Liberty

The Rocky Road to Liberty

Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley

Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley

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