Market Street Chinatown

Market Street Chinatown
孖結街唐人埠
Neighborhood of San Jose
Etymology: Market Plaza
Coordinates: 37°20′0″N 121°53′23″W / 37.33333°N 121.88972°W / 37.33333; -121.88972
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
CitySan Jose
Built1866[1]
DemolishedMay 4, 1887
Founded byAh Toy, Ah Charlie, Ah Lee[1]
Population
 (1876)[2]
 • Total1,400

Market Street Chinatown (Chinese: 孖結街唐人埠) or Plaza Chinatown refers to two successive Chinatowns in San Jose, California, during the 19th century. Both were destroyed by arson with the tacit support of officials. The site was rediscovered during a 1980s redevelopment project, shedding light on an era when San Jose led the state of California in anti-Chinese violence.[3]

  1. ^ a b Voss, Barbara L.; Kwock, Anita Wong; Yu, Connie Young; Gong-Guy, Lillian; Bray, Alida; Kane, Megan S. (2013). "Market Street Chinatown Archaeology Project: ten years of community-based, collaborative research on San Jose's historic Chinese community". Chinese America: History and Perspectives. San Francisco: Chinese Historical Society of America: 63–74 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  2. ^ "San Jose apologizes for Chinatown destruction in 1887". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Praetzellis, Mary; Praetzellis, Adrian (2011). "Cultural Resource Management Archaeology and Heritage Values". Historical Archaeology. 45 (1). Society for Historical Archaeology: 91.