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  2. Chinatown, Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Chinese opera was one of the first traditional Chinese art forms in Oakland. In 1907, a Chinese Theater at 9th and Franklin streets opened which could seat 500 people and had a company of 30 full-time actors from China. Today, three styles of Chinese opera clubs are active in Oakland: Cantonese opera, Beijing opera, and Kunqu.

  3. Oakland Asian Cultural Center - Wikipedia

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    The Oakland Asian Cultural Center, also referred to as the OACC, is an Oakland-based nonprofit cultural center [1] that carries out Asian and Pacific Islander American arts and culture programs. [2] It is located in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza in Oakland Chinatown , residing three blocks away from the 12th Street Civic Center BART station on ...

  4. Commis (restaurant) - Wikipedia

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    Commis is a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Oakland, in the U.S. state of California. [1] [2] [3] [4]Head chef and owner is James Syhabout. [5] The dishes served reflect the background of head chef Syhabout, who has a Thai mother and Chinese father who introduced him to both styles of cooking.

  5. Chinese American enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley

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    This tourism boom is bringing about the construction of additional hotels as many Chinese tourists prefer to rent rooms in San Gabriel, even if they plan to visit typical Southern California tourist destinations. [2] The first generation of Chinese Americans in the area identify with 626 — the area code of much of the San Gabriel Valley. They ...

  6. Johnny Kan - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Restaurant News: Highly anticipated Latin-fusion restaurant ...

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    Restaurant inspections: 13 Volusia-Flagler restaurants fail first time around El Sabor Latino chefs María Elena Menjivar Sibrian (left) and Darling Eliett Soza Zapata.

  8. List of Oakland Designated Landmarks - Wikipedia

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    Oakland Chinese Presbyterian Church & Annex: 265-73 8th Street May 3, 1994 116 St. Paul's Episcopal Church: 114 Montecito Avenue May 24, 1994 117 University High School / North Oakland Senior Center: 5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way 118 Temple Sinai: 362 28th Street December 13, 1994 119 Oakland Museum of California: 1000 Oak Street

  9. Yoshi's - Wikipedia

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    Yoshi's (also known as Yoshi's Jazz Club and Yoshi's Oakland) is a nightclub located in Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States. The venue originally opened in 1972 as a restaurant in Berkeley, later moving to Claremont Avenue in Oakland. In 1979, the restaurant expanded into a lounge/nightclub hosting local and national jazz ...