History of Chinese Americans in Portland, Oregon

Chinatown Gateway
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]

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

Organizations

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.

External links

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  • Chinese American Culture at Travel Portland
  • 6 Portlanders' family stories of exclusion for being Chinese, The Oregonian
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