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The Chinese Historical Society of America (simplified Chinese: 美国华人 历史 学会; traditional Chinese: 美國華人歷史學會; pinyin: Měiguó Huárén Lìshǐ Xuéhuì; Jyutping: Mei 5 gwok 3 Waa 4 jan 4 Lik 6 si 2 Hok 6 wui 6; abbreviated CHSA) is the oldest and largest archive and history center documenting the Chinese American experience in the United States.
Some of his notable projects include the San Francisco Fire Station No. 26, [9] the San Francisco Chinatown & Fisherman's Warf Holiday Inn (now Hilton) Hotels, [15] [10] [16] the San Francisco Chinatown Branch Library, the Chinese American International School, the Hong Kong Supermarket, the Oceanview Branch Library, and the Central YMCA of San ...
Hong Kong, HK Top 10 Winnie Young (Miss San Francisco 1991) competed as Miss Hong Kong 1995. ... San Francisco History Center. San Francisco Public Library.
Life in San Francisco's Chinatown. Heinemann Library, 2003. ISBN 1403405247, 9781403405241. Jorae, Wendy Rouse. Children of Chinatown: Growing Up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850–1920: Growing Up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850–1920. University of North Carolina Press, 2009. ISBN 0807898589, 9780807898581. Lim, Roger T.
In 1905, architect Daniel Burnham presented his plans for a new Civic Center for San Francisco, including a new library building. [10] These plans were put on hold after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which destroyed about 140,000 volumes, nearly 80% of its holdings. The library moved to temporary quarters while a new building was designed ...
With approximately 71,000 volumes, including 2,500 periodical titles, 1,000 reels of microfilm, 7,000 newspaper clippings and an expanding collection of audio and visual materials, the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library collection is the largest research collection for Hong Kong and Canada-Hong Kong studies outside of Hong Kong. [1]
Jun Ke Choy (Chinese: 蔡增基; pinyin: Cài Zēngjī; Wade–Giles: Tsai Tseng-chi; 1892 – July 9, 1981) [1] was a Chinese American politician who served as mayor of Hangzhou and the 14th chairman of the China Merchants Steamship Company Group, now known as China Merchants Group. [2]
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.