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    Chinese Contributions to Yosemite National Park
    Emily Pan
    • Oct 16, 2021

    Chinese Contributions to Yosemite National Park

    In 4.5 months in 1875, 300 Chinese laborers built a 23-mile road that climbed 3000ft in elevation, that has become one of the most...
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    Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (Parts V & VI)
    Emily Pan
    • Jan 19, 2021

    Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (Parts V & VI)

    Double Luck tells the story of Lu Chi Fa, a Chinese American who escaped Communist China and made his way to America. In 1944, Lu Chi...
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    Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (Parts II-IV)
    Emily Pan
    • Jan 19, 2021

    Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (Parts II-IV)

    Double Luck tells the story of Lu Chi Fa, a Chinese American who escaped Communist China and made his way to America. In 1944, Lu Chi...
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    Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (Part I)
    Emily Pan
    • Jan 19, 2021

    Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan (Part I)

    Double Luck tells the story of Lu Chi Fa, a Chinese American who escaped Communist China and made his way to America. In 1944, Lu Chi...
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    Ventura's Chinese Fire Company
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 11, 2020

    Ventura's Chinese Fire Company

    Chinese Fire Company In the 1860s, the first wave of hard-working Chinese immigrants to Ventura showed up as laborers, laundrymen,...
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    SLO Chinatown by Huell Howser
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 7, 2020

    SLO Chinatown by Huell Howser

    Overview In the mid-1800s, many Chinese people came to California in search of a better life, but also to help build their community....
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    "Gandy Dancers" Iron Road Pioneers Statue
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 6, 2020

    "Gandy Dancers" Iron Road Pioneers Statue

    "Gandy Dancers" Iron Road Pioneers Statue (Photo Courtesy of Emily Pan) The "Gandy Dancers" statue, located at the entrance to the San...
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    Evidence the Chinese Built the Railroads
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 3, 2020

    Evidence the Chinese Built the Railroads

    Evidence from the Southern Pacific Railway Company and Howard Louis that the Chinese Built the San Luis Obispo railraods (Image Courtesy...
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    The Chinese Came in Response to the Gold Rush, But Were Quickly Mistreated
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 3, 2020

    The Chinese Came in Response to the Gold Rush, But Were Quickly Mistreated

    Timeline of Chinese History in California by San Luis Obispo Weekly Tribune (Image courtesy of History Center of San Luis Obispo County)...
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    Community Reactions When Chinese Exclusion Bill Becomes A Law
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 3, 2020

    Community Reactions When Chinese Exclusion Bill Becomes A Law

    Community reactions to Chinese Exclusion Bill (Image Courtesy of History center of San Luis Obispo County) That was how the community...
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    Draining Laguna Lake
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 3, 2020

    Draining Laguna Lake

    Laguna Lake before Being Drained (Photo Courtesy of History Center of San Luis Obispo County) Introduction Before Laguna Lake was...
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    Pacific Coast and Southern Pacific Railraods
    Emily Pan
    • Jul 2, 2020

    Pacific Coast and Southern Pacific Railraods

    Railroads were crucial to transportation within San Luis Obispo County, as well as communicating with the State and Country. The Pacific...
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    Threats to the Chinese in the 1880s
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 30, 2020

    Threats to the Chinese in the 1880s

    Anti-Chinese Club In November 1885, the anti-Chinese club was formed, and they adopted Denis Kearney’s motto: “The Chinese must go!”....
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    The Ah Louis Family
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 30, 2020

    The Ah Louis Family

    Ah Louis: Funded the founding of a Chinese school in the joss house (temple) at 818 Palm Street Lived a bicultural life Invited...
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    Feelings towards the Chinese by The Breeze
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 24, 2020

    Feelings towards the Chinese by The Breeze

    The April 15, 1896 publication of The Evening Breeze shared feelings of hatred towards Chinese merchants in San Luis Obispo. There was an...
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    Howard Louis and the Ah Louis Store
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 21, 2020

    Howard Louis and the Ah Louis Store

    Ah Louis was both the father of eight children, and the owner of the Ah Louis Store. As Ah Louis' fourth son described him, "Any Chinese...
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    Physical Qualities of the Ah Louis Store
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 21, 2020

    Physical Qualities of the Ah Louis Store

    Ah Louis Store (Photo courtesy of Elliot Gong) The Ah Louis Store was a general merchandise store, and pharmacy. It was originally built...
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    What California Meant to Ah Louis
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 21, 2020

    What California Meant to Ah Louis

    In March of 1934, Chester Newten Hess sat down to interview Ah Louis. Below is some of what Ah Louis had to say. Click here for the full...
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    Ah Louis Store
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 17, 2020

    Ah Louis Store

    Ah Louis Store today (Photo courtesy of Elliot Gong) The historic Ah Louis Store identifies with Ah Louis, a Chinese American pioneer,...
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    A Timeline of the Chinese Population in San Luis Obispo
    Emily Pan
    • Jun 17, 2020

    A Timeline of the Chinese Population in San Luis Obispo

    1840s: People came from the East Coast to the gold rush Foreigners arrive to the Central Coast in response to the shortage of laborers...
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