Happy to see this video, and my loving Grandfather Al making an appearance in the museum portion ❤

@jacks_off_to

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Al is still very youthful and full of energy!!

Great video Mike Mak, I never knew how Stockton California had such a historic Chinatown. Thanks for sharing the history. I enjoyed watching.

When I was a kid we went to Stockton Chinatown almost every week. I remember the Bow Bow Cafe and the little shops. This was back in the late 50's and early 60's. I'm not of Asian descent but I love the culture and people. It is sad that Stockton destroyed its Chinatown.

great to see this! Albert Louie is my grandfather

@jacks_off_to

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Great to meet him!

You should visit China Camp State Park in San Rafael, CA. There used to be a Chinese American shrimp-fishing village there in the 1880s, a lot of history and still some remnants left. I don't know if the museum is still there. The park itself is very scenic with hiking and bike trails.

@jacks_off_to

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The museum is still there when I went last year! It's a very nice piece of history that's really close to SF too!

You have produced a very informative and entertaining adventure into Stockton's rich history. Your enthusiasm and curiosity exhibited during your explorations of California Chinatowns are really appreciated. Best of luck and again thank you for your efforts.

@jacks_off_to

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It's a fun history course for me!

Great job with the videos. Thank you Mike!

@jacks_off_to

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Thanks Mike!!

Wow, that's amazing. I didn't even know Stockton had a Chinatown. Merced also had a Chinatown to but they were forced to leave the area because of the construction of Highway 99 in the 1960s. However, a Chinese Altar that was brought from China in to Merced in the 1800s is preserved at the Old Courthouse Museum.

Grandfather cafe was just down block from the school. It was a hangout for most of the locals. We just took my aunt, who came from Phoenix’s, she wanted to visit Grandpa and Grandma that the Chinese Cemetery at the outskirt of Stockton. It is good to see community is still active and wanted to preserve Chinese history of Stockton. Great insight into some of the historical information on Stockton Chinatown.

@jacks_off_to

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Growing up in SF I have never heard of a Chinatown in Stockton, and after my first visit it really seemed desolate, but it's very nice to see such an active community!

@davchow8124

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We would visit our grandparent twice a month. It was very active community. The younger generation would move away and would come back on the weekend to visit their parents and have a meal together. Fun time for the kids. What kill Stockton Chinatown was that freeway they decided to put right at the middle of Chinatown. Most of the Chinese left the area and now what you have is the homeless and the drug addict moving in the area and make it to what it is today, a ghetto. What was once a cultural rich area is nothing more than a dump. (way to go you *!*#’\*! …idiots) It is too bad you can’t see how it was before they decided to put that damm freeway right in the heart of Chinatown. Stockton Chinatown was very vibrant community before the freeway. “Happy Trails”

Wow a great vlog! We grew up not far from there and this brought back a lot of memories! The funny thing is I've never been upstairs in the Confucious Church building (didn't go to Chinese school like most of my contemporaries). Thanks for taking time and care to explore a bit of history in the third city!

@jacks_off_to

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I think at some point Mike wanted to invite folks to the Chinese building for a hang out/reunion/movie night, etc. Will keep everyone posted! Also, thanks for watching!

Interesting

Great video!

Im down with the adventures Jack

@jacks_off_to

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Thanks!!

This is so cool!

@jacks_off_to

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If you're a car + Chinatown enthusiast there's a car show in SF Chinatown on 9/24 & 25!

Stockton has a Chinatown?!!? It surprises me why the Chinese would want to live in Stockton. Sacramento is bigger and doesn't even have a Chinatown.

@jacks_off_to

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I didn't learn about Stockton's Chinatown until a few years ago. They have a lot of history there!

Woohooo, back to the bay!

@jacks_off_to

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time for some local adventures!

NICE SHIRT BRAAAAA Take that hat off Mike! BOOOOOOO

@jacks_off_to

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should I start selling merch 🤔?