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Ng Poon Chew was a writer, a publisher and an advocate for Chinese American civil rights.
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On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown.
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Word spreads of a bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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The Paiute people built sophisticated irrigation canals to channel water in California.
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Beginning in the 1930s, large dams were built on important watersheds.
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Dr. Joseph Kinyoun was a leader in the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases.
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Watch a preview of Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal.