Chinatown and China City in Los Angeles

By Jenny Cho and Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

By 1900, the Chinese population of Los Angeles City and County had grown to over 3,000 residents who were primarily situated around an enclave called Old Chinatown. When Old Chinatown was razed to build Union Station, Chinese business owners led by Peter SooHoo Sr. purchased land a few blocks north of downtown to build New Chinatown. Both New Chinatown and another enclave called China City opened in 1938, but China City ultimately closed down after a series of fires.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738581658
• ISBN13: 9780738581651
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Memory Lane in L A post cards

It is a fun way down the memory lane in post cards to Los Angeles Chinatown district. It includes a good collection to create an impression on this historic places then and now. The different activities for China relief during WW II were impressive. Mrs Chiang Soog Mei Ling was a big event as she spoke in elegant English and manner as the First Lady in American Congress for help and got the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act repeal. Anna May Wong was a shining star who left her foot print in Chinatown and she is honored in the new quarter coin. Of meaningful was on page 112, Governor Brown signed the Chinese BBQ duck bill in 1982 to honor Chinese tradition. In page 119, it mentioned Tyrus Wong was one working in Walt Disney Studio. This book collects who’s who, what is what in Los Angeles Chinatown. Will check and review again in the next visit.