Made in Chinese America
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Mott Street on January 30, 1911
Kwong Yuen Sing, the first Chinese general merchandise store on Mott Street. Circa 1870.
The first Chinese-owned store, Ah Sue's Tobacco & Candy, was opened in 1847.
The Chinese Opera House, 1893 - 1911
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Opened by Chinatown merchant Chu Fong, 5–7 Doyers Street was the site of the first Chinese language theater in New York City. In 1903, the theater was the site of a fundraiser by the Chinese community for Jewish victims of a massacre in Kishinev. It was later converted into a rescue mission for the homeless (The Rescue Society).
World War I hero Lau Sing Kee (1896 -1967)
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He won the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart from the United States and the Croix de Guerre from France. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Troop 150
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In 1911, during the height of Chinese Exclusion, Chinese students from CUNY founded the first Chinatown Boy Scout troop. Established in 1914, Troop 150 continues to this day.
Troop 150 is the oldest and remains to be the largest Boy Scout troop in Chinatown.
On May 20, 2004, the Museum honored Troop 150 and Troop 3197, the oldest Boy and Girl Scout troops in Manhattan Chinatown for their dedication and commitment to community youth at the 2004 MoCA Legacy Dinner.
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