<TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textcase="02">San Francisco Chinatown</TitleText> <Subtitle textcase="02">A Guide to Its History and Architecture</Subtitle>

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COM.ONIXSUITE.9780872865402 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100432180 02 0872865401 03 9780872865402 15 9780872865402 BC <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textcase="02">San Francisco Chinatown</TitleText> <Subtitle textcase="02">A Guide to Its History and Architecture</Subtitle> 1 A01 Choy, Philip P. Philip P. Choy Philip P. Choy was born 1926 in San Francisco Chinatown at a time when an invisible boundary isolated the community from mainstream San Francisco. He lived on the N.W. corner of Pacific and Grant Ave. where his father co-owned a meat market that catered not only to the Chinese in the community but to the neighboring Italian housewives in North Beach. Like all Chinese children he attended public school and after school attended Chinese school from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. He went to the University of California under the G.I. Bill and graduated with a degree in Architecture. He is a retired architect and a renowned historian on the history of Chinese America. In the midst of the civil rights movement, Philip P. Choy and his colleague Him Mark Lai co-taught the Nation's first college level course in Chinese American history at San Francisco State University. Since then he has created and consulted on numerous T.V. documentaries, exhibits and publications, including the Gaam Saan Haak–The Chinese of America in 1974. He co-authored The Coming Man: 19th Century American Perceptions of the Chinese with Professors Marlon Hom and Lorraine Dong. His most recent book is Canton Footprints: Sacramento's Chinese Legacy. His community services includes providing pro-bono architectural services to non-profit organizations such as the Chinese for Affirmative Action, the former Chinese YWCA, the Oroville Temple, and in 1943 produced the case report that placed the Angel Island Immigration Station on the National Registry of Historic Places. He has served on the California State Historic Resource Commission, on the San Francisco Landmark Advisory Board, five times as President of the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA), and currently an emeritus CHSA boardmember. Among his awards of recognition is the prestigious San Francisco State University President's Medal. 01 eng 224 00 224 03 24 Internet CL Hierarchy Asian American Writing 24 Internet CL Hierarchy California Writers 24 Internet CL Hierarchy Cultural Studies 24 Internet CL Hierarchy San Francisco Literature & History 24 Internet CL Hierarchy Travel 01 "A stunning new guidebook. . . History buffs will be amazed by the wealth of lore, legend and radiant fact."—San Francisco Chronicle **A Los Angeles Times summer reading pick** "San Francisco Chinatown illuminates the untold history of the enclave. . . to consider the political, historical, and cultural implications of Chinatown's very existence."—San Francisco Bay Guardian San Francisco Chinatown is the first book of its kind--an "insider's guide" to one of America's most celebrated ethnic enclaves by an author born and raised there. Written by architect and Chinese American studies pioneer Philip Choy, the book details the triumphs and tragedies of the Chinese American experience in the United States. Both a history of America's oldest Chinese community and a guide to its significant sites and architecture, San Francisco Chinatown traces the development of the neighborhood from the city's earliest days to its post-quake transformation into an "oriental" tourist attraction as a pragmatic means of survival. Featuring a building-by-building breakdown of the most significant sites in Chinatown, the guide is lavishly illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs and offers walking tours for tourists and locals alike. 02 Both a history of America's oldest Chinese community and a guide to its significant sites and architecture San Francisco Chinatown is the first book of its kind, written by someone born and raised there. 08 "Philip P. Choy, 86, who was born and raised there, peels back the facade in Chinatown so outsiders can peek inside, learn its true identity and its amazing history" See California 08 ". . . what a treasure trove we have in Philip P. Choy, native son, architect and renowned Chinese-American historian. Without question, he is the authority on San Francisco Chinatown's history and unique architecture, and this book . . . is long overdue. . . . the most comprehensive, informative, authentic and practical guidebook on San Francisco Chinatown around."—Judy Yung, noted historian of Chinese-America and reviewer for The International Examiner International Examiner 08 "Part history book and part tour guide, San Francisco Chinatown is definitely niche, but wonderfully so. In it, Choy quickly outlines the history of San Francisco as a whole, then jumps into a section by section investigation of the city's famous Chinatown… San Francisco Chinatown whets ones appetite to learn more about Chinese-American history." —Evelyn McDonald City Book Review 08 "Philip P. Choy's 'San Francisco Chinatown: A Guide to Its History and Architecture' is just what local and out-of-town tourists have wanted and needed. . . . Aficionados of San Francisco architecture, whether Chinese or Italian, and tourists from distant lands or from nearby North Beach will love Choy's guidebook. History buffs will be amazed by the wealth of lore, legend and radiant fact." —Jonah Raskin San Francisco Chronicle 08 "Choy's book is easily read while walking, and fits easily into a jacket pocket. His descriptions are typically no more than two pages and are always accompanied by a large photo . . . I emphasize these qualities because the most important feature of a guidebook is that it is useable. And Choy has met this test." —Randy Shaw Beyond Chron 23 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100432180/extras/SanFranciscoChinatownExcerptCL.pdf 04 03 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100432180/images/87286100432180L.jpg 07 03 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100432180/images/87286100432180S.jpg http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100432180 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 20120701 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 20120701 01 02 15.95 USD