Growing up, I heard snippets — little details about everything from overseeing gambling operations and protecting member Chinese merchants to espionage and violence — but I never asked for details.
After World War II, the Chinese population in Hanford declined and the school closed around 1960. New life was breathed into the Chinese School building in 1964 when it became
As I write this column there are three large plastic bins next to my desk labeled “Hanford Chinese Community Reunion.” I spent the good part of the morning perusing through