Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley
Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley

Author: Lillian Gong-Guy

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738547770

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The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and the ability to persevere, but the struggles they faced were unique. From 1866 to 1931, five distinct Chinatowns existed in San Jose, each one devastated by mysterious fires or stifled by unjust laws. Early Chinese in the region labored relentlessly, building railroads and levees and toiling as laundrymen, grocers, cooks, servants, field hands, and factory workers. In the 20th century, new industries replaced agriculture, and an influx of Chinese invigorated the valley with innovative ideas, helping it emerge as a leader in technology.

History of Santa Clara County
History of Santa Clara County

Author: Eugene T. Sawyer

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 757

ISBN-13: 3849650308

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There is no county in California so rich in material, romantic, progressive and adventurous, as the County of Santa Clara. It absorbs about the whole of the Santa Clara Valley, rightly proclaimed the richest valley in the state, and in respect of size, the richest in the world. It is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay and the county, itself, embraces 1304 square miles. This book tells the story of this exceedingly beautiful piece of earth from the first settlements to the early 20th century.