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The San Francisco riot of 1877 was a three-day pogrom waged against Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, California by the city's majority Irish population from the evening of July 23 through the night of July 25, 1877.
Lê, 69, filed a federal lawsuit against the San Francisco District Attorney's Office on Jan. 25 after it allegedly failed to inform him of and involve him in plea discussions that led to a ...
The mob looted Chinatown and lynched nineteen Chinese civilians, all of them male immigrants. Eight suspects were convicted of manslaughter but later had their convictions overturned. San Francisco, which had the largest Chinese population in the country, was also hit by a major anti-Chinese riot in 1877.
The Chinese population of the San Francisco Chinatown and of the United States dropped dramatically during this turbulent era, from as many as 25,000 to only 14,000 by the beginning of 1900, with the Chinese U.S. population dropping by 16% during this time. [31]
An Asian American attack victim has "paused" his federal lawsuit against the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office for allegedly mishandling his battery case, saying the matter is now being ...
The San Francisco Fire Department was called to the scene about 9 p.m. in the 700 block of Jackson Street, authorities said. Chinatown was bustling as people celebrated Lunar New Year.
Entryway to Los Angeles Chinatown, facing northwest on Broadway Avenue and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. Whereas a few Chinatowns, notably the ones in Manhattan and Chicago, have been experiencing population growth and urban renewal, many others (such as San Francisco, Houston and Vancouver) have been facing urban decay over the years.
SAN FRANCISCO – They came from San Francisco; they came from Oakland; they came from New York and Seattle. And each and every one of them brought a cake. A total of 613 cakes, to be exact. At ...