Description: Chinatown in Los Angeles, California, Images of America, Paperback The history of Chinatown in Los Angeles is as vibrant as the city itself. In 1850, the U.S. Census recorded only two Chinese men in Los Angeles who worked as domestic servants. During the second half of the 19th century, a Chinese settlement developed around the present-day El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. Chinese Americans persevered against violence, racism, housing discrimination, exclusion laws, unfair taxation, and physical displacement to create better lives for future generations. When Old Chinatown was demolished to make way for Union Station, community leader Peter SooHoo Sr. and other Chinese Americans spearheaded the effort to build New Chinatown with the open-air Central Plaza. Unlike other Chinese enclaves in the United States, New Chinatown was owned and planned from its inception by Chinese Americans. New Chinatown celebrated its grand opening with dignitaries, celebrities, community members, and a dedication by California governor Frank Merriam on June 25, 1938.
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738569567
Book Title: Chinatown in Los Angeles
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Subjects & Themes / Historical, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa)
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Social Science, Photography, History
Item Weight: 10.5 Oz
Author: Jenny Cho, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
