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San Francisco's Chinatown A vibrant community, before the fireBetween 1839 and 1860, the violence of the Opium Wars drove many Chinese people to seek new lives in the U.S., drawn by the California Gold Rush and opportunities to work on the Transcontinental Railroad.Settling in cities along the west coast before spreading eastward, Chinese immigrants congregated in distinct communities, which became known as Chinatowns. These areas eased the&nbsp;assimilation&nbsp;process for Chinese people into a new country. Today, many still exist as cultural and commercial hubs, and historical sites.The Chinatown area of San Francisco was well documented by photographer Arnold Genthe. Genthe emigrated from Germany to San Francisco as a tutor to a wealthy German family. When his contract expired, he stayed in San Francisco and opened a photo studio.Genthe was fascinated by Chinatown and took hundreds of photographs of the area and its inhabitants. He used a small camera and sometimes captured his subjects covertly. He later cropped some of his images to remove western references.&nbsp;These images are some of the few that remain of Chinatown prior to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Stored in a bank vault,&nbsp;Genthe's photos had&nbsp;survived the disaster.&nbsp;The photographer rebuilt his studio and continued to work in and around San Francisco until 1911, when he moved to New York.Some day the whole city will burn up. There'll never be another Chinatown like this one, and you have its only picture record.Will Irwin, friend of Arnold GentheShare this story

San Francisco's Chinatown A vibrant community, before the fireBetween 1839 and 1860, the violence of the Opium Wars drove many Chinese people to seek new lives in the U.S., drawn by the California Gold Rush and opportunities to work on the Transcontinental Railroad.Settling in cities along the west coast before spreading eastward, Chinese immigrants congregated in distinct communities, which became known as Chinatowns. These areas eased the&nbsp;assimilation&nbsp;process for Chinese people into a new country. Today, many still exist as cultural and commercial hubs, and historical sites.The...

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