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The Square and Circle Club is a women's community service organization located in San Francisco. Founded in 1924, it is the oldest Chinese women's community service club in the United States. [1] Throughout its history, the club has been active in its support of numerous San Francisco Chinatown community organizations and philanthropic causes.
The City Club of San Francisco (1930), until 1987 called the Pacific Stock Exchange Lunch Club [50] [51] The Concordia-Argonaut Club (1864) [52] [53] The Family (1901), founded by members of the Bohemian Club who left in a dispute; The Marines Memorial Club (1946) The Norwegian Club of San Francisco (1898) The Olympic Club (1860) The Pacific ...
In this manner, "Chinese in California had become organized into four regional dialect groupings" [3]: 17 or, as locally known, "four Ooe-Koons, or great Chinese houses of San Francisco". [ 15 ] Owing to internal disputes in the large Sze Yup company, the Ning Yeung ( Chinese : 寧 陽 ) company emerged in 1853, and the Hop Wo ( Chinese : 合 ...
The Consulate General of China in San Francisco (Chinese: 中国驻旧金山总领事馆) is a diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America in the city of San Francisco. The consulate was opened in August 1979. [1]
Denny Otte, a Fremont City Council member and a longtime Exchange Club member, said the Fremont chapter used to have 40 to 50 active members. dacarson@gannett.com. 419-334-1046.
Forbidden City was a Chinese nightclub and cabaret in San Francisco, which was in business from 1938 to 1970, [1] and operated on the second floor of 363 Sutter Street, [a] between Chinatown and Union Square. [3]
1921 – Built a National Headquarters in San Francisco. 1924 – Alliance publishes Chinese Times as its official newspaper. It is the first Chinese language newspaper to be owned, edited, and published by American citizens. For 60 years, it was the principal source of national news and commentary for Chinese American communities.
Jews were admitted to membership about 1966 in the Los Angeles Chancery Club, for attorneys, and in 1976 there was one black Chancery Club member — Sam Williams, president-elect of the County Bar Association. [9] Warner Heineman, vice chairman of Union Bank, who was Jewish, was admitted to membership in the Jonathan Club in October 1977.