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Johnny Kan. Johnny Kan (1906–1972) was a Chinese American restaurateur in Chinatown, San Francisco, ca 1950–1970. He was the owner of Johnny Kan's restaurant, which opened in 1953, and published a book on Cantonese cuisine, Eight Immortal Flavors, which was praised by Craig Claiborne and James Beard. [1] Kan and Cecilia Chiang (proprietor ...
California. Postal/ZIP Code. 94108. Coordinates. 37°47′37.46″N 122°24′24.08″W / 37.7937389°N 122.4066889°W / 37.7937389; -122.4066889. Website. misterjius.com. Mister Jiu's (Chinese: 周先生; pinyin: Zhōu xiānsheng) is a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco. It specializes in Cantonese ...
Sam Wo (traditional Chinese: 三和粥粉麵; simplified Chinese: 三和粥粉面; Jyutping: Saam1wo4 zuk1 fan2min6; pinyin: Sānhé zhōu fěnmiàn, literally "Three Harmonies Porridge and Noodles") is a Chinese restaurant located in San Francisco, California. The restaurant's first location on 813 Washington Street was famous for being a ...
The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) is a historical Chinese association established in various parts of the United States and Canada with large Overseas Chinese communities. The association's clientele were Chinese immigrants of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly from eight districts on the west side of the Pearl ...
Date. 1800s–1930s. Location. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, New York. The Tong Wars were a series of violent disputes beginning in the late 19th century among rival Chinese Tong factions centered in the Chinatowns of various American cities, in particular San Francisco. Tong wars could be triggered by a variety of inter- gang ...
94108, 94133, 94102, 94111, 94109. Area Codes. 415/628. The Chinatown centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, (Chinese : 唐人街; pinyin : tángrénjiē; Jyutping : tong4 jan4 gaai1) is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia.
The Tin How Temple (also spelled Tianhou Temple, simplified Chinese: 天后古庙; traditional Chinese: 天后古廟; pinyin: Tiānhòu gǔ miào) is the oldest extant Taoist temple in San Francisco 's Chinatown, and one of the oldest still-operating Chinese temples in the United States. [1] It is dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, who ...
Portsmouth Square is the first park in San Francisco, predating both Washington Square (1847) and Union Square (1850). Established in the early 19th century, during the period of Mexican California, the plaza was renamed following the U.S. Conquest of California in honor of the USS Portsmouth, the American ship which captured the city.