April 18, 2006, marks the 100th anniversary of the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. There's an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal covering the experiences of Chinese-Americans after the earthquake, and how city leaders wanted Chinatown rebuilt on the outskirts of the city and renamed the "Oriental City" ...
"A Century Later, Chinatown Revisits History of Quake"
Updated (4/12/06): NPR broadcast a segment on Chinatown after the earthquake on Wednesday's Morning Edition program: "Rebuilding Chinatown After the 1906 Quake."
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