Oregon Experience: Kam Wah Chung
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The Chinese and Mining in Canyon CityDennis Smith, a board member of the Grant County Historical Museum show us the site of the Humboldt Mine in Canyon City, a place where hundreds of Chinese performed backbreaking labor in the search for gold, combing through tailings long after other miners had given up.
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"Tour" Kam Wah Chung
The Chinese and Mining in Canyon City
- About the Program
The story of two Chinese immigrants after the Oregon Gold Rush.
- Ing Hay & Lung On
View images celebrating the lives of two important John Day residents.
- The Tourist Garage
Quite likely the country’s first Chinese-owned car dealership
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