Chinese Milwaukee
(Part of the Images of America: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Series and Images of America: Wisconsin Series)
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The history of Chinese Milwaukee begins in April 1874, with the opening by Wing Wau of a Chinese laundry at 86 Mason Street. Other Chinese soon followed, and by 1888, there were at least 30 Chinese laundries operating in the city. Charlie Toy moved to Milwaukee in 1904 and within two decades had built both one of the largest Chinese trading businesses in the United States and a six-story Chinese-style building in downtown Milwaukee described as the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738552240
ISBN13:9780738552248
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"
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