Chinatowns in San Jose, California
Former neighborhoods of San Jose, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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During the 19th century and early 20th century, San Jose, California, was home to a large Chinese-American community that was centered around the Santa Clara Valley's agricultural industry. Due to anti-Chinese sentiment and official discrimination, Chinese immigrants and their descendants lived in a succession of five Chinatowns from the 1860s to the 1930s:[1][2]
- First Market Street Chinatown (1866–1870)
- Vine Street Chinatown (1870–1872)
- Second Market Street Chinatown, also known as Plaza Chinatown (1872–1887)
- Woolen Mills Chinatown (1887–1902)
- Heinlenville, also known as the Sixth Street Chinatown (1887–1931)
Of these enclaves, the two largest were the Second Market Street Chinatown and Heinlenville.