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The Golden Dragon massacre[ 1] was a gang -related mass shooting that took place on September 4, 1977, inside the Golden Dragon Restaurant at 822 Washington Street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States. The five perpetrators, members of the Joe Boys, a Chinese youth gang, were attempting to kill leaders of the Wah Ching, a ...
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 of the ...
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 San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade is an annual event in San Francisco, California, United States. Held for approximately two weeks following the first day of the Chinese New Year, it combines elements of the Chinese Lantern Festival with a typical American parade. First held in 1851, along what are today Grant Avenue and ...
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 cuisine blended with modern Californian ...
Occupation. Waiter. Known for. Being described as the world's rudest waiter. Edsel Ford Fung (often spelled Fong) (May 6, 1927 – April 24, 1984) was an American restaurant server from San Francisco, California. [ 1] He was called the "world's rudest, worst, most insulting waiter " and worked at the Sam Wo Chinese restaurant. [ 2]
It was during the 1860s to the 1880s when San Francisco began to transform into a major city, starting with massive expansion in all directions, creating new neighborhoods such as the Western Addition, the Haight-Ashbury, Eureka Valley, the Mission District, culminating in the construction of Golden Gate Park in 1887.
Chinatowns are enclaves of Chinese people outside of China. The first Chinatown in the United States was San Francisco's Chinatown in 1848, and many other Chinatowns were established in the 19th century by the Chinese diaspora on the West Coast. By 1875, Chinatowns had emerged in eastern cities such as New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh ( see ...