Manuscripts
Letter from Peter SooHoo to Frank L. Shaw, Mayor of Los Angeles
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- Description
- A four page letter from Peter SooHoo to Frank L. Shaw, Mayor of Los Angeles, reviewing the many plans developed and cast aside for the development of a new Chinatown to replace the Old Chinatown being torn down. SooHoo discusses the roadblocks, the pitfalls of these plans, and the determination of the Chinese-American community to succeed in building their own Chinatown.
- Date
- August 12, 1937
- Call number
- mssSooHoo






