Chinese San Francisco, 1850-1943
Chinese San Francisco, 1850-1943

Author: Yong Chen

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780804745505

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Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco.

News Letter
News Letter

Author: Insurance Society of New York

Publisher:

Published: 1924

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13:

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Some issues include the annual reports of the society and its officers.

San Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries
San Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries

Author: Beth Winegarner

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2023-08-28

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1439679193

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Digging into a forgotten past - and the dead left behind. San Francisco is famous for not having any cemeteries, but the claim isn't exactly what it seems. In the early 20th Century, the city relocated more than 150,000 graves to the nearby town of Colma to make way for a rapidly growing population. But an estimated fifty to sixty thousand burials were quietly built over and forgotten, only to resurface every time a new building project began. The dead still lie beneath some of the city's most cherished destinations, including the Legion of Honor, United Nations Plaza, the Asian Art Museum and the University of San Francisco. Join author Beth Winegarner as she maps the city's early burial grounds and brings back to life the dead who've been erased.