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At the turn of the century, the Sacramento Delta was home to thousands of Chinese immigrants. By day, laborers engaged in the back-breaking work of building the levees and harvesting crops. After work, many of them returned to the bustling, safe town of Locke. Locke, with its single-family homes, stores, saloons, restaurants, boarding houses, school, five gambling dens, and two brothels was the only village in the United States built and inhabited exclusively by Chinese.
Bitter Melon: Inside America's Last Rural Chinese Town is a collection of moving oral histories and stunning historical photographs (all printed in duotone), offers an unforgettable glimpse into this unique and vibrant community, and in doing so contributes significantly to our understanding of immigrant experience in California.
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This newly revised edition reveals the town's twenty-first-century fate.
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Founded in 1915, the town of Locke will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015. Please be on the look out for news about various celebrations in the town, including production of a play about the town's matriarch, Connie King! 100 years and counting!
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- PublisherHeyday
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0930588584
- ISBN 13 9780930588588
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages144
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