Chinatown in San Jose
“Oh, I didn’t know San Jose has a Chinatown” was my reaction when I heard the teaser for the KQED “Bay Curious” podcast episode on the topic. Well, it doesn’t. At least not today. As the episode and article detail, San Jose had five (yes, 5!) different Chinatown areas over the years. Sadly four of them burned down, likely victims of racist arson. Anti-immigrant sentiment pops up in waves in the United States and California…