The blue building on the southeast corner of Green and Seventh streets is undergoing renovation. When the exterior boards were removed, I found that I had another Chinatown mystery to
As I have written in previous columns, Hanford was home to the first Chinese herb shop in the San Joaquin Valley. Lok Ting Sue founded his herb company over one
It’s a process, but little by little, step by step, and as funds allow, our beloved historic Taoist Temple Museum will be the phoenix rising out of the ashes.
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.