Yamhill County Historical Society: Secrets of The Past

Airing Our Dirty Laundry: An Early Chinese Enterprise in Yamhill County with speaker Jade Henness of the Asian Heritage Association of Yamhill County

In the late 1800s, every town in Yamhill County had a Chinese owned laundry. Some had two or three. This presentation will explore the significance of these early Chinese enterprises in Yamhill County and their rise and fall as a microcosm of national issues of race, politics and immigration.