Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738596709)

Chinese pioneers in the Sacramento River Delta were the vital factor in reclaiming land and made significant contributions to California's agricultural industry from farming to canning. Since the 1860s, Chinese were already settled in the delta and created Chinatowns in and between the two towns of Freeport in the north and Rio Vista in the south. One of the towns, Locke, was unique in that it was built by the Chinese and was inhabited almost exclusively by the Chinese during the first half of the 1900s. The town of Locke represents the last remaining legacy of the Chinese pioneers who settled in the delta.

Author: Lawrence Tom, Brian Tom, Chinese American Museum of Northern Cali
ISBN-10: 0738596701
ISBN-13: 9780738596709
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 04/08/2013
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d