Post by NZBC on Nov 19, 2007 17:03:06 GMT 12
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A Look at a Historical Chinatown Nestled in California¡¯s Central Valley
By Susie Ling, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
California¡¯s Central Valley, ¡°the greatest garden in the world,¡± produces about a quarter of the food that America eats. In between the cities of Fresno and Bakersfield, nestled at the foot of Sierra Nevada range, is the small town of Hanford.
According to Frank Howe, in 1875, there was nothing in Hanford but ¡°a Chinaman, a band of sheep, and his sheep dog¡±. By 1876, newspapers reported Chinese working on the Southern Pacific Railroad line from Goshen to Huron. By 1877 - prior to California¡¯s Alien Land Act - Chinese bought lots in what is today referred to as Hanford¡¯s China Alley.
A Look at a Historical Chinatown Nestled in California¡¯s Central Valley
By Susie Ling, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
California¡¯s Central Valley, ¡°the greatest garden in the world,¡± produces about a quarter of the food that America eats. In between the cities of Fresno and Bakersfield, nestled at the foot of Sierra Nevada range, is the small town of Hanford.
According to Frank Howe, in 1875, there was nothing in Hanford but ¡°a Chinaman, a band of sheep, and his sheep dog¡±. By 1876, newspapers reported Chinese working on the Southern Pacific Railroad line from Goshen to Huron. By 1877 - prior to California¡¯s Alien Land Act - Chinese bought lots in what is today referred to as Hanford¡¯s China Alley.