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- The Chinese presence in Evanston only lasted through the 1920s, but as a tribute to their contributions to the city’s history, a group of citizens erected a replica of the Joss House (Chinese Sacred Temple) in the Depot Square area.
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Dec 23, 2023 · An archaeological excavation of Evanston’s historic Chinatown, a community that was built in 1868 and burned in 1922, has so far turned up more than 300,000 artifacts, and confirmed insight into an early Wyoming holiday tradition. Nobody ate fruit cake back then, either.
Jun 7, 2019 · So Chinese immigrants were among the first citizens of Evanston, and other towns along the railroad. After it was built, these men stuck around to be coal miners. A few years passed, and, right next to the Evanston tracks, a robust Chinatown emerged.
Sep 1, 2022 · Provoked by the sharp uptick of anti-Asian incidents across the U.S. in 2020, Molitor founded Kitchen Table Stories Project, a multimedia healing justice project based in Evanston, where one in every 11 residents identifies as Asian, South Asian or Pacific Islander (ASPA), according to the U.S. Census.
Similar to other railroad towns in Wyoming, early Evanston had a large population of Chinese Railroad Workers – in Evanston they lived on the north side of the railroad tracks in a small "China town." Over time, the Chinese population dwindled; the last two members of the first generation of immigrants died in the 1930s.
By 1880, there were 914 Chinese living in Wyoming, with roughly two-thirds of them working in the coal mines near Rock Springs and Evanston.^ After peaking in the early 1880S, The numbers of Chinese began to fall. By 1890, the census re-corded 465 people from China living in the newly formed state.?
Nov 8, 2014 · Following the Rock Springs, Wyo., massacre of Chinese in 1885, Evanston's Chinese population dropped dramatically: just 43 in 1900 and fewer than a dozen in 1920. In 1922, the Joss House burned to the ground under suspicious circumstances. Just a day or two earlier, the Union Pacific had ordered the few remaining Chinese to vacate the building.
In 1880, the census revealed that the Chinese population of Evanston, Wyoming was over one hundred. They made this town their home away from home, constructing a community hall and temple among lines of houses. They celebrated through the streets during Chinese New Year with an exhilarating dragon parade and vibrant fireworks!
