Amanda Frost

And they dragged men from their beds and hung them and shot them and stabbed them and stole from them. And out of this tiny population, 18 men were lynched that night.

And they dragged men from their beds and hung them and shot them and stabbed them and stole from them. And out of this tiny population, 18 men were lynched that night.

And they dragged men from their beds and hung them and shot them and stabbed them and stole from them. And out of this tiny population, 18 men were lynched that night.

So this was a shocking event, I'm sure, for Wong Kim Ark and his family. And I assume they must have heard about it because, of course, they were living in Chinatown in San Francisco in the same state and not so far away.

So this was a shocking event, I'm sure, for Wong Kim Ark and his family. And I assume they must have heard about it because, of course, they were living in Chinatown in San Francisco in the same state and not so far away.

So this was a shocking event, I'm sure, for Wong Kim Ark and his family. And I assume they must have heard about it because, of course, they were living in Chinatown in San Francisco in the same state and not so far away.

But if that's what they thought, they were wrong. Because in 1877, a very similar attack pogrom, racial pogrom, occurred in San Francisco. in San Francisco and Chinatown.

But if that's what they thought, they were wrong. Because in 1877, a very similar attack pogrom, racial pogrom, occurred in San Francisco. in San Francisco and Chinatown.

But if that's what they thought, they were wrong. Because in 1877, a very similar attack pogrom, racial pogrom, occurred in San Francisco. in San Francisco and Chinatown.

It must have been terrifying.

It must have been terrifying.

It must have been terrifying.

They packed up their store and moved back to China. We don't know exactly why Wong Kim Ark's family left, but we can imagine that that pogrom, that attack on the Chinese population in the few blocks where they lived must have terrified them and been part of the reason they left.

They packed up their store and moved back to China. We don't know exactly why Wong Kim Ark's family left, but we can imagine that that pogrom, that attack on the Chinese population in the few blocks where they lived must have terrified them and been part of the reason they left.

They packed up their store and moved back to China. We don't know exactly why Wong Kim Ark's family left, but we can imagine that that pogrom, that attack on the Chinese population in the few blocks where they lived must have terrified them and been part of the reason they left.

At first, Chinese immigrants were welcomed. They were helping to build America. They were building the Transcontinental Railroad and they were key. They were extraordinarily important. And they helped to mine the gold and the precious metals in backbreaking difficult work throughout the West.

At first, Chinese immigrants were welcomed. They were helping to build America. They were building the Transcontinental Railroad and they were key. They were extraordinarily important. And they helped to mine the gold and the precious metals in backbreaking difficult work throughout the West.

At first, Chinese immigrants were welcomed. They were helping to build America. They were building the Transcontinental Railroad and they were key. They were extraordinarily important. And they helped to mine the gold and the precious metals in backbreaking difficult work throughout the West.

But then, as so often we see in this nation, there was an economic downturn and they were scapegoated and blamed for the lack of jobs and the poor economy.

But then, as so often we see in this nation, there was an economic downturn and they were scapegoated and blamed for the lack of jobs and the poor economy.