Chinese Laundry Presentation

From the Facebook page of the Yamhill County Historical Society:

On Saturday, January 18, Jade Henness of the Asian Heritage Association came to the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center to talk about Chinese laundry enterprises in the early history of Yamhill County.

With Lunar New Year just around the corner, it was great to learn about how Asian heritage and culture helped to shape the course of Yamhill County's establishment. If you missed this lecture, you can view it here:

Secrets link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWDjxDEiCdg

In the late 1800s, every town in Yamhill County had a Chinese owned laundry. Some had two or three. This presentation will explore the significance of these early Chinese enterprises in Yamhill County and their rise and fall as a microcosm of national issues of race, politics and immigration.