Chinatown residents gathered to share their experiences of coming to America on April 13, in the Oak Terrace reading room. The Conversation Club is a community group formed by Harvard University student Lun Tian Yew and two high school students Sukey Lu a
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Kim Ky Noodle House in San Gabriel is best known for its simple and affordable fare. A bowl of noodles goes for less than $5. But after a customer purchased a winning lottery ticket there last week worth $166.5 million -- the second-biggest Mega Millions
Continue reading >>First Chinese immigrants - two men and one women - arrive in San Francisco on the American brig, Eagle
Continue reading >>The Fook Yum Benevolent Society, a non-profit family service organization, was founded in 1855 by the people of Nam Hoy, China who valued the importance of education. In 1919, the Nam Hoy Fook Yum Benevolent Society founded the Nam Kue Chinese School.
Continue reading >>In 1965, the San Francisco Chinatown Lions Club was approached by a group of teenagers with the idea of presenting a positive image of the Chinese teenager to the community. After a year of gaining community support, planning and organization, the event b
Continue reading >>The first Chinese people to San Francisco were forced to settle in Chinatown. Isolated from the rest of the city, they did not have access to the services provided by San Francisco institutions. Schools and hospitals were not open to the Chinese people fo
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