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
Jul 1, 2020
A Racist View of the Japanese during World War II
Gila River Detention Camp in Arizona (National Archives) During World War II, the head of Japanese households in America were taken away...
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Emily Pan
Jul 1, 2020
The Minami Story
Minami family (Image Source here) Yaemon Minami: 1880 - he is born in the village of Wakayama Japan 1905 - he arrives in San Francisco...
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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 30, 2020
Japantown - San Luis Obispo
Japantown in San Luis Obispo (Image source here) Japantown in San Luis Obispo: One block long on Higuera Street Between South and French...
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Emily Pan
Jun 29, 2020
Japanese Immigration to Arroyo Grande
Overview Japanese Picture Brides (National Archives) Many Japanese people immigrated to Arroyo Grande in the 20th Century. Many of them...
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Emily Pan
Jun 28, 2020
Quick Facts: Chinese American History You Probably Didn't Know
Chinese American history is grossly underrepresented in the U.S., and the information taught is often skewed and misrepresented. Here are...
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Emily Pan
Jun 27, 2020
The Struggle Japanese Immigrants Faced: Take Eto
These are quotes from Grace Shibata, Take Eto's daughter, which protrays the struggle Japanese Immigrants faced: when coming to the...
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Emily Pan
Jun 27, 2020
Take Eto's Story During and After World War II, Told by her Daughter
Below is a retelling of Take Eto's life during and after World War II. To learn more about her life before World War II, click here. On...
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Emily Pan
Jun 27, 2020
Take Eto's Story up to World War II, Told by her Daughter
This is the story of Take Eto, a Japanese Immigrant who came to the United States at the age of 19, told from the perspective of Grace...
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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 24, 2020
"Be American" by Carlos Bulosan
Author of "Be American", Carlos Bulosan was a Filipino activist and writer who came to the United States in 1930 at the age of 17. "Be...
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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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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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Emily Pan
Jun 16, 2020
SLO Tore Down Chinatown to Put Up a Parking Garage and Hotel
1950: Council tears down Chinatown to put up a parking lot Back in the day, cars mattered more than someone else's culture 1995:...
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Emily Pan
Jun 15, 2020
Ah Louis in San Luis Obispo
(Video courtesy of Elliot Gong) Wong On, more commonly referred to as Ah Louis, was a Chinese banker, labor contractor, farmer,...
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