San Jose Formally Apologizes for the 1887 Burning of the City's ... - KQED
Sep 28, 2021 · Connie Young Yu, a historian and author of “Chinatown, San Jose, USA,” said her grandfather was a teenage refugee from the 1887 fire. Her father was born in the last existing Chinatown built in San José.
San Jose Apologizes for Decades of Discrimination Against Chinese
Sep 30, 2021 · Connie Young Yu, a historian and a descendant of residents of two of San Jose’s Chinatowns, shared her personal connection to the resolution at the City Council meeting on Tuesday.
San Jose Had 5 Chinatowns. What Happened To Them? | KQED
Jun 17, 2021 · Connie Young Yu has been working with the city to build a park where the last Chinatown once stood, not far from San Jose’s Japantown. The park will commemorate John Heinlen’s contributions to the city and highlight the history of San Jose’s Chinese community. It will be called Heinlenville Park.
‘Tremendous feeling of justice’ as San Jose apologizes for ...
Oct 10, 2021 · An 1887 arson fire in San Jose, CA burned down a thriving Chinatown. During a new wave of anti-Asian hate 134 years later, descendants are hearing a formal apology for the first time.
San Jose apologizes for Chinatown destruction in 1887
Sep 28, 2021 · Connie Young Yu, a historian and author of “Chinatown, San Jose, USA,” said her grandfather was a teenage refugee from the 1887 fire.
San Jose to Apologize for 1887 Chinatown Destruction
Sep 28, 2021 · Connie Young Yu, a historian and author of “Chinatown, San Jose, USA,” said her grandfather was a teenage refugee from the 1887 fire.
Market Street Chinatown fire, 1887 — Calisphere
Featured on page 30 of Connie Young Yu's "Chinatown, San Jose, U.S.A." with caption, "On March 8, 1887 city council officials ordered the destruction of Chinatown on the grounds that it was a health hazard to the surrounding area.
A century after arson decimated its Chinatown, San Jose to …
Sep 23, 2021 · Connie Young Yu, the author of "Chinatown, San Jose, USA," told ABC News in a statement the apology would have "great personal significance" since her grandfather was a teenage refugee from the 1887 fire and her father was born in the new San Jose Chinatown.
San José to Formally Apologize for 1887 Chinatown Burning
Sep 28, 2021 · Connie Young Yu, a historian and the author of Chinatown, San Jose, USA, said her grandfather was a teenage refugee from the 1887 fire. Her father was born in the last existing Chinatown...
San Jose Apologizes Over 1887 Chinatown Destruction, Racism …
Sep 30, 2021 · Connie Young Yu, a direct descendant of San Jose's Chinatowns, and a local historian, said hearing the resolution was "like music to my ears, more like symphony".
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