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Chinese Dining Has Taken Over The Vegas Valley

Feb 27, 2020

More than 20 years ago, Las Vegas’ Chinatown began as a single shopping plaza of Spring Mountain Road. 

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The Salt
Photos of Chinese men working in the fields and bottling wine are displayed in Buena Vista's tasting room. "We feel it's more important than ever to talk about the reason we exist and the people who contributed to it − Chinese, Hungarian, French," says

Chinese Laborers Built Sonoma's Wineries. Racist Neighbors Drove Them Out

Jul 13, 2017
Enjoying a chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon? In the 1800s, Chinese immigrants helped introduce those iconic varietals to California's wine country. But as vineyards grew, so did anti-Chinese fervor.
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Code Switch
<em>A Statue for Our Harbor</em> was<em> </em>published in 1881. It expressed the fear of Chinese immigrants, which led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act 135 years ago.

As Chinese Exclusion Act Turns 135, Experts Point To Parallels Today

May 05, 2017
The law limited Chinese immigration and barred them from becoming naturalized U.S. citizens.
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