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Sept. 27: Hanford’s Chinese History Tries To Hold On

By Elizabeth Arakelian,

Published September 27, 2024 at 6:53 AM PDT

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Chinese immigrants first came to Hanford seeking work with local railroads and farms. Some estimate the town at one point had a Chinese immigrant population of 1,000. While many of them are gone, remnants of Hanford’s Chinese heritage remain. Arianna Wing discusses Hanford’s Chinese history and efforts to restore the physical history.

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Elizabeth Arakelian

A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

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Jonathan Linden

Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.

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