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Claire Wang

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2020

Freelance reporter/writer covering culture, politics, and Asian-American issues. Fan of dogs, psych rock, and A24 movies.
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In 1933, Minnie Sun worked as a nurse in the baby ward of the Chinese Hospital. Bruce Lee would be born there seven years later.

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When Chinese Americans Were Blamed for 19th-Century Epidemics, They Built Their Own Hospital

The Chinese Hospital in San Francisco is still one-of-a-kind.

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Point Alones was once home to the state's largest Chinatown. This photograph of Chinese fisherman was taken in 1875.

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A Chinese Fishing Village Regains Its Rightful Place in California History

A shipwreck brought Chinese immigrants to the Monterey area. Discrimination forced them to start over.

By Claire Wang

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