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Chavarria’s own experience in joining her San Gorgonio chapter’s political committee in 2016 reflects what some members say is a long-needed shift by the group to become more inclusive and ...
Alice Fong Yu (Chinese: 尤方玉屏; 2 March 1905 - 19 December 2000) was an American schoolteacher and community organizer.The first Chinese American to teach at a public school, she was a founding member and first president of the Square and Circle Club (方圓社), and was a prominent leader in the San Francisco Chinatown community.
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.
Grace Quan is a modern reconstruction of a Chinese-American shrimp fishing junk, similar to those in the fleet that operated in San Francisco Bay in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [1] The junk was built in 2003 as a joint project between China Camp State Park in San Rafael, California and the San Francisco Maritime National Historical ...
In an election year, the resignation of a rising Asian American star captures yet another tumultuous moment in local politics in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Asian American and Pacific ...
Lew Hing (formal married name was Lew Yu-ling; Chinese: 劉興; May 1858–March 7, 1934) was a Chinese-born American industrialist and banker. [1] He was one of the founding fathers of the "New Chinatown" following the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.
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.
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (or CCC) (simplified Chinese: 旧金山中华文化中心; traditional Chinese: 舊金山中華文化中心; pinyin: Jiùjīnshān Zhōnghuá Wénhuà Zhōngxīn; Jyutping: Gau 6 gam 1 saan 1 Zung 1 waa 4 Man 4 faa 3 Zung 1 sam 1) is a community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 as the operations center of the Chinese Culture ...