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Heinlenville
Heinlenville ( zh, 海因倫鎮; also called the Sixth Street Chinatown and San Jose Chinatown ) was a Chinese Americans, Chinese-American ethnic enclave in San Jose, California. Established in 1887 and demolished in 1931, it was the last and longest-lasting of Chinatowns in San Jose, California, San Jose's five Chinatowns. Namesake Heinlenville was nicknamed after John Heinlen, a German-American rancher who leased land to the Chinese community for a settlement in an era when they were prohibited from owning land outright. Heinlen was born in 1815 in Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1817, and lived in Pennsylvania and Bucyrus, Ohio, before moving to California in 1852. He employed many Chinese Americans on his Coyote, California, Coyote ranch and leased land to Chinese farmers in Kings County, California, Kings and Fresno County, California, Fresno counties. He also had good business relations with Chinese merchants in San Jose. There is speculation that his goodwill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Heinlen
Heinlenville ( zh, 海因倫鎮; also called the Sixth Street Chinatown and San Jose Chinatown ) was a Chinese Americans, Chinese-American ethnic enclave in San Jose, California. Established in 1887 and demolished in 1931, it was the last and longest-lasting of Chinatowns in San Jose, California, San Jose's five Chinatowns. Namesake Heinlenville was nicknamed after John Heinlen, a German-American rancher who leased land to the Chinese community for a settlement in an era when they were prohibited from owning land outright. Heinlen was born in 1815 in Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1817, and lived in Pennsylvania and Bucyrus, Ohio, before moving to California in 1852. He employed many Chinese Americans on his Coyote, California, Coyote ranch and leased land to Chinese farmers in Kings County, California, Kings and Fresno County, California, Fresno counties. He also had good business relations with Chinese merchants in San Jose. There is speculation that his goodwill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |