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New Chinatown doubling in size as 2nd anniversary nears
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Clipping from the Los Angeles Examiner, section 1, p. 5, announcing the third anniversary party on June 25, 1940.
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A Celestial City in L.A. / Fete opens Chinatown
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Clipping from the Los Angeles Examiner on the opening of Chinatown in 1938. Peter SooHoo's name is underlined in read, mis-spelled "Soo Ho".
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New Chinatown, construction, opening, and First Anniversary
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Album of images depicting the construction of New Chinatown, its opening in 1938, and the First Anniversary in 1939. There are also large images laid in the back of the album.
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Publicity Record / First anniversary celebration of New Chinatown, June 25th, 1939. / Press Luncheon, June 22, 1939
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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings recounting the First Anniversary celebration of New Chinatown. Includes the program for the day and interesting facts about New Chinatown.
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New Chinatown and community
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Materials related to Peter SooHoo, Sr. and his wife Lillie Leung SooHoo, particularly Peter SooHoo's role in creating New Chinatown in Los Angeles, California; the couple's involvement in professional and community activities; and their family life. The first series consists primarily of albums, blueprints, correspondence, ephemera, financial records, and photographs; this material relates to community activities and the construction and opening of New Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. The second series consists primarily of albums, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs related to Peter SooHoo's family, and his education, personal investments, and work at LADWP. The 2021 addendum includes additional letters, photographs, ephemera, and other documents related to Peter and Lillie SooHoo, including materials related to Lillie SooHoo's appointment as Deputy Consul of the Republic of China in Los Angeles, and work with the Los Angeles Chinese Women's Club.
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