Chinatown, Portland, Maine
Chinatown,,Portland,,Maine
Chinatown,in,the,US,city,of,Portland,,Maine,once,existed,around,Monument,Square,and,traversed,mostly,on,Congress,Street,The,first,Chinese,person,arrived,in,1858,with,the,Chinatown,forming,around,1916,until,around,1953,The,last,vestiges,of,Chinatown,lingered,until,1997,when,the,last,Chinese,laundry,closed,and,all,buildings,demolished,by,then,through,urban,renewal1
History
Portlands,Chinatown,existed,modestly,with,most,Chinese,being,isolated,due,to,discriminate,and,the,Chinese,Exclusion,Act,in,1882,By,1895,,there,were,enough,Chinese,people,that,a,Chinese,community,began,to,form,,though,mostly,with,men,whose,wives,were,prohibited,from,migration,due,the,newly,created,law,The,community,celebrated,their,first,Chinese,New,Year,that,year,1895,By,1920,,around,30,Chinese,laundries,existed,in,the,city,In,1903,,a,union,formed,to,fix,prices,for,laundromats,and,consisted,of,around,100,people,who,owned,the,laundries,By,around,the,1950s,,the,Chinese,community,had,shrunk,to,the,point,that,Chinatown,almost,ceased,to,exist,By,1997,,the,last,laundry,was,demolished,wiping,out,the,last,remaining,vestigW6MzlugXS0S43.8a4OL8uA,,downtown,portland,maine,shopping,,downtown,portland,maine,accommodations,,downtown,portland,maine,lodging,,downtown,portland,maine,attractions,map,,downtown,portland,maine,photos,Chinatown,,Portland,,Maine
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