History – Buried Chinatowns

From Rock Springs to New York City: Arvin Chin’s Oral History of the Yee Litt Family in the Big Apple

February 6, 2026

Hi everyone! Avajane here — it’s been a moment since I’ve shared a research update on the blog! In early January, after completing a training in oral history interviewing, I received funding from the Grinnell College Anthropology Department to travel to New York City to continue my research on Chinese immigrants who lived in Rock Springs. This…
Read more: From Rock Springs to New York City: Arvin Chin’s Oral History of the Yee Litt Family in the Big Apple
The 1892 Geary Act, “Chinese catchers,” and federal efforts to deport Chinese immigrants

January 26, 2026

Connie Young Yu and Barre Fong have created an online exhibit titled The Geary Act Project which focuses on late 19th century “Certificates of Residence” required to be carried by Chinese immigrants living in the U.S. to prove that they were legal residents and not in violation of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The Geary Act…
Read more: The 1892 Geary Act, “Chinese catchers,” and federal efforts to deport Chinese immigrants
News Coverage: Dig Featured in NPR Weekend Edition

September 29, 2025

Our Rock Springs Chinatown archaeology project has received national coverage since our last post! We were featured as a story on yesterday morning’s NPR Weekend Edition (Sunday), which means that potentially millions of people across the U.S. learned about the 1885 Chinese Massacre, the commemoration events that brought descendants to Rock Springs earlier this month,…
Read more: News Coverage: Dig Featured in NPR Weekend Edition

Buried Chinatowns

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From Rock Springs to New York City: Arvin Chin’s Oral History of the Yee Litt Family in the Big Apple

The 1892 Geary Act, “Chinese catchers,” and federal efforts to deport Chinese immigrants

News Coverage: Dig Featured in NPR Weekend Edition

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