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April 19, 2006
The Great Quake's Effect on Chinatown

Better a day late than never. Yesterday was the 100th anniversary the San Francisco earthquake, and if you're here in the Bay Area, you've been inundated with centennial stories in the news.

Here are a few about what happened to the Chinese American community after the quake:

Out of Chaos came new Chinese America, from the San Francisco Chronicle.

And a couple of personal essays:

The quake that toppled taboos and built a family, from the Los Angeles Times.

San Francisco survivors, from the New York Times

Posted by harry at April 19, 2006 11:21 AM

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