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2. Great Star Theater - Wikipedia

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   In 1959, the San Francisco Examiner wrote that the Great China Theater was the last active Chinese opera house in the United States. [8] Due to the decline in Chinese opera, the theater stayed afloat by showing movies, relegating operas to special occasions like the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. 1963, during the Foo Hsing Troup ...

3. Chinese Culture Center - Wikipedia

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   The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (or CCC) (simplified Chinese: 旧金山中华文化中心; traditional Chinese: 舊金山中華文化中心; pinyin: Jiùjīnshān Zhōnghuá Wénhuà Zhōngxīn; Jyutping: Gau 6 gam 1 saan 1 Zung 1 waa 4 Man 4 faa 3 Zung 1 sam 1) is a community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 as the operations center of the Chinese Culture ...

4. San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade

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   During the California Gold Rush, many Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco to work in gold mines and on railroads in search of wealth and a better life. The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8]

5. China Basin Park - Wikipedia

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   China Basin Park is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) park in San Francisco, California, located at the mouth of Mission Creek in the Mission Bay neighborhood and across from the Oracle Park baseball stadium. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The park features a hilly lawn, dog run, artificial beach, amphitheater seating, and a statue of Willie McCovey . [ 1 ]

6. Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association - Wikipedia

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   In English, the association is also known by other names, such as the Chinese Six Companies in San Francisco, [2] especially when it began in the 19th century; Chong Wa Benevolent Association in Seattle; and United Chinese Society in Honolulu. In the Western and Midwestern United States as well as Western Canada, 中華會館 is the common ...

7. Chinese Historical Society of America - Wikipedia

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   The Chinese Historical Society of America (simplified Chinese: 美国华人 历史 学会; traditional Chinese: 美國華人歷史學會; pinyin: Měiguó Huárén Lìshǐ Xuéhuì; Jyutping: Mei 5 gwok 3 Waa 4 jan 4 Lik 6 si 2 Hok 6 wui 6; abbreviated CHSA) is the oldest and largest archive and history center documenting the Chinese American experience in the United States.