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Early Chinatown was populated primarily by men, so it was called a "Bachelor Society." It was a world without women, though many men were married with families in China. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 banned the immigration of Chinese laborers for 61 years.
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D.H. Wulzen/Frank E. Wulzen
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The Chinese Telephone, or "China 5" as it was called, served Chinatown's residents from 1894-1949. It's a perfect example of how the neighborhood took care of itself.
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Pacific Bell Museum Archives
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Chinatown's children had everything they needed within the boundaries of California and Broadway, Kearny and Powell. The public school, Commodore Stockton, was segregated until the 1940s.
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Chester Gan
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Chinatown's producer, Felicia Lowe.
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Joe Manio/Asian Week
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