Historic Chinese Temple in Cambria
Cambria's Chinese history is widely unknown, but one historic Chinese Temple stands as a symbol of the many Chinese...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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