Chinese American Museum

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  • Address
    425 N Los Angeles St, Downtown LA
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  • Phone
    213 485 8567
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Chinatown

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Lonely Planet review

This small but engaging museum spotlights the history of Chinese immigration to America - a history that parallels the current immigration debate like an eerily prescient fortune cookie. From America's dependence on cheap foreign labor to Congressional acts of Chinese exclusion, the newcomer's journey hasn't changed much in 100 years. In the adjacent exhibit hall, ponder the efficiency of the abacus in Sun Wing Wo's general store.