History of Chinese Americans in Portland, Oregon

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Chinatown Gateway
Second Street between Stark and Oak in Chinatown, 1905 1905 Portland, Oregon Chinatown.jpeg
Second Street between Stark and Oak in Chinatown, 1905

According to The Oregonian , 18,000 (7.5 percent) of the Portland metropolitan area's 135,000 Asian/Pacific residents live along 82nd Avenue, in an area dubbed New Chinatown, as of 2012. [1]

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Old Town Chinatown features the Lan Su Chinese Garden. [2]

Organizations

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The Hip Sing Tong was a prominent organization

There is a Portland chapter of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance. [3]

Restaurants

Chinese restaurants have included:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Swart, Cornelius (2012-01-21). "Asian American community in east Portland's New Chinatown ponders the future". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Explore Portland's past on a weekend trip to its Chinatown neighborhood". Los Angeles Times. 2020-01-16. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. ↑ "Chinese-American community in Portland impacted by coronavirus fears, misconceptions". KGW . Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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