Oakland's Chinatowns

Oakland's Chinatowns (HM1DQA)

Location: Oakland, CA 94607 Alameda County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 48.004', W 122° 16.105'

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Wa Sung Community Service Club

This marker is made up of two markers and two plaques on the same monument.

One Community, Many Locations

Chinese first settled in Oakland in the 18502 during the California Gold Rush. Unlike San Francisco's Chinatown, Oakland's Chinese community remained relatively small in the 1800s. Faced with the same challenges and obstacles as other Chinese settlements of the time, the Chinese were constantly being relocated outside of desirable neighborhoods. In 1880, the site of today's Chinatown, centered at 8th and Webster Streets, was established and has been here ever since. Today, Chinatown plays host to a vibrant community made up of people from many Asian countries.

From Baseball Beginnings

The Wa Sung Community Service Club got its start as an all-Chinese baseball team in the early 1920s. From a social club call the Chinese 9 emerged a semipro baseball team called the Wa Sung Athletic Club. The ball club was popular and competed with many teams in the area until it disbanded in 1938. During that time, they began sponsoring community and social events in Oakland, fostering the reuniting of the club in 1952 and the founding of the Wa Sung Service Club. Committed to supporting the community and especially youth, the club has grown to over 150 dedicated men and women from many professions and businesses. Today they are known as the Wa Sung Community Service Club.
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HM NumberHM1DQA
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Placed ByWa Sung Community Service Club
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 3:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 564405 N 4183884
Decimal Degrees37.80006667, -122.26841667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 48.004', W 122° 16.105'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 48' 0.24" N, 122° 16' 6.30" W
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Area Code(s)510, 559, 415, 925, 650
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 250 10th St, Oakland CA 94607, US
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