Author：Thomas W. Chinn

Publisher：Chinese Historical Society of America

Publishing Year：1989

Call Number：F869.S39C539

Introduction：Bridging the Pacific describes the real people who lived behind the exotic sounds and smells and colors of Author’s childhood memories. Confined for a long time to an overpopulated ghetto, hemmed in by prejudice and denied the right to enter mainstream American life, the people of San Francisco Chinatown have stories to tell that can touch any American of any race. Thomas Chinn tells their stories with sympathy and humor, and gives a new look at San Francisco’s early years.