Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns

by Lawrence Tom, Chinese American Museum of Northern California, Brian Tom

Book Overview

Chinese pioneers in the Sacramento River Delta were the vital factor in reclaiming land and made significant contributions to California's agricultural industry from farming to canning. Since the 1860s, Chinese were already settled in the delta and created Chinatowns in and between the two towns of Freeport in the north and Rio Vista in the south. One of the towns, Locke, was unique in that it was built by the Chinese and was inhabited almost exclusively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738596701
• ISBN13: 9780738596709
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Locke, a Chinese town in Sacramento Delta

It is a good collection of vintage photos on the Chinatowns of Sacramento Delta. Locke was the only Chinatown funded, built and lived by Chinese in early twenty century. Tour of main street is like a time machine back to the early days with the tongs and a Chinese gambling den. The one room Chinese school is a museum. The state of California turned the old boarding house into a state park to see the migrant workers evolution on the room setting, especially the beddings from mat to metal spring. This book help preserve old memories.