Author：Sandy Lydon

Publisher：Capitola book company

Publishing Year：1985

Call Number：F868.M7L983

Introduction：Few people realize that bustling Chinatowns once thrived in Monterey, Watsonville,Santa Cruz, and Salinas. Just as few realize that were it not for the Chinese,the region’s tourist industry and phenomenally productive agriculture might never have been. This first-ever study of the Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region traces their history from the arrival of the first fishing people in the 1850s to the contributions of present-day leaders in the community. In recovering a history made invisible by neglect and prejudices, Chinese gold sheds light on the whole of Chinese experience in America, revealing the proud saga of a resourceful,inventive,and ,and courageous people who pursued.