Long Lost Oakland, chapter 5: Overcoming racism, Lew Hing became king of Oakland’s canning industry
East Bay Yesterday ›39:28 | May 8th, 2018
Following the 1906 earthquake, Oakland’s Lew Hing supported thousands of victims from San Francisco’s Chinatown who were turned away from official relief camps due to rampant discrimination. On the gr...Show More
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rosaguac recommended:Feb 25th, 2020
as someone who's enjoyed the historical chinatowns in both oakland and san francisco, i was always curious as to the relationship between both chinatowns in relatively close proximity. east bay yesterday goes into why that was, why one man, bruce quan (who was one of the earliest pioneers of the c...Show More
rosaguacFeb 26th, 2020
*lew hing !!!!! bruce is his great grandson