The Pioneer Period, 1850-1860 The Cantonese-Chinese were the first Chinese in Oregon. They immigrated to America primarily from the Pearl River Delta region in southeast …

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The city of Guangzhou (formerly known to Westerners as Canton) is the capital of Guangdong Province, located along China’s southeastern coast. For many years, it …

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This photograph, dating from circa 1905, features Chinese shanties and vegetable gardens in Portland. The gardens were located on the site of the present-day Multnomah …

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On February 22, 1886, approximately forty men gathered in Oregon City at the McLoughlin House on South Main Street, then a lodging house known as …

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Pendleton is one of several Oregon communities rumored to have underground passageways that were built and occupied by Chinese residents during the late nineteenth and …

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This vendor is probably selling vegetables. Chinese gardeners supplied a large proportion of Portland's residents with fresh vegetables. The vendors carried produce through the streets …

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Of the many crimes and injustices committed against early Chinese immigrants in the American West, what may have been the most brutal occurred at Deep …

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Many hundreds of Chinese immigrants began arriving in Oregon in the mid-1850s.  During these early years of immigration, most male Chinese immigrants, whether they were …

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Poetically named Garden of Awakening Orchids, Lan Su Yuan, the Portland Lan Su Chinese Garden is a product of a sister city association between Portland …

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The Willamette Farmer, a newspaper that was published weekly between 1869 and 1887, promoted Willamette Valley agriculture. This article reflects the sentiments of many …

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