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Lee To, the “Mayor” of Chinatown

Media
glasses man newspaper clipping
Description
Lee To, head of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, known colloquially as the “Chinese Mayor” within New York’s Chinatown.
Creator
The Daily News
Publisher
newspapers.com
Date
December 5, 1919
Rights
Fair use
Format
Newspaper
Language
English
Type
Document
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Youth Social Consciousness and Place-Based Education in 1970s Chinatown › Early Chinese American Organizing

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