This grassroots organization’s mission is to save the archaeological site of Riverside’s Chinatown from destruction.
What is Save Our Chinatown Committee (SOCC)?
100
These people first arrived in Riverside around the time it was founded in 1870.
Who are the Chinese Pioneers?
100
Archaeologists recognize that this remaining site should be preserved and placed for future generations unless it is necessary to excavate it.
What is the Riverside Chinatown site?
100
This item is often given out on Chinese New Year and usually contains money.
What is a red envelope?
100
During these years limited archaeological tests excavations were conducted at site revealing buried architectural features in recovering thousands of artifacts.
What happened during 1984-1985?
200
Without the early Chinese population, this industry would never have made Riverside the richest city per capita in the US.
What is the Citrus Industry?
200
This person tried to buy the Chinatown site through improper negotiations to build a medical office building which would obliterate this important historical archaeological site.
Who is Doug Jacobs?
200
This group tried to sell the Riverside Chinatown property for development.
What is Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE)?
200
With the face of this animal dancing aggressively, it can evict bad or evil spirits.
What is a Dragon Dance?
200
On this date, the Riverside City Council approved the construction of a medical office building which would obliterate this important historical archaeological site.
What happened on October 7, 2008?
300
This park would be created over the area containing the extant archeaology.
What is the Chinatown Historic Park?
300
He was the last resident and property owner who died in 1974.
Who is George Wong?
300
This act caused the town to slowly decline after the turn of the century.
What is the Exclusion Act of 1882?
300
This greeting is often used during Chinese New Year to wish people prosperity.
What is "Gong hei fat choi"?
300
During these days, referred to as the Valentine's Day Massacre, Doug Jacobs began to level the site using heavy earth-moving equipment.