Judy Yung, S.F. Chinatown native and early scholar of Chinese American life, dies at 74
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Judy Yung, scholar and author of books exploring the Chinese American experience has died. The San Francisco native was 74.Laura Morton / SFCShow MoreShow Less
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Judy Yung, with her husband Eddie Fung, on their wedding day in 2003.Courtesy of Judy YungShow MoreShow Less
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Judy Yung, scholar and author of books exploring the Chinese American experience, became devoted to the subject after she found that there were no scholars studying the subect.Laura Morton / SFCShow MoreShow Less
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chinatown 12590 lkm.jpg Judy Yung, author of a new picture book about San Francisco s Chinatown, poses for a portrait in Chinatown. Laura Morton/The ChronicleLaura Morton / SFCShow MoreShow Less
1,400 orphans in S.F.: Devastating Spanish flu didn t spare the young
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Volunteers in Oakland sew masks to prevent the spread of the flu, during the deadly Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919.Courtesy Oakland Public LibraryShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco residents celebrate the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, with banners and torches and surgical masks.The Chronicle 1918Show MoreShow Less
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The Oakland Civic Auditorium was used as a treatment center during the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919.Oakland Public Library 1918Show MoreShow Less
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A child with an influenza mask stands at Second and Harrison streets in this January 1919 Department of Public Works photo.OpenSFHistory.org 1919Show MoreShow Less