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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
History of Santa Clara County, California
Author: History of Santa Clara County, California
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 886
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Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley
Author: Lillian Gong-GuyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547770
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and the ability to persevere, but the struggles they faced were unique. From 1866 to 1931, five distinct Chinatowns existed in San Jose, each one devastated by mysterious fires or stifled by unjust laws. Early Chinese in the region labored relentlessly, building railroads and levees and toiling as laundrymen, grocers, cooks, servants, field hands, and factory workers. In the 20th century, new industries replaced agriculture, and an influx of Chinese invigorated the valley with innovative ideas, helping it emerge as a leader in technology.
History of Santa Clara County, California
Author: Eugene Taylor SawyerPublisher:
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Category : Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
History of Santa Clara County
Author: Eugene T. SawyerPublisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849650308
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
There is no county in California so rich in material, romantic, progressive and adventurous, as the County of Santa Clara. It absorbs about the whole of the Santa Clara Valley, rightly proclaimed the richest valley in the state, and in respect of size, the richest in the world. It is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay and the county, itself, embraces 1304 square miles. This book tells the story of this exceedingly beautiful piece of earth from the first settlements to the early 20th century.
African Americans of San Jose and Santa Clara County
Author: Jan Batiste AdkinsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
ISBN: 9781540237217
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The rich history of people of African heritage in the Santa Clara Valley began as early as 1777, and in the 1800s, a lively black community took root. By the Great Migration in the 1900s, neighborhoods in San Jose, Palo Alto, and Santa Clara became home to many African Americans from Southern and Midwest states who were seeking new opportunities. By the 1960s, African Americans found jobs in the emerging technology industry, at Ford Motor Company, and in public service agencies. African Americans pursued degrees at San Jose State College (SJSC), the University of Santa Clara, Stanford University, and community colleges located in the Santa Clara Valley. SJSC's athletic programs opened the door for student athletes, while Dr. Harry Edwards, John Carlos, and Tommy Smith took on civil rights challenges. The complicated history of the black community throughout Santa Clara County has mirrored the nation's slow progress towards social and economic success. This progress is captured in the presented images chronicling individual stories of political struggle, success, and triumph.
History of Santa Clara County, California
Author: Eugene Taylor SawyerPublisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1904
Book Description
History of Santa Clara County, California
Author: Eugene T. SawyerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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HISTORY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY CALIFORNIA
Author: EUGENE T. SAWYERPublisher:
ISBN: 9780282845261
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The History of San José and Surroundings
Author: Frederic HallPublisher:
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Category : San Jose (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
History of San Jose from its early explorations, settling, missions, institutions, newspapers, schools, industries, buildings, transportation, and government. It discussed pueblo land titles, quicksilver mines, the missions of Santa Clara and San Jose, Santa Clara College, and the University of the Pacific. Appendices included pueblo and government officials, pueblo boundaries, private land grants, and Mexican laws for California.