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Republican China: Nationalism, War, and the Rise of Communism, 1911-1949

Readings on the Republic of China, war with Japan, Civil War.

Spreading Crime Links Behind Chinatown Violence

Summary of spreading cime in U.S. and Canada linked to Chinese immigrant criminals.

Chinatown walk: History, culture - more than just restaurants

Report takes the reader on a tour of the Chinatown/International District. Includes restaurants, stores, and community gathering spaces.

The rise and fall of Japantown

History of Chinatown/International District's Nihonmachi (Japantown). Includes history of the Nippon Kan Theatre (Nikkon Kan), a place which was the center of Japanese culture and arts, and which is now abandoned.

Seattle's Japantown: A ghost begins to stir

A view inside the Nippon Kan Theatre (Nikkon Kan), which is located inside the Astor Hotel in the Chinatown/International District. The Theatre was the center of Japanese American life before World War II.

Housing aid caught in vicious cycle

Housing in the Chinatown/International District proves difficult