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125 Anniversary

th 週年

The Chinatown Riot in April 1871 started 「舊華埠」。這裡可算是華人在洛杉磯聚
when a Caucasian was accidently killed 居創業的發祥地，當時該地區已有居民三
during a fight between two “Tongs”. A few 千多人，社區有十二條街，以及商店、工
hours later, five hundred Caucasian ruffi- 廠、倉庫和廟宇。當時大部份居民住在店
ans in total surrounded Chinatown, looting 舖後面或簡陋的木屋中，由於華人不允許
door to door. As a result, nineteen Chinese 購買土地，所以大多數華人都是交租給當
people were massacred. Due to the de- 時的最大地主Juan Apablasa 家族。後
fect of law, the seven suspects were freed 來由於修建火車站，社區被迫遷移，向北
with no charges. The law did not protect 發展並逐步形成今日之華埠洛杉磯「中國
the Chinese immigrants, and the hatred 城」。
between races increased rapidly. In 1882, When the original Chinatown burned down
the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by in 1887, displaced Chinese people num-
the federal government, forbidding Chinese bering about 4,000 moved to the location
immigrants from immigrating to America of what would later become Union Station
and also banned the right to become an to rebuild. As the primary birthplace of a
American citizen. The Americans discrimi- Chinatown, there were more than 3,000
nated against all Chinese immigrants, and people living in this area within a commu-
without legal protection, the only thing they nity containing 12 streets and many stores,
could do was pray for themselves. factories, storage facilities, and even some
temples. However, some of Chinatown’s
1887年，原始華埠於大火後成為灰燼， buildings were ordered to be demolished
華人便遷至El Pueblo Plaza附近，即現 due to the construction of Union Station in
址為聯合火車站的地段重建華埠，稱之為 1939. Once again, the Chinese residents
had to relocate.

1915年，洛市府計劃在舊華埠所在興建聯
合火車站。最後，三千多名華人被迫遷
徙。1933年，當時的華人在舊華埠被遷拆
時，就已經計畫重建一個新的華埠。1937
年4月22日，鑑於當時法令禁止非公民擁
有土地，但經由水電局首位華裔工程師司
徒元發與鐵路局地產經紀Herbert Latham
的協助，組成洛杉磯中國城計劃協會，並
藉助本土出生子女的公民資格，以每平方
呎七角五分的價格購得鐵路公司擁有的土
地。同時聘請兩位白人建築師Earle Web-
ster及Adrian Wilson整體規畫，由二十
八位華人合資興建，1938年完成，其中有
二華人正過路走向嘉尼爾大樓,時約1903-04，當時的中國 十八間商店及一間豆腐廠。
還是滿清王朝，華人雖在海外，但仍留長辮子（圖片由洛 In 1915, the city government of Los An-
縣自然歷史博物館提供）
Two Chinese people passes by the Garnier building between geles planned to build Union Station where
1903-1904; at this time, it is still during the period of the Qing the Old Chinatown was located. 3,000
Dynasty. Although these two Chinese people are overseas, they
still retained their long braided hair. (Pictures provided by Chinese immigrants were compelled to
the Los Angeles Natural Museum) move out. While they were moving in 1933,

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