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Institutions where these materials exist include the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library in Detroit, Michigan and the Benson Ford Research Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Other items linked to a website, belong to that website. The copyrights of these materials belong to the original sources from which they were published. For example, a Detroit News article or Detroit Free Press article is copyrighted by each institution, respectfully.

All items listed below were digitized and organized by Chelsea Zuzindlak. Please contact her with any questions regarding the individual items or the institutions from which they came.

Chin, Reading Room File

• 3-5-1972 Joe K. Chin, 82, Long a Restaurateur. Detroit Free Press.
• 3-5-1972 Joe K. Chin restaurant owner. Detroit News.
• 1-12-1973 Soon L. Chin, Birmingham restaurateur. Detroit News.
• 5-27-1992 Memo to staff.
• 5-28-1992 Chin, Heng-Chao, Ph.D. Detroit News.
• Heng-Chao Chin, research physicist. By Mike Best. Detroit News.

Chung, Reading Room File

• 2-5-1944 Gaming Raid Jails Chinatown Mayor. Detroit News.
• 5-24-1951 Chinese Pay Chung Honor. By John C. Treen. Detroit News.
• 5-24-1951 Death Takes ‘Mayor’ of Chinatown. Detroit Free Press.
• 5-28-1951 Colorful Rites (Photo). Detroit Free Press.
• 2-7-1952 Engaged. Detroit News.
• 1-27-1957 When the Dragon Danced in Detroit: Chinese New Year’s Day Rekindles Memory of Harry Chung. 2. By John C. Treen. Detroit News.
• 10-12-1959 Rare Oriental Gowns in Chinese Wedding. 2. Detroit News.
• 4-26-1973 Chung’s Owner Dies at 67. Detroit Free Press.
• 4-25-1973 Mrs. Chung Dies; Restaurant Pioneer. Detroit News.

Yee, Reading Room File

• 2-12-1922 Harry Y. Yee and Robert Yee (Photo). Detroit Free Press.
• 4-1-1967 Others Call Their Mother ‘Doctor.’ By Zan Harrison. Detroit News.
• 6-30-1973 Young Yee. Macomb Daily.
• 11-28-1973 Jack F. Yee, architectural engineer. Detroit News.
• 5-6-1976 A spelling champ emerges. 2. By Mary Lou Butcher. Detroit News.
• 5-31-1987 Susanne Yee. Detroit Free Press.
• 3-11-2001 Christopher Yee. Plymouth Observer.
• Yut Yee. Macomb Daily.

The Detroit Free Press

• Lin Luen Fai. September 1, 1880.
• John Chinaman. January 29, 1873.
• Another John. February 5, 1873.
• Remembers Them. December 20, 1873.
• The number of Chinamen. May 26, 1874.
• Detroit now has ten Chinese. December 3, 1874.
• John Chinaman’s Christmas. December 20, 1874.
• The Heathen Chinee. January 19, 1875.
• The Chinese residents of Detroit. Janaury 29, 1875.
• The Chinese New Year’s Day. February 5, 1875.
• There is not a Chinese woman in this city. March 14, 1875.
• One of Detroit’s heathen Chinese. April 6, 1875.
• Lee Sie, a Chinese laundryman. May 21, 1875.
• Celestial Celebration. 2. January 25, 1876.
• Lung Sing. July 25, 1877.
• Will Observe. 2. December 11, 1877.
• Yesterday was Chinese New Year’s day. February 2, 1878.
• Our Orientals. July 17, 1879.
• Detroit has twenty-seven Chinese residents. September 25, 1886.
• Detroit’s First Chinese Newsboy. August 30, 1908.
• Chinese Here Greet New Year Quietly. February 6, 1924.
• Hunt Alien Ring Here: Immigration Officials Reveal Influx of Chinese. October 27, 1931.
• Detroit Chinese Honor American: Enshrine Flier Who Died in Combat. March 7, 1932.
• Chinese Group Honored Here: Educators Welcomed by Churches. November 26, 1934.
• Firecrackers didn’t pop Monday. January 28, 1941.
• City Opens Drive to Aid China Today: Headquarters Open; Leader of Campaign Declares that Help Is Important to the U.S. April 3, 1941.
• Chinese Exhibit to Open Sunday. May 20, 1941.
• Chinese Actress and Patriot Says Nation Will Rise Anew. By Allen Tenny. January 27, 1942.
• China Relief Passes Halfway Mark. June 10, 1942.
• Chinese Plan Anniversary. March 12, 1944.
• Athletic Club Keeps Chinese Fit for Postwar Role. 2.
• City’s Chinese Pass UP New Year Celebration. By John Griffith. February 11, 1948.
• These Young Detroiters Go to School Every Day. By Ray Courage. September 23, 1958.

The Detroit News

• The Chinese Colony: The Aims, Aspirations, and Character of the Ten Mongolians in Detroit. May 18, 1878.
• City’s Chinese Hold Meetings: Plan to Buy Planes in Detroit for Use Against Japs in Manchuria. January 11, 1932.
• Local Chinese To Raise Fund. February 1, 1932.
• Chinese Donate Savings To Help Fight Japanese. By Philip A. Adler. February 25, 1932.
• Chinese Women’s Club. November 6, 1935.
• City’s Vanishing Old China Sorrows for New Years Past. January 19, 1936.
• Detroit’s Chinese Colony Celebrates the New Year. February 14, 1937.
• 400 at Feast to Aid China. October 26, 1937.
• Chinese Rally Hears Bishop. May 3, 1939.
• Rising Sun Eclipsed: Chinese Beauty Sheds Radiance Here. May 3, 1939.
• Chinese Celebrate Quietly the Dawn of a New Year. January 27, 1941.
• Parade to Feature China Relief Drive. October 8, 1941.
• Chinese Funds for U.S. Defense.
• A Dragon of Victory Routs Evil Spirits: Chinatown Feeds Him $2,000 for War Relief in Homeland. 2. February 16, 1942.
• 2-Week Drive for $250,000 Starts Here. April 12, 1942.
• China Relief Drive Off to Good Start. April 14, 1942.
• Chinese Mark Anniversary: Detroiters Pray for Victory Over Japs. July 6, 1942.
• Detroit Chinese Apply for First Citizenship Papers. April 25, 1944.
• Ancient Music and Drama Open Chinese Colony Center. By John C. Treen. March 1, 1950.
• Chinese Eschew Red Paper: Detroit Community Hails Democracy. By John C. Treen. January 21, 1951.
• Woodward Cars Halt for Chinese Mourners. By John C. Treen. March 7, 1951.
• Juvenile Delinquency Low in Detroit Chinese Colony. 2. By John C. Treen. February 26, 1956.
• Picnic and Fireworks Top Nationality Events. By James K. Anderson. August 18, 1958.
• ‘Love and Discipline’ Rear Good Children. By Susan Fodor. January 20, 1959.
• Chinese New Year. February 5, 1959.

Miscellaneous Material

• The Chinese class. Post & Tribune. May 19, 1882.
• Servants to the Dead. Detroit Tribune. August 12, 1886.
• Four Chinamen. Detroit Journal. July 17, 1895.
• Over Bridge of Ice Wily Chinese Seek Forbidden U.S. Land. 2. Detroit Journal. January 18, 1910.
• Bits of Old World In Detroit. Detroit Saturday Night. March 4, 1922.
• Detroit Proves That East Is West. Detroit Saturday Night. August 18, 1928.
• THIS LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS: Babies too are “Enemies of Japan.” Sponsorship Committee To Aid The Chinese People. August 4, 1938.
• Christmas Greetings to American Mothers. Sponsorship: Provisional Committee to Aid the Chinese People.

The Detroit Free Press

• Unveil Plans for $3 Million Chinatown: Merchants Tell Council They’re Ready to Build. August 3, 1961.
• Old Chinatown Born Anew At Relocation Ceremonies. 2. 3. May 13, 1963.
• Year of Dragon Draggin’. By Jim Treloar. February 12, 1964.
• Our Chinese Welcome The Year of the Boar. January 21, 1971.
• The Dragon Dances: A Century of Chinese In Detroit with a Culture That Will Not Die. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. By Sandra Bunnell. January 6, 1974.
• Bang! Chinese Convention Opens. September 3, 1975.
• A bat, a gavel, a question of justice. 2. May 9, 1983.
• The ordeal of Lily Chin. 2. July 7, 1983.
• U.S. indicts 2 given probation in Chin death. 2. November 3, 1983.
• 16 Chin case jurors sworn in. June 13, 1984.
• Federal jury in Chin case hears 2 sides of beating. 2. June 14, 1984.

The Detroit News

• Spur International Village Project. By Robert L. Wells. February 19, 1960.
• Chinese Bicker Over Plans to Build New Chinatown Here. By John Gill. July 13, 1961.
• 3 Million Chinese Village Proposed. From Our City-County Bureau. August 3, 1961.
• Jack Manning Says: A New Chinatown Would Vastly Aid Downtown Detroit. August 25, 1961.
• Chinese Reject Village Role, Will Rebuild Along Cass. 2. By John Gill. November 4, 1962.
• Year of the Rabbit (4661) Arrives with a Quiet Hop. 2. By George Cantor. January 26, 1963.
• Chinese Will Hail New Cass District. By John M. Carlisle. May 3, 1963.
• Miss Hong Kong to Open Chinatown Festival Here. May 9, 1963.
• Dragon Dance Lifts Evil Spell as New Chinatown Is Born. By John M. Carlisle. May 14, 1963.
• Chinatown A-Poppin. 2. By Frank Stelly. October 24, 1964.
• Chinese fortune: A year in the dog’s house. February 1, 1970.
• Parade honors Chinese Republic. October 11, 1971.
• Future of Taiwan a Source of Concern: Nixon Trip Pleases Detroit’s Chinese. By Robert L. Wells. February 23, 1972.
• Program to help elderly Orientals. September 10, 1973.
• Detroit’s Chinatown marks lunar holiday. September 17, 1973.
• Group seeks better China understanding. March 6, 1975.
• Chinatown: A clash of cultures where a family can dream. 2. July 10, 1977.
• Japanese, Koreans share Detroit. July 10, 1977.
• Send in the lions. 2. January 26, 1979.
• Chinese fear gang extortion. 2. January 3, 1981.
• Getting Away With Murder? The Life and Death of Vincent Chin. 2. 3. April 17, 1983.
• Beating death stirs rally. 2. May 10, 1983.
• U.S. jury indicts two in Chin case. 2. November 3, 1983.
• Lily. 2. 3. 4. 5 By Ti-Hua Chang. October 12, 1986.

Miscellaneous Material

• The New Chinatown: Quaint shops and exotic eateries are sparking rebirth along Cass. 2. 3. By Kathie Norman. Free Press Sunday Magazine. November 2, 1963.
• Special Election Supplement to the ACA Newsletter. Association of Chinese Americans. November 1974.
• WSU Plans Chinese Classroom. By Ann Sweeney. The Sunday News. March 30, 1975.
• Will Chinatown Come Back? By Al Stark. The Sunday News Magazine. November 14, 1976.
• Formal Invitation to Moon Festival. 2. The Chinese American Educational and Cultural Center. Detroit, Michigan. September 16, 1978.
• Moon Festival, Opening Ceremonies. Chinatown, Detroit.2. September 16, 1978.
• Detroit’s Chinese Celebrate Harvest, Femininity, Romance. Detroit Monitor. September 13, 1979.
• Detroit Chinese. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. A Publication Made Possible Through Funding By The National Chinese Welfare Council of Detroit. November 1979.
• Presenting ‘The Chinese Way.’ By Linda Ashley. Detroit Monitor. January 24, 1980.
• Chinese Archives Exhibit of Early Detroit Chinese Settlers. 2. 3. December 14, 1980.
• Chinese Archives Exhibit of Early Detroit Chinese Settlers, Opening Ceremonies. 2. Henry Ford Centennial Library, Dearborn, Michigan. December 14, 1980.
• ACJ Plans Asian-American Center. By L. Carol Ritchie. Metro Times. June 17, 1987.
• Double Ten Days: New Chinatown Community Celebrates Chinese Independence Day. Pamphlet.

The Detroit Free Press

• Chinatown Lost: Forlorn area is buried in the Cass Corridor. 2. 3. By Patricia Montemurri. November 26, 1989.
• Chin slaying case unites Asians. 2. June 19, 1992.

The Detroit News

• Remembering A Victim Of Hatred. June 20, 1992.

Miscellaneous Material

• Chinese students fear repercussions back home. By George Furchak. The South End. Vol. 25, No. 14. June 22, 1989.
• Family, activists demand new probe of teen’s shooting by cops. By Norb Franz. Macomb Daily. January 31, 2007.
• Shooting Pains: Questions about Hmong teen’s death galvanize tightly knit community. By Sandra Svoboda. Metro Times. February 7, 2007.
• Hmong Among Us. By News Hits Staff. Metro Times. April 4, 2007.