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Open letter concerning the New Chinatown project

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    Clipping from the Hollywood Citizen News describing the two projects being built by Christine Sterling and the Chinatown project promoted by the members of the Los Angels Chinatown Project Association.

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    Article from page 21 of the Daily News, Los Angeles, describing the two projects being built by Christine Sterling and the members of the Los Angels Chinatown Project Association.

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    Clipping from page 6 of the Daily News, Los Angeles, describing the conflict between the Christine Sterling project and the Chinatown project promoted by the members of the Los Angels Chinatown Project Association.

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