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An advocate of strong Sino-American relations, Chung was a neighbor, friend, and confidante of travel writer Richard Halliburton (1900–1939), [29] who died in an attempt to sail the junk Sea Dragon, as a symbol of the bond of East and West, from Hong Kong to the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco.
Joanne M. Garvey (1962): [242] First female to serve as the President of the Bar Association of San Francisco (1981) Mary C. Morgan (1972): [243] First openly LGBT female judge in San Francisco County, California (1981) Lillian Sing (1975): [49] [50] [51] First Chinese American female judge in San Francisco County, California (1981)
Like its founding membership, the club has primarily consisted of American-born Chinese American business and professional women, though it has been open to women of all races and backgrounds. [7] As such, the club has always had a strong focus on the Chinese American community of San Francisco and the bicultural identity of its membership. [5] [8]
Children of Chinatown: Growing Up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850–1920: Growing Up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850–1920. University of North Carolina Press, 2009. ISBN 0807898589, 9780807898581. Lim, Roger T. The Chinese in San Francisco and the Mining Region of California, 1848–1858. Dominican College of San Rafael, 1979.
Her primary clientele included the Chinese-American community in San Francisco until 1906. She moved to Oakland after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed her office, and established a thriving business for several years before returning to San Francisco. [6] She was struck and killed by a car in 1929. [7]
The facade of the now-demolished 1924 hospital. The 1979 annex stands uphill. A site was acquired to expand the existing dispensary on Trenton in 1920, and the Chinese Six Companies convened a meeting of 15 community organizations, who boldly decided to build a modern hospital instead, which would require extensive fundraising; the 15 organizations met again in October 1922, forming the ...
Hazel Ying Lee (李月英) – first Chinese American woman to earn a pilot's license; flew for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Kurt Lee – Major, US Marine Corps.; first Asian American Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross recipient [7] [8]
California has the largest Asian American population in the United States, and second highest proportion of Asian American residents, after Hawaii. As of the 2020 US census, there were over 6 million Asian Americans in California; 15.5% of the state's population. [3] If including those with partial Asian ancestry, this figure is around 17%.